kerveros's review
3.0
Disclaimer: I got this book free and was asked to review it in return.
Fall of the Citizens is an interesting book. The writing began by not being 100% to my taste but this improved and by the end of the book I did not notice it at all. There are some issues with layout (at least on Kindle for PC) but a *lot* less that in some books I get free for the Kindle.
The later parts of the book are gruesome so I wouldn't recomend it to squeamish people. The author becomes very good at setting the scene, especially once "The Citizens" become embedded during the books second half. The author also chooses not to show just the viewpoint of the citizens but also the reactions of the world 'outside' of them - this allows the beginning of the book to tie in as otherwise I think this could be easily forgotten.
The one complaint I would have with this book is that I didn't particularly care that much for any of the characters and you don't really get a feel for where the books villain is coming from. That said, the back stories that you do get do flesh the people out enough that you, for the most part, understand their motivation in joining the citizens. There are also a couple of characters whose motivations seem to alter incredibly quickly (but considering the subject matter you could argue that a rapidly changing personality/opinion is not that surprising)
All in all this was a very enjoyable read.
Fall of the Citizens is an interesting book. The writing began by not being 100% to my taste but this improved and by the end of the book I did not notice it at all. There are some issues with layout (at least on Kindle for PC) but a *lot* less that in some books I get free for the Kindle.
The later parts of the book are gruesome so I wouldn't recomend it to squeamish people. The author becomes very good at setting the scene, especially once "The Citizens" become embedded during the books second half. The author also chooses not to show just the viewpoint of the citizens but also the reactions of the world 'outside' of them - this allows the beginning of the book to tie in as otherwise I think this could be easily forgotten.
The one complaint I would have with this book is that I didn't particularly care that much for any of the characters and you don't really get a feel for where the books villain is coming from. That said, the back stories that you do get do flesh the people out enough that you, for the most part, understand their motivation in joining the citizens. There are also a couple of characters whose motivations seem to alter incredibly quickly (but considering the subject matter you could argue that a rapidly changing personality/opinion is not that surprising)
All in all this was a very enjoyable read.
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