aparker89's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Get ready for a hook that will drag your heart through the mud, stomp on it and then break your heart! This one has some great twists, an excellent plot driver and a very empathetic primary character. You just can't help for Evan and want to cheer him on. This subtle horror story has some beautifully orchestrated religious fantasy, monsters of both a human and supernatural variety and a lot of heart! Will definitely look out for more of this author's work!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Excrement, and Abandonment
Minor: Pedophilia, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
mdpenguin's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was one of the better stories that I've ever read based on the Xian mythology. The mystery, suspense, and action were all well balanced and the final explanation of what was going on was genuinely interesting and definitely worth the journey.
evewithanapple's review
4.0
sometimes a family is an ageless revenant, a middle-aged Fortean author, and baby Satan.
shelf_husk's review
4.0
A strong debut novel. In a chase story worthy of filmic adaptation, Michell subtly upends expectations with a genuinely insightful examination of good versus evil. It’s a suspenseful horror-action hybrid with memorably warped characters and terrific B-movie cinematic flair, which is exactly what I need sometimes.
Read more at the Redeblog.
Read more at the Redeblog.
beebeee's review
2.0
15th January 2019: 2.5★
this was a super fast read that I really enjoyed due to the relationship between Rook and Evan,which I really loved, (I was so sad when Rook died wtF) and the great writing but I wish we had a lot more background information about the night power etc and the story with Gabriel because the ending really confused me as I felt like I was missing lots of information.
this was a super fast read that I really enjoyed due to the relationship between Rook and Evan,which I really loved, (I was so sad when Rook died wtF) and the great writing but I wish we had a lot more background information about the night power etc and the story with Gabriel because the ending really confused me as I felt like I was missing lots of information.
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