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A review by nclcaitlin
Chasing Graves by Ben Galley
3.25
Murder, a good old dose of death, and the sale of the dead.
Caltro, our main first person perspective protagonist, arrives in the city of Araxas and is murdered, his soul bond, and sold into slavery.
Nilith is dragging the ghost of her husband who she murdered across the desert to Araxas to bind his ghost.
Other perspectives include the Empress in waiting, who is trying to remove the Emperor who seems crazy; and a vile soul trader with profitable plans.
Dark, gritty, and crass. This book is filled with hopelessness, swear words, and an all encompassing bleakness that makes a slave market for ghosts seem normal.
“The part of loss that cuts the deepest is that you never know which moments are the last until they’ve already been and gone. The last meal, the last kiss and such. What hurts is how it pales to the glorious finale you might have imagined.”
The audiobook definitely enhanced the experience, with great narrators giving distinct accents and tones.
The ending felt slightly rushed and abrupt, but this is a first book in a trilogy. However, despite the unique world, I didn’t feel connected enough to the story to continue.
The start of the book was the strongest where Galley gives the very city a personality and a wretched undertone.
Caltro, our main first person perspective protagonist, arrives in the city of Araxas and is murdered, his soul bond, and sold into slavery.
Nilith is dragging the ghost of her husband who she murdered across the desert to Araxas to bind his ghost.
Other perspectives include the Empress in waiting, who is trying to remove the Emperor who seems crazy; and a vile soul trader with profitable plans.
Dark, gritty, and crass. This book is filled with hopelessness, swear words, and an all encompassing bleakness that makes a slave market for ghosts seem normal.
“The part of loss that cuts the deepest is that you never know which moments are the last until they’ve already been and gone. The last meal, the last kiss and such. What hurts is how it pales to the glorious finale you might have imagined.”
The audiobook definitely enhanced the experience, with great narrators giving distinct accents and tones.
The ending felt slightly rushed and abrupt, but this is a first book in a trilogy. However, despite the unique world, I didn’t feel connected enough to the story to continue.
The start of the book was the strongest where Galley gives the very city a personality and a wretched undertone.