A review by third_bookworm
Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The politics of this hit a bit closer to home than I was expecting or was totally comfortable with. It's an intense read for an election year in the US. But otherwise I enjoyed it, mostly. At a few points the character motivations were kind of baffling; I didn't really get what Cyril was trying to do for most of the book on a day-to-day level even though his book-scale goals made sense. I definitely plan to finish the rest of the series, but I need a break before reading the next book.