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A review by thiscryptidreads
Redeem Them All by Emily Casilli
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
This book was a struggle.
There are WAY to many characters to count, I frequently lost track of who was doing what since many sections were incredibly vague.
This needs some heavy-handed editing to trim off all the unnecessary details and add more details to the things that matter. 25 antagonists feels like way too much, and a lot of the side characters were nothing more than cannon fodder to up the body count.
The short version of this is 14+ people die so that a girl they didn't even know save for a few could learn to have empathy. At the end she is forgiven and told to live a better life, so their sacrifice wasn't in vain and those who survived are traumatized, Injured and hate this girl forever for needlessly refusing to help them survive.
The "Romance" is incredibly awkward and in my opinion not a romance but what happens when a human is enthralled by a supernatural creature. They often kiss or make out at inappropriate times, even after the death of their friends.
Everyone sobs and hisses in this book WAY too much.
Normally I would give a book an automatic 2 stars if I complete the book but honestly, I wish I hadn't finished. I highly suspect AI was used in the creation of this book with how some paragraphs were structured and how certain words repeated.
There are WAY to many characters to count, I frequently lost track of who was doing what since many sections were incredibly vague.
This needs some heavy-handed editing to trim off all the unnecessary details and add more details to the things that matter. 25 antagonists feels like way too much, and a lot of the side characters were nothing more than cannon fodder to up the body count.
The short version of this is 14+ people die so that a girl they didn't even know save for a few could learn to have empathy. At the end she is forgiven and told to live a better life, so their sacrifice wasn't in vain and those who survived are traumatized, Injured and hate this girl forever for needlessly refusing to help them survive.
The "Romance" is incredibly awkward and in my opinion not a romance but what happens when a human is enthralled by a supernatural creature. They often kiss or make out at inappropriate times, even after the death of their friends.
Everyone sobs and hisses in this book WAY too much.
Normally I would give a book an automatic 2 stars if I complete the book but honestly, I wish I hadn't finished. I highly suspect AI was used in the creation of this book with how some paragraphs were structured and how certain words repeated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Sexual content