A Drop of Corruption
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Pros
- Parent context: I think ADoC is actually a tad better than The Tainted Cup. Reply: I agree with Corruption being better than Cup. The mystery felt more compelling to me, and I liked the new characters (Malo in particular).
- A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett. This one is getting lots of press, and for good reason. Bennett's been a low-key awesome author for a long time, and he's finally breaking out. I think ADoC is actually a tad better than Th...
- My other favorite this year was A Drop of Corruption. I loved the first book, but I think this sequel was even better, and the audiobook narrator is fantastic.
- A Drop of Corruption: The Tainted Cup was my favorite book last year, and A Drop of Corruption was a great sequel. I just love murder mysteries in fantasy settings and Ana/Din are such an interesting pair.
- “The Tainted Cup” and “A Drop of Corruption!” I tore through those bad boys in under 24 hours each and recommend them to anyone I can.
Cons
- Parent context: I did not like any of the books that I read this year: **A Drop of Corruption** Reply: In the order I read them in, here are my best of 2025 fantasy: * **A Drop of Corruption** by Robert Jackson Bennett (book 2)
- And FYI, there's a sequel to it called A Drop of Corruption coming in April.
Sentiment
11 positive (85%) · 2 mixed (15%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted score: +85% · raw score 85%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
Parent context: I think ADoC is actually a tad better than The Tainted Cup. Reply: I agree with Corruption being better than Cup. The mystery felt more compelling to me, and I liked the new characters (Malo in particular).
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett. This one is getting lots of press, and for good reason. Bennett's been a low-key awesome author for a long time, and he's finally breaking out. I think ADoC is actually a tad better than The Tainted Cup.
My other favorite this year was A Drop of Corruption. I loved the first book, but I think this sequel was even better, and the audiobook narrator is fantastic.
Parent context: I did not like any of the books that I read this year: **A Drop of Corruption** Reply: In the order I read them in, here are my best of 2025 fantasy: * **A Drop of Corruption** by Robert Jackson Bennett (book 2)
A Drop of Corruption: The Tainted Cup was my favorite book last year, and A Drop of Corruption was a great sequel. I just love murder mysteries in fantasy settings and Ana/Din are such an interesting pair.
“The Tainted Cup” and “A Drop of Corruption!” I tore through those bad boys in under 24 hours each and recommend them to anyone I can.
The audiobook for A Drop of Corruption is one of my favourites from this year! The narrator did a great job, I hope he does the next book as well
The second one in the series by Bennett, A Drop of Corruption, is even better.
At any rate, I am using **A Drop of Corruption** for my Hard card, which is a safe option.
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett- what can I say about this book that hasn’t already been said, I ate this up. I think it was even better than the first one.
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