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n0s4a2's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
duchessrin's review against another edition
4.0
★★★★☆ - 3.5 stars
“But I’m crazy.”
“I’m crazy too,” I smiled. “Our crazies will cancel each other out.”
“Or make us twice as crazy.”
I had a hard time reading this novel because it's the most gory and brutal story I had read yet. It's not that I'm not used to reading those kind of stories but usually people only get killed, not eaten, not turned into barbeque, or pie.
Surprisingly, I was riveted by the world Quil Carter created even if I had to take breaks or I couldn't read this while eating. It reminded me of a very gory video game and when Ran told me that the author was actually a video gamer, I wasn't surprised. The influence was evident on how graphic this book was.
I fell hard on Reaver's character. Call me crazy or whatever but I don't know how the author manage to make me fall in love with a character as insane as Reaver.
Yes, I know I’m sick in the head, but I had seen countless people and animals being torn apart and it didn’t bother me like it did some people. I don’t remember a time where it did bother me. I’m sure Greyson and Leo probably have memories of me being a blood soaked two year old laughing at the rats’ throats being ripped out.
At least, he was honest.
I loved how you could easily distinguish Killian and Reaver's povs easily. Reaver had a lot to say. He was slow paced which reflected that he could be patient considering he was a sniper. His thoughts were also really detailed. And when you get into Killian's head, it got fluffy or whatever.
Then Killian. One could say that you shouldn't fall in love with your stalker. But I totally got where Killian was coming from. If I knew somebody like Reaver was stalking me, I would feel secured too. Even if he was crazy but at least I couldn't get killed. At some point, Killian got too annoying but he was also adorable and he could make Reaver laugh.
“I made him fat, I wanted him to stay so I made food for him and fed him. Now he’s going to die because he’s too fat to hunt and I can’t see him from the den.”
Also, he was fiercely loyal to Reaver.
At first, the story had a really slow pace but I liked the build up. When things started to get hot, I couldn't even put the book down.
I'm really looking forward to reading the second book, but for now, I have to read Breaking Jade with Ran first.
“But I’m crazy.”
“I’m crazy too,” I smiled. “Our crazies will cancel each other out.”
“Or make us twice as crazy.”
I had a hard time reading this novel because it's the most gory and brutal story I had read yet. It's not that I'm not used to reading those kind of stories but usually people only get killed, not eaten, not turned into barbeque, or pie.
Surprisingly, I was riveted by the world Quil Carter created even if I had to take breaks or I couldn't read this while eating. It reminded me of a very gory video game and when Ran told me that the author was actually a video gamer, I wasn't surprised. The influence was evident on how graphic this book was.
I fell hard on Reaver's character. Call me crazy or whatever but I don't know how the author manage to make me fall in love with a character as insane as Reaver.
Yes, I know I’m sick in the head, but I had seen countless people and animals being torn apart and it didn’t bother me like it did some people. I don’t remember a time where it did bother me. I’m sure Greyson and Leo probably have memories of me being a blood soaked two year old laughing at the rats’ throats being ripped out.
At least, he was honest.
I loved how you could easily distinguish Killian and Reaver's povs easily. Reaver had a lot to say. He was slow paced which reflected that he could be patient considering he was a sniper. His thoughts were also really detailed. And when you get into Killian's head, it got fluffy or whatever.
Then Killian. One could say that you shouldn't fall in love with your stalker. But I totally got where Killian was coming from. If I knew somebody like Reaver was stalking me, I would feel secured too. Even if he was crazy but at least I couldn't get killed. At some point, Killian got too annoying but he was also adorable and he could make Reaver laugh.
“I made him fat, I wanted him to stay so I made food for him and fed him. Now he’s going to die because he’s too fat to hunt and I can’t see him from the den.”
Also, he was fiercely loyal to Reaver.
At first, the story had a really slow pace but I liked the build up. When things started to get hot, I couldn't even put the book down.
I'm really looking forward to reading the second book, but for now, I have to read Breaking Jade with Ran first.
syka's review
2.0
As far as positives go - a seriously interesting world. I'm mad almost everything else lacked, cause damn, that would have been helluva good series.
But.
First off - the complete lack of editing.
As a non-native speaker I have high tolerance for grammatical and spelling errors, but damn...
Another aspect that really suffers from the lack of editing is the repetitious narration. Things are repeated and revisited with no good reason.
There's also inconsistency in first person narration and third person narration from one paragraph to the next (most jarring in the Jade chapter). Really throws you for a loop who is talking about whom.
The violence, while it fits the world in the book, is just gratuitous at some point. It stops being shocking, instead it just made me wonder if the author actually got off on it. I'm not saying it should be overall tamer, tbh that would take away from the horror this world is expected to evoke. But the repetitious nature of it makes it lose its punch and it starts feeling like grime for the sake of grime.
Last I want to mention that for the life of me I don't know why the vocabulary needed to allude to the holocaust so much. The name of the book, the "arians", the "subhumans"... I found it odd, I really couldn't decide if the author wanted to draw those comparisons and if they did - was I drawing the right conclusions about what they had to say about it? All in all just baffling.
But.
First off - the complete lack of editing.
As a non-native speaker I have high tolerance for grammatical and spelling errors, but damn...
Another aspect that really suffers from the lack of editing is the repetitious narration. Things are repeated and revisited with no good reason.
There's also inconsistency in first person narration and third person narration from one paragraph to the next (most jarring in the Jade chapter). Really throws you for a loop who is talking about whom.
The violence, while it fits the world in the book, is just gratuitous at some point. It stops being shocking, instead it just made me wonder if the author actually got off on it. I'm not saying it should be overall tamer, tbh that would take away from the horror this world is expected to evoke. But the repetitious nature of it makes it lose its punch and it starts feeling like grime for the sake of grime.
Last I want to mention that for the life of me I don't know why the vocabulary needed to allude to the holocaust so much. The name of the book, the "arians", the "subhumans"... I found it odd, I really couldn't decide if the author wanted to draw those comparisons and if they did - was I drawing the right conclusions about what they had to say about it? All in all just baffling.
damnfinesam's review
5.0
✨ “I had to protect my baby. Even if he was a murderous, sociopathic baby.” ✨
FALLOCAUST
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
FALLOCAUST
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
killycat's review
challenging
dark
funny
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
mariam27's review
4.0
Roses are red
Violets are blue,
My sanity ceases to exist.
Where This book had no right.
And now I'm gonna go die in my corner
from the nightmare that is this book.
Me before reading this book: Life is so dandy and boring. I need fucked up characters to bring some spice in my life.
Me after reading this book:
Violets are blue,
My sanity ceases to exist.
Where This book had no right.
And now I'm gonna go die in my corner
from the nightmare that is this book.
The slums had taught him only one thing:
be prepared for the worst, because it will happen.
Me before reading this book: Life is so dandy and boring. I need fucked up characters to bring some spice in my life.
Me after reading this book:
yaredimpp's review
4.0
Segundo tome del #tometopple
Oh My lord! Creo que es libro más oscuro que he leído.
Antes que nada esté libro no es para todos, hay continuas violaciones, consumo excesivo de drogas y cualquier tipo de abuso físico y mental.
Tengo que procesar el libro antes de reseñarlo, regreso en unos días a hacerlo.
Oh My lord! Creo que es libro más oscuro que he leído.
Antes que nada esté libro no es para todos, hay continuas violaciones, consumo excesivo de drogas y cualquier tipo de abuso físico y mental.
Tengo que procesar el libro antes de reseñarlo, regreso en unos días a hacerlo.
srharris's review
4.0
4.5 stars!!!
What a fucking book!!!
My God. I don't even know what to say. It took me almost a week to read this book because it is almost 900 pages and I enjoyed every page. This book is dark, no not dark, this book is DARK!! It is dark, disgusting and delicious.
There is nothing but death, cannibalism and rape all through this book.
Reaver is a true sociopath, and what happens when a sociopath falls in love? If I am being honest, it is beautiful. I love Reaver and I can't wait to see what happens with him and Killian now that they know who Reaver really is.
This book is not for everyone. I mean really, it is not for everyone.
What a fucking book!!!
My God. I don't even know what to say. It took me almost a week to read this book because it is almost 900 pages and I enjoyed every page. This book is dark, no not dark, this book is DARK!! It is dark, disgusting and delicious.
There is nothing but death, cannibalism and rape all through this book.
Reaver is a true sociopath, and what happens when a sociopath falls in love? If I am being honest, it is beautiful. I love Reaver and I can't wait to see what happens with him and Killian now that they know who Reaver really is.
This book is not for everyone. I mean really, it is not for everyone.