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Title: Wrath of Empire
Series:
Gods of Blood and Powder #2
Author: Brian
McClellan
Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Genre:
Flintlock Fantasy
Pages: 533
Words:
190K
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Synopsis: |
After the invasion of Fatrasta and the capital city of Landfall, thousands of refugees seek the safety of Lady Flint's soldiers as she prepares for another war to prevent the return of Gods walking the world.
In the capital, Blackhat spy Michel Bravis must infiltrate the invading Dynize to find a person named Mara. Succeeding in this mission could mean winning the war.
Meanwhile, the Mad Lancers led by Mad Ben Styke are building their own army. They are sent on a mission to find and destroy the third Godstone, led by the bloodmage Ka-poel. But what they find may not be what they're looking for.
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My Thoughts: |
McClellan tells a fantastic story and I really enjoyed this book.
Unfortunately, this really could have been a 5star book for me, except for one minor thing. Namely Vlora Flint. Oh my goodness, I am really disliking her. Her guilt issues are driving me batty, right alongside her inability to take any advice. She'll ask all her comrades for advice and before they've even started, she's already dismissing them or telling them why their advice is wrong. It wasn't just once, but multiple times that this happened. Really got under my skin.
Other than that, this was just one long enjoyable read.
★★★★✬
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