A review by galaxiesofbooks
The Sweet Scent Of Liver by Eli Wilde

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

this book is an anthology of 8 short stories that span 100 years. each of them are linked by infected humans called the sharded. basically the bad guys. and synthetic replicants, clones, and humans are all affected by them.

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨… i didn’t really connect with any of these characters, although i did feel sad for Gleb… bless him, he didn’t deserve any of it. those stories were short glimpses into their lives, so i felt like i didn’t have enough time to actually start caring for them.

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚… it was often matter-of-fact type and there was no emotion in it whatsoever. but it still was written in a way that kept me interested to keep going. i also really loved the pictures, they were sooo fucking creepy. 👀

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩… i liked how this book wasn’t at all serious, but entertaining. this world really fascinated me and i wanted to know more about the whole situation between the sharded, synthetics and humans. most of it didn’t really make too much sense but somehow still gripped me in. i won’t deny that one story did drag and i was starting to get bored, but most of these stories were quite fascinating. also this ending, didn’t really expect that. 😂😂 one more thing i found interesting was that all of these stories were connected with each other through different characters. i feel like this book isn’t for everyone and i can see why some people wouldn’t like it, but it worked for me!