A review by extraterrestrial_congregations
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I think this was a good book with a good story, but for some reason it just didn't completely resonate with me. While I did find myself looking forward to reading Roya's perspective, the rest of the story, for some reason, just remained as words on a page for me, at least most or the time. And a lot of the references didn't really add much, or were something I'd heard of before with no new perspective or information (e.g about a healed femur being the first sign of civilization and some other things). But I did really enjoy seeing Cyrus and Zee's relationship develop! :>
I think I may like this book more on a reread; I found the constant shift in perspective at the beginning disturbing the flow of the story since I didn't expect it. It may very well be about finding this book at the right time and at the moment, the story just kind of slipped pasy me.