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A review by siannaz
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
3.0
“aren't most wonderful things a little bit strange?”
i really enjoyed this book - it was lighthearted and funny and i found the cast of characters to be quite unique. i love how they are all heretics in their own right, and seeing them form a sort of found family (there's a reason why i loved six of crows!). i also love how they were set on exposing the hypocrisies of the church, because it is an issue that needs to be spoken about more.
i really enjoyed reading about lucy as well, and seeing how she balanced her faith with her own beliefs - this is something else that we need to be talking more about as well. as a christian that doesn't necessarily agree with everything in the bible, it was a nice to see a character like that.
my only complaints are that, at the beginning, we didn't see enough of michael becoming friends with the rest of the heretics - it was more like: 'oh you've joined our club! we're going to treat you like we've known you for years!' no. no. life doesn't work that easily.
also, it feels sort of...juvenile? like, i get that that is the point of the book, but i still kinda didn't really like that? if i watched a movie version of this (and there should DEFINETLY be a movie - it would be awesome) then it would be okay but it just feels like a novel adaptation of a movie. it wasn't bad just...not great.
buttttt i loved this anyway, and it was just the lighthearted comedy i was looking for!
>> 3.5 stars
i really enjoyed this book - it was lighthearted and funny and i found the cast of characters to be quite unique. i love how they are all heretics in their own right, and seeing them form a sort of found family (there's a reason why i loved six of crows!). i also love how they were set on exposing the hypocrisies of the church, because it is an issue that needs to be spoken about more.
i really enjoyed reading about lucy as well, and seeing how she balanced her faith with her own beliefs - this is something else that we need to be talking more about as well. as a christian that doesn't necessarily agree with everything in the bible, it was a nice to see a character like that.
my only complaints are that, at the beginning, we didn't see enough of michael becoming friends with the rest of the heretics - it was more like: 'oh you've joined our club! we're going to treat you like we've known you for years!' no. no. life doesn't work that easily.
also, it feels sort of...juvenile? like, i get that that is the point of the book, but i still kinda didn't really like that? if i watched a movie version of this (and there should DEFINETLY be a movie - it would be awesome) then it would be okay but it just feels like a novel adaptation of a movie. it wasn't bad just...not great.
buttttt i loved this anyway, and it was just the lighthearted comedy i was looking for!
>> 3.5 stars