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A review by discoverelysian
With Fire In Their Blood by Kat Delacorte
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I dived in with expectations, and although not all of them were met, With Fire in Their Blood caught my attention until its last page with mystery and war surrounding Castello.
One thing that instantly attracted me to this book is the setting. I will spend five months in Italy, so I thought, why not pick up this book and learn more about Castello? What began as a coincidence turned out to be an enjoyable read. It tells Lilly's story of moving to Castello after her mom died of suicide. As an engineer, her father got himself a job to modernize the city. However, instead of a new beginning, she is trapped in lies and a war going on for centuries.
The story has medium pacing. Although the building was relatively slow, it managed to pique my interest and made me keep reading. IMO, this is a plot-driven tale rather than a character-driven one. I could say that because there was never truly a moment where the character was stripped off their armor and grew. As I see it, Lilly was too busy being attracted to too many characters, so I could not see her character being well-developed.
When I reached the book's middle part, I thought things would start to pick up faster. Because it has medium pacing, I could not bring myself to binge this book in one sitting. But once only 5-10 chapters were left, I started to enjoy it again. Things were slowly but surely being revealed, and at the end of the day, it did not go in the direction I expected, which is delightful!
Overall, With Fire in Their Blood was an enjoyable pace that revolved around power, desire, and Castello itself. The ending was satisfying, leaving much room for the sequel to develop. If you enjoy stories that are set in a mysterious city with characters that have their agendas, you should add this book to your TBR!
One thing that instantly attracted me to this book is the setting. I will spend five months in Italy, so I thought, why not pick up this book and learn more about Castello? What began as a coincidence turned out to be an enjoyable read. It tells Lilly's story of moving to Castello after her mom died of suicide. As an engineer, her father got himself a job to modernize the city. However, instead of a new beginning, she is trapped in lies and a war going on for centuries.
The story has medium pacing. Although the building was relatively slow, it managed to pique my interest and made me keep reading. IMO, this is a plot-driven tale rather than a character-driven one. I could say that because there was never truly a moment where the character was stripped off their armor and grew. As I see it, Lilly was too busy being attracted to too many characters, so I could not see her character being well-developed.
When I reached the book's middle part, I thought things would start to pick up faster. Because it has medium pacing, I could not bring myself to binge this book in one sitting. But once only 5-10 chapters were left, I started to enjoy it again. Things were slowly but surely being revealed, and at the end of the day, it did not go in the direction I expected, which is delightful!
Overall, With Fire in Their Blood was an enjoyable pace that revolved around power, desire, and Castello itself. The ending was satisfying, leaving much room for the sequel to develop. If you enjoy stories that are set in a mysterious city with characters that have their agendas, you should add this book to your TBR!