A review by rhensie
Viscera by Gabriel Squailia

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My main problem with this book is that it just didn't have enough room to breathe. There is so much potential here - just from the taste of the world that we got, I can tell that this would be a fascinating universe, but the book doesn't even hit 300 pages, and there's not enough room to explore all of it. Big reveals are done too quickly and certain threads really get away from you when they are given so little time. If this had been a trilogy and had been given the room it needed to breathe I think this could easily have been a 5 star read for me, which is a frustrating feeling.