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Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
3.0
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book had so much potential for me, but I think there were too many narrators and there was too much going on with the plot. Like a few other reviewers have mentioned, I also thought this was going to be more of a historical fantasy than a modern one, given the cover and the description. But it is definitely more urban fantasy.

Anyway! There were some great characters, and I appreciated the family history/mystery aspect of the plot. Those parts were the most interesting to me, and narrowing the focus would have let that part of the writing shine. There's a hook at the end that hints towards another book, but without that, you could mostly read this book on its own.

All in all, this was a book with potential that just fell a little flat for me.

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