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A review by odettebrethouwer
Slay by Matthew Laurence
5.0
I have no clue about why I waited so long to pick this up. What a delight, this book.
I read the first one in this series as an ambassador for a Dutch publisher (who sadly didn't translate this wonderful book) in like december 2016. I real A LOT of books, so it is very common for me to forget a lot about a story and the characters between a first one and a sequel. Not this one. I could recite everything I enjoyed about this book at any given time.
If you can explain me not reading this sequel sooner, please enlighten me. Maybe because it felt safe, having a book you know you are going to love sit unread on your shelves?
Anyway, reading this was a blast again. I love the writing style. I love the characters. I love everything that happens, the twists and turns the plot makes. I was surprised so many times!
I really like that sometimes people react reasonable, and sometimes emotions take over. I was gonna say it makes them humans, but they're gods, but you get the point. It makes them feel real. And it makes the storyline really unpredictable, which I love. And however they respond, both responses fit in the setting so that is really well done. And I love how different the outcome could have been f they did or didn't do something..
I also really like the idea Matthew came up with, how the strengths of the gods are related to the amount of believers. And the little systemhacks in it, and how the system grew and is used (and misused) and all that stuff. Very well done!
Long story short: lovely YA books that I highly recommend. Please buy and read those!
Cannot wait for book 3! The story, but also really curious for the cover, I bet it is going to be drop-dead gorgeous as well!
I read the first one in this series as an ambassador for a Dutch publisher (who sadly didn't translate this wonderful book) in like december 2016. I real A LOT of books, so it is very common for me to forget a lot about a story and the characters between a first one and a sequel. Not this one. I could recite everything I enjoyed about this book at any given time.
If you can explain me not reading this sequel sooner, please enlighten me. Maybe because it felt safe, having a book you know you are going to love sit unread on your shelves?
Anyway, reading this was a blast again. I love the writing style. I love the characters. I love everything that happens, the twists and turns the plot makes. I was surprised so many times!
I really like that sometimes people react reasonable, and sometimes emotions take over. I was gonna say it makes them humans, but they're gods, but you get the point. It makes them feel real. And it makes the storyline really unpredictable, which I love. And however they respond, both responses fit in the setting so that is really well done. And I love how different the outcome could have been f they did or didn't do something..
I also really like the idea Matthew came up with, how the strengths of the gods are related to the amount of believers. And the little systemhacks in it, and how the system grew and is used (and misused) and all that stuff. Very well done!
Long story short: lovely YA books that I highly recommend. Please buy and read those!
Cannot wait for book 3! The story, but also really curious for the cover, I bet it is going to be drop-dead gorgeous as well!