Sarah’s Reviews > The Lure of Their Graves > Status Update

Ooph. So, this isn't as strong as Book 1. There are major pacing issues: 25% in and we're still focusing on anticipatory grief without new plot developments. The characters also feel a bit flat: everyone's life revolves around Vasily/Dmitri. Lastly, the anticipatory grief is stifling and lends itself to melodrama. The dialogue, similarly, feels a bit overwrought. Not a bad story, just not as good as the first so far.