A Time of War and Demons by S. E. Wendel

No, because I’m really angry about how good the first half of this book is. These sisters start off so compelling, from the sword-wielding second born to the master manipulator middle child to the morose youngest, I just could not wait to see what they did and how they were going to bend these simple men to their will. I was getting “vengeance will be mine vibes” from each and every one of them. And then the second half of the book just kind of did not give what I was wanting. The writing is totally solid throughout, but the darkness and ferocity that it began with just wasn’t there for the end. They each of them faded out in their own way, and I took that personal. I wanted more for them; more agency in the story, more action, more self-determination. I actually literally got angry because the promise of the story was so high and then the payoff so far from where I thought we were going. And I cannot fathom why, because this author very clearly has the talent to do this story justice. I’m so mad.