Audrie Reads’s Reviews > By Blood, by Salt > Status Update

Azelta’s world has just irrevocably changed with the loss of his protector and advocate. I can see a route he can take to rise even higher, but I do not know if that’s the route the story will take. And what will the influence of the Sarh devil have on Azetla? Things are getting tense!

Chapter 9 was INTENSE! There have been a lot of scenes with emotional tension, but there hasn’t been a lot of action till this chapter. This isn’t bad, the pacing is done well and the intensity of the story has gravity that sucks you in. The action in this scene was not drawn out, it happened quick, and that’s know it goes irl.

Chapter 7 is SOOO TENSE!!!!

Azetla is really in a tough spot. How do you balance loyalty to your people, servitude to an empire that has enslaved you in all but name, and the cold logic of survival against your devotion to a god it could get your murdered for worshiping? Dudes got so much on his plate.