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A review by dbguide2
Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When I tell you Damian is one of my favourite fictional characters ever, you better believe it because he is. He’s just that amazing and I love him. I love Roz as well, but Damian just takes my heart (and Roz’s). I’ve recently learnt the “if he could he would” trope and I think it applies to Damian (I think).
There is a bunch of politics and I get that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I really enjoyed it! I like it best in fantasies when the politics of the world is really intertwined with the rest of the book and characters. I think Lobb did a good job with that – I think that when readers get confused with the politics it’s because the author doesn’t explain it as well as they could. Maybe that’s just me, I don’t know.
The magic system did take me a while to wrap my head around it (even though this is the second book). It did get better when I reread the audio (plus audio helped me to understand it better). Plus in this book they explore more of the magic system, which I liked to see.
I didn’t really think I was a big fan of one character “simping” for another but I was extremely wrong because Damian simping for Roz utterly won me over. Like I see it. I see the vision. I get why people love it. Roz was great too, don’t worry. I loved her passion for wanting to help and stand up for everyone. I always love it when we have a strong female main character and that definitely describes Roz.
My heart broke for them two a ton while reading this. I loved to see it because, for some reason, I love it when characters are in danger and have a lot of angst. This duology has it in spades; stemming from the romance, plot, world-building, everything.
Also the progression from the first book where Damian always calls her Lacertosa and then her first name (full name when he’s annoyed, short when he’s more emotional) when it’s serious. To this one where he mostly always calls her Roz but Rossanna when it’s an emotional scene. It’s a good trope and I love seeing it every time.
My heart broke for them two a ton while reading this. I loved to see it because, for some reason, I love it when characters are in danger and have a lot of angst. This duology has it in spades; stemming from the romance, plot, world-building, everything.
Also the progression from the first book where Damian always calls her Lacertosa and then her first name (full name when he’s annoyed, short when he’s more emotional) when it’s serious. To this one where he mostly always calls her Roz but Rossanna when it’s an emotional scene. It’s a good trope and I love seeing it every time.
Now and then I get a sequel I didn’t like but I’m so happy that this wasn’t the case here. Especially this being a duology – you don’t want the final book to be a bummer. I don’t think Lobb can write a bad book; and I’ll say this just having read two books by her.