dbml: In From the Cold by Cat Grant

My rating: 2 stars

[DBML Event: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review]

This novella is part of the "Courtland Chronicles" but it could be very well read alone (as I did)

It was a pleasant but very short story.
And that's probably the cause of my biggest issue with this novella: while the author tried to introduce many very complex themes (Bilal's heritage, Seth's non-traditional upbringing, religious and cultural hang-ups, ect.) there simply wasn't enough time to explore them all.

For how short In From the Cold is, the reader learns to know very well Seth and Bilal (separately). The author did in fact a very good job in developing this two new character in so few pages but, in the end, it felt to me as if I didn't get the chance to know how they worked with each other. I didn't get to know Bilal-and-Seth as a couple. For that same reason, this story seemed to me almost incomplete...I missed the romance between those two!

Nevertheless I'm a little curious about Seth's parents and their coming together so I wouldn't turn down the chance to read about them in the previous books of this series. All things considered this was an okay read to me, hence the 2 stars.

At last, I'd like to thank again the author for the opportunity to read this book for free and I hope she appreciates my honest review.