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A review by laurensilva
No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Came across this title in a horror book roundup, but this is not a horror story. Much more fantasy with thriller/slasher elements.
For the first half of the book, I was invested, eager to find out how the story unfolds. But, to quote the book itself, "Too much was happening too fast" from Chapter 33 to about Chapter 48. There is a lot happening in almost every moment, but the readers don't have the context that the characters do, and so it gets overwhelming/disorienting. We jump from scene to scene, location to location, very quickly with a lot packed in there. It feels like the end is coming, but we still have more than 100 pages left. Then once it slows back down, it feels like we're now dragging towards the end, an end that when it comes, feels disappointing and doubtful because again we, as readers, haven't been let in enough on the context. It feels like a cheat.
I did enjoy the characters generally, and to get to read from various third-person perspectives to gain some insight into different characters' minds.
For the first half of the book, I was invested, eager to find out how the story unfolds. But, to quote the book itself, "Too much was happening too fast" from Chapter 33 to about Chapter 48. There is a lot happening in almost every moment, but the readers don't have the context that the characters do, and so it gets overwhelming/disorienting. We jump from scene to scene, location to location, very quickly with a lot packed in there. It feels like the end is coming, but we still have more than 100 pages left. Then once it slows back down, it feels like we're now dragging towards the end, an end that when it comes, feels disappointing and doubtful because again we, as readers, haven't been let in enough on the context. It feels like a cheat.
I did enjoy the characters generally, and to get to read from various third-person perspectives to gain some insight into different characters' minds.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder