A review by aimlib
The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

🐗 12 6-year olds, their teacher and 2 mothers chaperoning them on a camping trip, what could go wrong when one of them is a murderer? Is there hope for anyone in this party? 

This book was only 160 pages and it was like a fever dream. This was on a disturbing books list and I was very excited at the idea but it was not as great as hyped up. It was a quick read.

The overall plot and towards the end the idea and metaphors were good, but the book kept switching POVs mid sentence, it would go from third person to second, it will be talking about the mother but couple sentences later the daughter, so it’s not a light read because if you lose your focus you lose the plot. 

The writing reminded me of Stephen King, but a more rushed version considering the size. 

And the actions made by the kids made sense considering they were kids, but their monologues were very adult like for six year olds, which is why some scenes didn’t make sense. 

The opening has you hooked, but instead of creating further anticipation until the turn of events, it gets started on the horror and gore right away. 

There are 5 chapters and while the 3rd chapter felt long and slow paced, the pace picked back up in the last chapter, with a very vivid description involving a certain wild boar.  

This was a good read and quick read, but the horror and gore were meh.