Reviews - Seven Faceless Saints

996 reviews for:

Seven Faceless Saints

M.K. Lobb

3.5 AVERAGE

lilaknitsandreads's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

acollectiveofbooks's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 rounding up to 3. The miscommunication trope is a nope for me. It's not a terrible read, I thought it was ok overall. I just can't stand the miscommunication.

mintchocolateleaves's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars.

caitlin_jmg's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious

speterman14's review against another edition

4.0

I ordered this book on a whim and i loved it way more than I expected to. It had me so invested in the saints and the murder mystery. There were a few things that didn’t seem to make sense or weren’t fully followed through the story, but overall a very fun read and I look forward to the second.

aliciafaithreads's review against another edition

3.0

Seven Faceless Saints is the debut novel by M.K. Lobb that takes place in the city of Ombrazia, a very Italian inspired city. We follow Rossana (Roz) who is looking to break up the corrupt system after the death of her father and Damian, a young captain of the Palazzo security. When a string of murders begin to happen, the two of them join forces to figure out what is going on.

I went into this book pretty blind. The cover is stunning and the synopsis gave me slight Assassin’s Creed vibes so I thought I would enjoy it. And I don’t think there is anything wrong with the book itself. I just didn’t connect to the writing style. This is a debut and I feel like it shows. There was just a disconnect between me and the characters that made it hard to really feel immersed in the story.

I do see this book working for a lot of people though. We have a revenge focused heroine and a sweet hero that balance each other out. There is enough murder mystery intrigue to keep the plot moving and while this is classified as a fantasy, there aren’t any super heavy magic systems or anything that would be hard to grasp.

I think I will continue on with this series. It left off in a way that makes me interested to see where it goes. I think this author has so much potential as far as creating immersive worlds and compelling characters so I’m curious to see where the next book goes!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own!

omgitsme's review against another edition

4.0

Honestly, this book was such a slow read for me. I think because I could barely even speculate what was happening. But when it came to an end I didn’t want it to.