A review by thequeerbookish
The Devil You Know by Camilla Quinn
4.0
Actual rating: 3.5
Why isn't there more?!
I really enjoyed reading The Devil You Know. If it weren't as short, there would have been the potential of a 5 star rating. Sadly it is rather short and therefore it feels a little bit rushed at times.
I would have loved to dive even further into Tom's head, his past and his DID. I can't tell you how realistic and sensitive this is handled though because I'm not ownvoices. But I can tell you that it isn't wrongly called schizophrenia like it is so often found in media and in everyday use.
The way Tom and The Devil 'interact' (for a lack of better word right now) with each other and with other people was really captivating.
I didn't connect as strongly with Doro and Tom's daughter (I should have written down her name somewhere), but I was still interested in them. I was a little bit baffled at times about Doro's reactions about Tom but if we get a better look into his past and a in detail development between them? No more doubts on my side about this. (It would be too spoilery to tell you what exactly I mean if you haven't read this book).
I don't know why this was labelled as a romance on NetGalley though. There is the potential of one in a sequel - if there ever is one - but in The Devil You Know there is none. But maybe it would be rather a dark romance?
Please let there be a sequel? I need a sequel.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
Why isn't there more?!
I really enjoyed reading The Devil You Know. If it weren't as short, there would have been the potential of a 5 star rating. Sadly it is rather short and therefore it feels a little bit rushed at times.
I would have loved to dive even further into Tom's head, his past and his DID. I can't tell you how realistic and sensitive this is handled though because I'm not ownvoices. But I can tell you that it isn't wrongly called schizophrenia like it is so often found in media and in everyday use.
The way Tom and The Devil 'interact' (for a lack of better word right now) with each other and with other people was really captivating.
I didn't connect as strongly with Doro and Tom's daughter (I should have written down her name somewhere), but I was still interested in them. I was a little bit baffled at times about Doro's reactions about Tom but if we get a better look into his past and a in detail development between them? No more doubts on my side about this. (It would be too spoilery to tell you what exactly I mean if you haven't read this book).
I don't know why this was labelled as a romance on NetGalley though. There is the potential of one in a sequel - if there ever is one - but in The Devil You Know there is none. But maybe it would be rather a dark romance?
Please let there be a sequel? I need a sequel.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.