A review by nicolealycia
Carving Shadows into Gold by Brigid Kemmerer

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I don’t think I enjoyed this one as much as the first and I think that was because I was trying to read 2 books at once instead of focusing solely on this book…
I really enjoyed Callyn’s chapters in the book and really liked the way we saw her character develop throughout the book. I wish we would have gotten more of her but I feel like this book was mostly focused on Tycho and Jax. Part of the reason I didn’t enjoy this one as much was because I wasn’t a fan of Jax in this book. I thought his character seemed really immature at times and made no effort to grow. He attempted to adapt at times to the situation around him but for most of the book he was so sullen and constantly feeling sorry for himself that it made him an unsympathetic character. 
Tycho’s story could be annoying at times but we saw a lot more development from him in this one, especially at the end of the book. 
I’d really like to see more of Callyn in the next story because I’m so interested to see what happens with her!