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A review by atomicbbgum
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
In this captivating, highly atmospheric, and engrossing gothic-apocalyptic novel, The Black Hunger, we first begin at the end. We are introduced to one of our main character John Sackville as he scribbles his odyssey and speaks his forbidden lost love, Garrett, as he unravels the tale from the beginning introducing himself at the dawn of his youth, and his academic journey as a scholar that takes him an epic journey through Asia and somehow his fate becomes intertwined with a occult buddhist cult and how they plan to bring about the end of the world.
It starts slowly and reels you in with forbidden love in a gothic scenery, then it pulls you close and grips you with fascination of horrors to come. There are other POV in this novel that I cannot describe without spoiling the book but Jesus Christ. This has been a highly emotional, atmospheric, and enthralling book from beginning to end. I was so engrossed from the very start that I gasped audibly when I finished it knowing there was not more to be read. I wish it would be a second book to come, but things ended so beautifully that I would not blame the author for not continuing. The way the author describes the scenery, the way he introduces new characters and wraps around, and weaves in prior characters that you thought to be passing, it was masterful.
It is an epic gothic horror novel that you MUST read this fall if you love gothic, heavy world building and fantastic horror tales!
I was given the honor to read this before it came out via NetGalley as an e-book in exchange for an honest review, and I'm oh so ever grateful for it! I have made my pre-order for the physical book because I loved it so much!
It starts slowly and reels you in with forbidden love in a gothic scenery, then it pulls you close and grips you with fascination of horrors to come. There are other POV in this novel that I cannot describe without spoiling the book but Jesus Christ. This has been a highly emotional, atmospheric, and enthralling book from beginning to end. I was so engrossed from the very start that I gasped audibly when I finished it knowing there was not more to be read. I wish it would be a second book to come, but things ended so beautifully that I would not blame the author for not continuing. The way the author describes the scenery, the way he introduces new characters and wraps around, and weaves in prior characters that you thought to be passing, it was masterful.
It is an epic gothic horror novel that you MUST read this fall if you love gothic, heavy world building and fantastic horror tales!
I was given the honor to read this before it came out via NetGalley as an e-book in exchange for an honest review, and I'm oh so ever grateful for it! I have made my pre-order for the physical book because I loved it so much!