A review by suns_prelude
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I adored the vast majority of this story. Absolutely gorgeous prose, the author knows how to make Lucifers uncertainty and pain felt so well, it has so many lines and moments that remain stuck in my head and Lucifers downward spiral hangs over your head like an axe…

For that I am devastated to give this book such a low score. 

There is a solid 50 page block that completely ruins the rest of the book for me. I love when stories depict a character in crisis through a change in writing style and pace, it allows readers to connect so much better, but I believe this was done so terribly, I almost put the book down entirely even though I was already so close to the end.

I loved this book so thoroughly up until that point that I thought I would be giving it a 5 star. I’m so disappointed.
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