thesapphiccelticbookworm's Reviews (2.04k)

Thank you to Netgalley and World Editions for a copy of this book.

Alec is a press artist choosing an isolated life on a remote island, the only other inhabitant, fellow recluse, Ève. A sudden powercut finds them cut of from the rest off the world; global nuclear war and the collapse of civilisation seems imminent. 

Then comes of the appearance of more evolved humans, 'The Friends of Empedocles', claiming they have the ability to cure any disease.

This book introduces many interesting ideas, but thanks to the writing style, I feel like they're not properly and I frequently found myself bored and unable to care about the plot.

In summary: great ideas, poor execution.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Staughton for an eARC of this book.

In the sequel to 'Only a Monster' we met Joan again. After reseting the timeline in order to save her family, she now has to deal with her former love interest Nick, having no memory of each other, among many other unexpected anomalies in this timeline.

As fate would have it, Joan and Nick are thrust together again as Joan finds herself in grave danger from other monsters; including her former friend, Aaron, who like Nick has no recollection of their history together. 

I really enjoyed how Len dealt with the complexities of time travel and having memories of people they don't have of you.

Really looking forward to the final book in the trilogy.

I'd recommend this for fans of Shadowhunters and The Book Eaters.