THIS!!! BOOK!!!!

Excuse me, M.K. Lobb, THIS BOOK!!! I could not put it down. I read it so quickly and kept turning the page, needing to know how everything would end. The writing was lovely, the tension strong, and everything kept me reading. I adore this story and this world. I love these characters, this plot, this story!!

I was very excited to get back to Roz and Damian and the magic of the world. This book picks up after Seven Faceless Saints and we get to learn more about so many of the small seeds that were placed in book 1. The world building continues to expand with additional details coming to light. I also loved the continuation of the cast of characters and the growth of those characters.

I absolutely loved Damian's arc. I love this soft, warm character to start, but I also loved his transformation and growth throughout the novel. And Roz!! I love Roz and her fiery anger, her strength. M.K. Lobb continues these character's growths and arcs and also lets us see more of the world, more of the magic. And we get to see so many things change, so many things given up by the characters that makes them grow. Even the side characters had pivotal roles. Yes, some of the twists were a bit predictable, but I enjoyed reading them nonetheless. Did I cry at the end? Yes. yes I did.

A great conclusion to this series and I can't wait to see what M.K. Lobb writes next!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for an ARC!

It's a struggle when the main thing that made a character so compelling is taken away in the second book of a series. Even with everyone recognizing that it was gone and fighting for him to come back, I felt that loss of balance flattened the character dynamics considerably. I liked the direction that the world-building went but missed the mystery structure of the first book and didn't feel like the interpersonal stakes outside of the main couple reached the same heights.

Disciples of Chaos is such a satisfying follow-up to Seven Faceless Saints. Lobb expands the world and evolves her characters in shocking ways, upping the stakes in this thrilling, satisfying conclusion to the duology. Lobb's prose is gorgeous and the world-building vivid and fully realized. I miss the characters already!