Reviews with content warning for Death - The Will of the Many

Very interesting world building and concept. I throughly enjoyed that aspect of the novel. The plot was a bit confusing at times tho but it’s because you’re discovering/learning with the mmc. Wish their were slightly more straightforward answers tho.

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micaelamariem's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book, though it had a slow start, ended up having me in a chokehold. I have to thank my friend for getting it for me last Christmas because it might be the best book of 2024 for me.
The worldbuilding was so intense and phenomenal. Though there was obviously many layers to the world, which was built off of Ancient Rome standards, it didn’t feel too complicated or over explained.
The characters were all multifaceted and deeply flawed which i appreciated.
The overarching themes, though, are what I most resonated with. When fighting against a broken society, how do you stop yourself from becoming just another broken society? How do you fix the system when it’s the people who are broken? How do you stay true to your morals when you’re being threatened and blackmailed? The question of ancient philosophers that one.
And speaking of Ancient Rome and Greece, I do like the clever use of deus ex Machina that didn’t feel like a cop out but seemed like a clever way to call back to the Ancient Rome inspiration.
And I did get very connected to the story line so the plot twists at the end wrenched my heart and had me gasping.
My fellow fantasy and dark academia readers, you need to check this one out 🤓

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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emmaevns's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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veni_vidi_legi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going in, but it definitely exceeded whatever expectations I had had. The increasingly complicated network of secrets and political motivations was quite fun, and then stuff went down and I realized why I’ve heard this described as a thriller. The ending is most certainly something I would not have predicted. I shall eagerly await book two and hope the series continues strong

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jen9801's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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widhxbr138's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is the only book I've ever given 5 stars. When I picked it up from the store I couldn't believe how big it was, and I was expecting to get bored about halfway through but I was GRIPPED from beginning to end!

My favourite things about this book:
* every single chapter was so enthralling - I was literally dreaming about the plot at night
* the main character doesn't do a single thing that pissed me off. He was suspicious of the people I was suspicious off, cautious when he had to be, behaved when he should. Nothing takes me out of a book more than a main character doing something stupid, or missing an obvious clue
* I could not predict where the plot was going at any point. So many good twists and turns and I was just along for the ride
* always a plus to have well fleshed-out female characters, who actually feel like different, nuanced, respected people
* it was so well-written I felt like I was there (which was a bit gross during some of the gory scenes, but that just made it so much more realistic)
* the Will hierarchy and system was introduced in a way that I quickly understood what was going on, and the snippets from lessons made it feel a lot more realistic
* I cannot predict who is good and who is evil (and I suspect it's all a lot more nuanced than that)

What I didn't like about this book:
* the next one isn't out for another year??????!!!

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