A review by theamazingmrg
The Fifth Ward: Friendly Fire by Dale Lucas

4.0

I was a little critical of the first book in this series, First Watch, which was a fun fantasy romp with an interesting setting, but suffered, in my opinion, from the inclusion of an onslaught of traditional buddy cop clichés that began to irritate me. I nearly didn't buy the second book as I was torn between enjoying the setting and POV, and frustrated with the ham-fisted delivery of the buddy cop tropes.

I'm pleased to say that Friendly Fire managed to avoid the irritation and instead delivered a solid tale of simmering racial tensions in the city-state of Yenara. All-in-one a worthy purchase and I look forward to the third book.