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A review by peireads
A Song with Teeth by T. Frohock
5.0
A Song With Teeth seriously blew me away, and I say that as someone who loved all the previous books and novellas. I was almost nervous to read it because my expectations were so high but guess what? Frohock easily met and exceeded them. If you’ve read the other books, you’ll know that she is an absolute master of prose and seamlessly meshes history and fantasy. The story is engaging and fast-paced with a beautiful music-based magic system and a brilliant cast of characters that wraps up the series wonderfully with each page leaving you on the edge of your seat.
What I really enjoyed about ASWT was that we get to see more of Rafael, a cinnamon roll, has never done anything wrong in his life, and Ysabel, who has mainly played a supporting role in the series, despite her significant political role in the previous book. Although the novellas are not required in order to enjoy and understand the full length novels, they offer glimpses of Rafael and Ysabel as children, and through the timeline of the series, we get to see them grow up and grow into their roles as members of Los Nefilim.
While this is a series and book that I absolutely love to recommend, please be mindful that the story takes place during World War 2 and references real life events. It does not shy away from the horrors that many people experienced during those times. Content warnings for A Song With Teeth (highlight to view, may contain spoilers, may be incomplete):Please feel free to drop me a message if you’d like spoilers/more detail! I’ve tried to keep this review vague to avoid spoiling anything for interested readers but am happy to chat! I’d recommend this series to anybody looking for a gritty dark fantasy with an interesting magic system and great characters. While the author does provide a brief synopsis prior to each full-length novel so each works alone (and no cliffhangers!), I do recommend reading the novellas and the series in order for maximum enjoyment. I say this as someone who hasn’t finished reading all the novellas.. But you can count on a full series review when I do!
What I really enjoyed about ASWT was that we get to see more of Rafael, a cinnamon roll, has never done anything wrong in his life, and Ysabel, who has mainly played a supporting role in the series, despite her significant political role in the previous book. Although the novellas are not required in order to enjoy and understand the full length novels, they offer glimpses of Rafael and Ysabel as children, and through the timeline of the series, we get to see them grow up and grow into their roles as members of Los Nefilim.
While this is a series and book that I absolutely love to recommend, please be mindful that the story takes place during World War 2 and references real life events. It does not shy away from the horrors that many people experienced during those times. Content warnings for A Song With Teeth (highlight to view, may contain spoilers, may be incomplete):