A review by dragontomes2000
Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley P. Beaulieu

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Beneath the Twisted Trees is the fourth installment in the Shattered Sands series and continues the story of Ceda's quest for vengeance. I would say I am still having a great time with this series, but there is something keeping me from loving it. I definitely am sticking with the characters being part of the reason. As this is a multi POV story there are a lot of plots going on. All separate with a shared goal. In Beneath the Twisted Trees, the POVs increase by quite a bit and now the story doesn't feel like Ceda's anymore. Which is not necessarily a bad thing but her POV gets overshadowed by everyone else. I have said multiple times that Ramahd, Ihsan, and Davud have had the most compelling arcs. However in Beneath the Twisted Trees the story arcs were so compelling for like everyone. There were a couple I felt didn't have the same energy but for the most part this was a very strong continuation in that regard.

There were quite a bit of cliffhangers at the end of this installment which has me itching to get into the next book very very soon. With only two books left, I am intrigued to see where Bradley P. Beaulieu is going to take this story in its final moments.