A review by exorcismofemilyreed
Those Who Go Forth into the Empty Place of Gods by Doug Rinaldi
3.0
Those Who Go Forth Into the Empty Place of Gods is a novella by Curtis M. Lawson and Doug Rinaldi. This is my first Doug Rinaldi book, but the second I've read from Curtis M. Lawson, and both of the storylines have been creative and entertaining.
I was very intrigued by the setup of this book with the forbidden phrase being spoken on TV, and then beginning something that the main character was not prepared for. There are a lot of characters, and this is a short book, so it was a little difficult to keep track of who was who.
I think I expected this book to be mostly about a curse, but it was really more cosmic horror. I am not the biggest fan of cosmic horror, so I struggled with the story a bit. This is definitely a case of me not being the right reader, and not that the book is bad. If a cosmic horror novella with a forbidden knowledge storyline sounds good to you, this is definitely one to pick up! The other people who have reviewed this book so far really loved it, so I recommend checking out theirs on GoodReads, too.
I was very intrigued by the setup of this book with the forbidden phrase being spoken on TV, and then beginning something that the main character was not prepared for. There are a lot of characters, and this is a short book, so it was a little difficult to keep track of who was who.
I think I expected this book to be mostly about a curse, but it was really more cosmic horror. I am not the biggest fan of cosmic horror, so I struggled with the story a bit. This is definitely a case of me not being the right reader, and not that the book is bad. If a cosmic horror novella with a forbidden knowledge storyline sounds good to you, this is definitely one to pick up! The other people who have reviewed this book so far really loved it, so I recommend checking out theirs on GoodReads, too.