There is a JRPG storytelling quality that is addictive as fuck and this has that and more. Sykes has said that this is his love letter to Final Fantasy and he unabashedly wears that influence on his sleeve here. the broken record always rambling on about the never-ending TBR struggle.) I'm so glad I finally took the plunge (I do own his other books, but it's me. I've followed Sam Sykes on Twitter for years now, although this is my first book of his that I've read. Interrogated by Governor-Militant Tretta Stern about the trail of bodies that Sal has left behind and a soldier that has gone missing, she is set to be executed for her crimes.
As the story begins, Sal is arrested by the Revolution and is awaiting execution. She is on a mission to track down and kill the mages that have betrayed her by stealing her magic. This is where we find Sal on her quest for revenge. The Scar is a devastated wasteland between two empires - the Imperium and the Revolution - who are at war. The world within the pages known as the Scar, that is. Whatever the kids say these days! But it's also literally on fire. but like, she's the way cooler badass fantasy version! Unfortunately, I don't have a gun that shoots magic or a sword named Jeff. Sarcastic, sweary, tattooed, self-deprecating, a bit surly yet trying to remain optimistic, tough, slightly jaded by some trauma in her past, enjoys a dirty joke or ten, loves whiskey. for awhile there, I was feeling personally attacked! Goddamn. Sal the Cacophony (rad name, yeah?) felt as though she was a part of my soul. If this isn't my jam, I don't know what is! I felt like I wanted to take out my gun and start shooting until things made sense." I felt like I wanted to tear my throat out so I could breathe again. "And I felt like I was choking on my own blood again.
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