Nic
Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this!
4.75 stars rounded up!
This book's blurb mentions "The otherworldly religious conflict of Dune, the cosmic strangeness of Gideon the Ninth, and the heart-pounding action of Red Rising converge in this horror-tinged epic science fantasy debut" and I do not think that is wrong in the slightest. The stakes are cosmic and somehow that still does not feel wide enough in scope. I was sold this book as a horror sci-fantasy and it does not lack in any aspect. From the beginning, you are sold this dark and gritty world where the gods are real and they demand a continual sacrifice. As things unfold and the truth is revealed, your jaw will hit the floor and never recover. There are plenty of moments in this that make the Red Wedding feel like a birthday party at McDonald's. If morally grey characters are your thing and there is no clear 'good' guy, this will be for you.
In the Scar, this was simply the way of things. To hate what had made you. To love what destroyed you.
Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this!
4.75 stars rounded up!
This book's blurb mentions "The otherworldly religious conflict of Dune, the cosmic strangeness of Gideon the Ninth, and the heart-pounding action of Red Rising converge in this horror-tinged epic science fantasy debut" and I do not think that is wrong in the slightest. The stakes are cosmic and somehow that still does not feel wide enough in scope. I was sold this book as a horror sci-fantasy and it does not lack in any aspect. From the beginning, you are sold this dark and gritty world where the gods are real and they demand a continual sacrifice. As things unfold and the truth is revealed, your jaw will hit the floor and never recover. There are plenty of moments in this that make the Red Wedding feel like a birthday party at McDonald's. If morally grey characters are your thing and there is no clear 'good' guy, this will be for you.
In the Scar, this was simply the way of things. To hate what had made you. To love what destroyed you.