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dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Goddamn, I hate Louis.
I might come back to this another time, but for now it just isn't for me.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I struggle to understand how we got here from where we started.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm so happy this book exists, and I can't wait to start making people read it. I've thought about it a great deal since finishing it, and keep bringing it up to friends I know will love it as much as I did.
Loveable cast of characters, tons of representation that felt authentic, a compelling quest, and a vibrant setting.
It took a few pages for me to get into, bc the beginning exposition was a tad clunky. There were also a few moments where I was confused as a lot happened in a short period of time, and it almost felt like I'd skipped some pages? But once I went back and purposefully slowed down and reread, the confusion went away. Honestly pretty minor nitpicks, though, and I look forward to reading many more books by Al Hess.
(ARC provided by Angry Robot)
Loveable cast of characters, tons of representation that felt authentic, a compelling quest, and a vibrant setting.
It took a few pages for me to get into, bc the beginning exposition was a tad clunky. There were also a few moments where I was confused as a lot happened in a short period of time, and it almost felt like I'd skipped some pages? But once I went back and purposefully slowed down and reread, the confusion went away. Honestly pretty minor nitpicks, though, and I look forward to reading many more books by Al Hess.
(ARC provided by Angry Robot)
dark
emotional
sad
What a delightful surprise this was. I read it aloud to my 12y/o (who also loves the Wayward Children series) as a bedtime story.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hate that I'm giving this two stars but it just was not v good.
- Dual PoVs, switching between Sourpatch and Fetch, but both have the same "voice" (which just so happens to sound exactly like Dylan).
- The pacing of the whole thing was just off. It somehow both felt like nothing happened and too much happened.
- I honestly have no idea how any of the villains were really dispatched, it didn't make a whole lot of sense.
The title of the book is Godkillers but the only actual god was dispatched in the first 5%? And then we spend the rest of the book fighting their children? Except not really bc they all kind of kept defeating themselves? Idfk
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Four books in and I genuinely love this series, but this might be my least favourite so far. Not bc it's darker than the others (although it is, and it wasn't a surprise), but bc the whole thing felt rushed and chaotic, and not in a fun way. The last 50 or so pages felt cheap, and I understand that it's setting up the spinoffs and the final CM book, but...yeah.
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not my new favourite, but still very solid. I was annoyed by a few of the storytelling quirks (primarily revolving around language) and a few other things I can't quite put my finger on that made it feel like it needed at least one more revision.
For those of you wondering if the dog dies,she does not .
For those of you wondering if the dog dies,
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe if I weren't so into splatterpunk already, I would have found this particularly shocking. Idk. It was okay.