All of Our Demise Review

I started writing this blog post last week, and now I’ve completely lost my train of thought. Here’s hoping that my All of Our Demise Review is not an incoherent mess.

A War of Swallowed Stars Review!

Quick Synopsis

The epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology that’s The Hunger Games with magic.

“I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal.”

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All of Our Demise Review

Characters – 8/10

Overall I liked all of the characters introduced in this series. Their story arcs didn’t go as I predicted, which was refreshing. I even grew to like Gavin much more than I did in the first book. I think Foody & Herman did a great job with making their characters feel real and making us feel for them.

Atmosphere – 8/10

Once again the worldbuilding was immaculate. I do hope we get more books set in this world. I loved how magic was a part of this world, and how it was incorporated into modern technologies. The lore surrounding the tournament and curse-making was well fleshed out and easy to understand. It’s creative and refreshing and I’d definitely return to this world.

Writing – 6/10

Okay, here’s where I have some critique. This book was way too bloated and repetitive. It should have been 100 pages shorter. The writing isn’t bad, and I definitely found myself glued to the pages past the halfway mark, but it just dragged on. We’d get repeats of scenes and I found myself skipping over large chunks of it. This book could have been trimmed down and edited better.

Plot – 6/10

The same goes for the plot. There was just too much going on, and it felt unnecessary to have so many POVs. It would have actually been refreshing if we followed someone who was outside the tournament. Plenty of new and interesting characters were introduced, but we hardly saw them because we just followed the champions around.

Intrigue – 5/10

Here’s the thing about this book, and this particular genre of YA story. The stakes are relatively low. You know no one is going to die or do anything particularly monstrous. And for most of this book, it’s exactly like that. They try to kill each other a hundred times, but no one actually does it. And in the end, I found myself not caring about their battles. I will give them props for the ending, even though it does seem a bit open-ended.

Logic – 7/10

Once again giving them props for the magic system of this world. It’s inventive and creative. I would love to delve more into the lore of it, and I hope they do. Seriously please give me a magical university with Diya please.

Enjoyment – 6/10

I will admit that I probably should have waited a bit before picking this book up. While it does fit into the spooky vibe, it really wasn’t what I wanted to read. I am a mood reader, unfortunately. Still, I tried my best to give this book a fair shot. You should definitely pick it up if you liked the first book!

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