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A review by briochebun
All of Our Demise by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
3.75 out of 5 ☆’s.
But he couldn’t resist asking, “In a different story, would we still have been enemies?”
“All of Our Demise” was one of my most anticipated reads of the year. I was besotted with the world that Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman crafted for us in the first novel — “All of Us Villains” — and was desperate to get my hands on a copy of this sequel! :)
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While the novel was enjoyable overall — I did have a couple qualms with it (hence the rating).
I will admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the public being so involved in the tournament this time around.
I understand that that’s what ultimately ended up moving the plot forward — and helped build up some of the events that happened at the end of the novel — but sometimes I found myself wishing that we had more scenes of the characters spending time with one another in their respective groups before we wished them farewell (which admittedly sounds a bit silly considering the duress that the characters were under throughout this novel — but the heart wants what it wants).
I also wish that the events at the end of the novel would’ve been drawn out a bit more.
Everything happened so fast that I found myself getting confused as to which characters were in which areas / what exactly was happening.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ Spoilers Below ੈ✩‧₊˚
One of the things that I did love in AOOD was the blistering romance between Alistair + Gavin (Galistair? Alvin? Alivin?).
“I’m sorry you had the world’s worst first kiss,” he said. “You deserved something better.”
While reading “All of Us Villains” I was enraptured with these two and their interactions with one another…
I constantly felt myself being pulled into their orbit and — while we were made aware that both of these characters weren’t straight in AOUV — I was hesitant to get my hopes up due to past experiences, but Amanda and Christine did not disappoint with AOOD! :)
TLDR: Alistair + Gavin have my heart and I’m so glad that they ended up being endgame! Please give me a bonus scene of them in the future where they’re living together and are a bit happier…🥺
I also want to briefly mention that I found the ending of the novel to be realistic in regards to the characters’ mental health — and I was glad that Alistair and Gavin even discussed seeing therapists after everything that had happened...
With all of that being said — I will definitely be picking up Amanda and Christine’s next novel “A Fate so Cold“! ♡
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Song That I Listened to on Repeat While Reading “All of our Demise”: “Marjorie” by Taylor Swift (because it reminds me of Hendry).
But he couldn’t resist asking, “In a different story, would we still have been enemies?”
“All of Our Demise” was one of my most anticipated reads of the year. I was besotted with the world that Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman crafted for us in the first novel — “All of Us Villains” — and was desperate to get my hands on a copy of this sequel! :)
ੈ✩‧₊˚
While the novel was enjoyable overall — I did have a couple qualms with it (hence the rating).
I will admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the public being so involved in the tournament this time around.
I understand that that’s what ultimately ended up moving the plot forward — and helped build up some of the events that happened at the end of the novel — but sometimes I found myself wishing that we had more scenes of the characters spending time with one another in their respective groups before we wished them farewell (which admittedly sounds a bit silly considering the duress that the characters were under throughout this novel — but the heart wants what it wants).
I also wish that the events at the end of the novel would’ve been drawn out a bit more.
Everything happened so fast that I found myself getting confused as to which characters were in which areas / what exactly was happening.
ੈ✩‧₊˚ Spoilers Below ੈ✩‧₊˚
I also want to briefly mention that I found the ending of the novel to be realistic in regards to the characters’ mental health — and I was glad that Alistair and Gavin even discussed seeing therapists after everything that had happened...
With all of that being said — I will definitely be picking up Amanda and Christine’s next novel “A Fate so Cold“! ♡
ੈ✩‧₊˚
Song That I Listened to on Repeat While Reading “All of our Demise”: “Marjorie” by Taylor Swift (because it reminds me of Hendry).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit