Each bloody scene has depth and leads to more answers that compel you to keep reading, which was one of my favorite aspects of Davenport’s writing. The story ramps up from one violent, disturbing encounter to the next, with the writing being both visceral and emotional.
It’s kind of hard for me to explain just how brutal and gruesome events get in The Blood Trials. Davenport creates a unique and original world filled with characters whose motivations and intentions readers can’t help but relate to¬-even as the characters go through extraordinary and brutal blood trials to join their country’s rank of elite killers.
Gods and guns go hand in hand in The Blood Trials. It feels all too familiar, yet this martial world is an alien planet with fantastical creatures, outlawed blood magic, and cursed beings. Somewhere within the ranks lurks a killer, and Ikenna will stop at nothing to bring them the death they’ve so rightfully earned.įrom the start of the book, Davenport introduces readers to a society and culture built on the back of a lot of blood, war, and racism. She wouldn’t be going through with it if it wasn’t for her need to find answers to who killed her grandfather, the man who was both her mentor and confidant. The first in a duology, The Blood Trials follows Black main character Ikenna as she tries to saddle her grief to survive a brutal initiation ritual in her racist and misogynistic society. Davenport’s science fiction debut, The Blood Trials, blends action, fantasy, and a bit of a murder mystery to form a modern military SF story.
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