Jewish stereotype depicted with a bigger nose than other characters in official fanart (and might be described in the book but I don’t remember), and unruly curly black hair filled with bones that he uses in his blood magic (blood libel). The main character Malachiasz (Malachai.) is a They thought they a “handled it sensitively” when in truth it just perpetuated harmful stereotypes that I didn’t notice until I had finished the series. Update : It has recently come to light that this book series was confirmed by the author to have antisemitic plotlines centered around blood libel and the conspiracy of Jewish analogs as the shadow government who are pulling the strings in the Royal palace. So overall, didnt love this as much as the first two books for various reasons, but there are still some good qualities about it. the atmosphere is definitely the shining star of this. it also continues the excel at the dark, gothic, bloody vibes that i have loved since the first book.

its an apt conclusion and one that suits the characters and their storylines. based on what i started to remember from the previous books, the ending to this is really fitting. That being said, i still really like the concept/idea of the story. felt a general disconnect with the characters and story (see point one), as well as with the writing (see point two) this book is way too long with such slow pacing and nothing happening in a span of 300 pages Least favourite book in the series for the following reasons: - too long between books and didnt feel like doing a reread, so completely forgot what happened in the previous book, and there are no little recap points to jog the readers memory in this at all

Blessed Monsters by Emily A. Duncan