Reviews - Seven Faceless Saints

996 reviews for:

Seven Faceless Saints

M.K. Lobb

3.5 AVERAGE

minielk's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

madele's review against another edition

3.75

Sometimes during a mystery the author leaves their clues such that you figure out the whole thing way too early and you feel the need to shake the main characters like rag dolls because they're being so dumb. Other than that I loved it

taliamelesi's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. Set in a society divided by those with magic and those without and the discrimination between those classes. The magic system is centred around power being passed down to descendants of seven powerful saints. The story follows two childhood sweethearts turned enemies who have no choice but to work together to solve a string of murders. I really enjoyed this and look forward to the second book coming out!

laylavreads's review

3.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookworm_rwrb's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

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nnendi's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

adriannasophiabookss's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

What an incredible debut! I need the second book in my hands right now!

This is a dual POV fantasy following Roz and Damian. Before Damian was drafted for the war up north, Damian and Roz were inseparable but after Damian’s father ordered the death of Roz’s father and Damian basically abandoned her, she can never forgive him. Now someone is murdering people around the city of Ombrazia with a mysterious poison and to solve the murders, Roz and Damian must team up. The only issue is, Damian is now a security officer at the Palazzo, the home of each of the representatives of the six faceless saints while Roz, despite being a disciple of Patience is not happy with the system and is a rebel trying to tear down the very thing Damian is trying to protect.

Ombrazia is clearly an Italian inspired city and that made me so happy being from an Italian family myself. This book was the perfect blend of romance and fantasy. We get the slow burn and tension between Roz and Damian while getting the world building and intriguing fantasy plot along with a murder mystery. All of my favourite things!

I DEVOURED this book, I had to force myself to put it down so I could sleep. There were some great twists in the plot, a couple I could see coming but I feel that the reader is supposed to be able to put some of the clues together themselves and figure things out along with the characters so I enjoyed that aspect.

The magic system was so interesting! I will admit it wasn’t utilised much at all in this book but I can tell that it’s going to be a lot more prominent in the next book. This one is very much about world and character building and getting us invested in the series. I really enjoyed the pacing and the characters; I love that this was dual POV because it gave us a chance to get to know each character intimately and to see their thoughts and inner monologues which made us understand their motivations and desires.

If you enjoy great world building, character development, enemies to lovers romance/second chance romance and a unique magic system then you will love this book. I am stunned that this is a debut honestly and I can’t wait to read more from M.K. Lobb! This book is out now so go grab it!