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reviewed The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell (Malevolent, #1)

Sebastien de Castell: The Malevolent Seven (Paperback, 2024, Jo Fletcher Books)

Think you know wizards? Think again.

Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There …

A fun, dark fantasy story

Picked this book up after randomly seeing it on Bookwyrm, and decided to give it a go.

It's a fun high fantasy story with plenty of sarcastic wit and humour from our narrator, and has plenty of world building and lore to explain the fantasy world and all of its constituents. The plot was interesting, if a little vague at times, and the band of characters ("The Malevolent Seven") are varied and funny in their own way.

My only real issue was the second half of the story felt a little rushed, but not really enough to dock off any points.

Absolutely stoked to read the sequel when it comes out in paperback.