A review by xxivo
Assassins & Olympians by Marie Howalt

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Like the first book in the series, this one was a lot of fun. The fun started right away when I saw that the travel tips by Alanna were back from the previous book. They are full of so much fun little information that adds a lot to the universe and I thought it great that they were back.

From the previous book Alanna is now fully part of the crew and compliments the personalities of Eddie and Richard really well. When they take a prisoner on board it was interesting to see how all three of them responded very differently to that situation. The tensions that came from that was great drama to read and added a lot to the book.

There were also great action scenes that were full of excitement were a great joy to read. They were also easy to follow which is a thing I very often struggle with. That being when I can't clearly picture how bodies are moving it can frustrate me a bit. This is the case with most action books I read usually, but that was not the case for this book at all which I think was written really well.

My favorite character Micah Dietrich was also back and it was great to see them get more time in the book. Quite some more background information about them gets revealed and I already can't wait until the next book to learn more about this awesome person.

All together this was a book I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend everyone to read that likes smaller scale queer Sci-Fi.


I received and eARC and this was my honest review.