Reviews

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

apsiskaiciusugne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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bwluvs2read's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

janlabs's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective 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? No

5.0

whatsherface6's review against another edition

5.0

So so good!

msk0515's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

dlatorre's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

mandysatan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

emilyrosaria's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bgatt_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

shailydc's review against another edition

2.0

I can't articulate exactly why, but the writing bothered me from the very first chapter and it never got better. I almost felt I was reading a textbook that was relaying historical events rather than a novel. Some topics had so much detail that led you to believe something significant was about to happen, but there was never a payoff. Other major events, such as characters dying, were explained away with nothing more than a paragraph. A great editor could have done wonders with this story.

Also, I wish the author had either made this book entirely non-fiction or made it fictional with a true story as inspiration. Passing some of these events off as real life when they were embellished cheapened Pino's story (see the Q&A section where Pino's son Michael gives a lot of details).