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The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
3.0
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is a difficult book to review. The concept for the book is good and the twist is fantastic, but the pathway to get there caused me some issues as a reader. I enjoyed Hamdy's writing and felt that he did a good job setting the scene and describing his characters. He weaves a good story and includes some great introspective information. But the nature of the book requires a lot of information to be held hush hush. Unfortunately, this leads to a plot that runs a little slow and is occasionally confusing. The end of the book made it worth the read and was quite clever, but the mix of genre and the way things come about will just not be for every reader. This is a niche book and a unique one. I enjoyed my read, but wouldn't recommend it to just anyone.