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action/adventure, assassins, book review, dark, mystery, netgalley, paranormal, please explain, running from the bad guys, series, thriller, twists and turns
This book is difficult for me to review and rate. I’m not going to rehash the description since it’s easily accessible.
The book had a rough start for me. The reader is dropped in the middle of the action within the mind of a character that is confused about what is going on. This was very disorienting for me and I kept trying to get a grasp on the plot. It did finally even out a bit. The story is told from a few POVs and told out of order, which doesn’t aid the reader to form a coherent vision of the story.
The story has the feel of a thriller, has several plot twists, and a touch of the paranormal. There is an off-kilter feeling of being watched and manipulated.
There are powerful people and conspiracies. When you’re caught in the middle, who do you trust? What is the meaning of life?
There is a thing that that isn’t answered. And this frustrated me. It IS perhaps my biggest complaint and brought the book down in rating for me.
Other readers may not be bothered by this at all, but it makes me consider not reading further in the series. After so many labyrinthine twists and emotional investment, I wanted clarity dammit. I wouldn’t care what answer it was….I just wanted an answer.
Also, the book seemed long, but perhaps it was because the tone is so “Big deep heavy”.
Kudos to the author on a fresh idea with amazing execution. I enjoyed the story (with the exception of the unanswered thing), and appreciated the skillful writing.
Thank you Netgalley and Will Dreamly Arts for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
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