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A review by ominousraven
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
5.0
Well that emotionally destroyed me.
Ok, now that I have gathered myself and its not 1am I can write a slightly better review.
Aside from the fact this book left me a wreck, it was absolutely brilliant. I couldn't put it down. I started it late, at like 10p and finished about 1230a. I didn't even read the synopsis before picking this up. From the first page, I was hooked. The tone of the story was so dark and the writing was so compelling with a slightly menacing undertone. Connor's pain is so raw and his anger is so real. This story just tears at your heart and shows you the truth about painful situations we face in life, "Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary." This book is such a heavy dose of reality delivered in a beautiful dark gothic fantasy style. I loved. every. single. torturous. minuet. of. it.
Update: Reread
Still destroys me. ðŸ˜
Ok, now that I have gathered myself and its not 1am I can write a slightly better review.
Aside from the fact this book left me a wreck, it was absolutely brilliant. I couldn't put it down. I started it late, at like 10p and finished about 1230a. I didn't even read the synopsis before picking this up. From the first page, I was hooked. The tone of the story was so dark and the writing was so compelling with a slightly menacing undertone. Connor's pain is so raw and his anger is so real. This story just tears at your heart and shows you the truth about painful situations we face in life, "Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary." This book is such a heavy dose of reality delivered in a beautiful dark gothic fantasy style. I loved. every. single. torturous. minuet. of. it.
Update: Reread
Still destroys me. ðŸ˜