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ppppaula's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I had such high hopes for this one but am so disappointed. Overly long with thoroughly unlikeable characters. I enjoyed the beginning with Ajay’s story but it went downhill from there. Dark and depressing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Abortion
alittlebitnish's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
At the start this book was engaging. Elements of Ajay’s story and character have quite a journey. It’s quite sad but also laced in reality of society when the powerful control everything.
I also loved the description of the beaches of Goa. this is mainly bc i’m natively from goa so seeing canacona mentioned was nice.
But that’s where what i liked ends.
Did not care for Neda, she screamed pick-me and just lacked anything that would show her own personality. Also, the fact that this book is written by a women and she was the only female character (a terrible one at that) is so disappointing.
Sunny is an overgrown man-child who has convinced himself of his ideas of grandeur when he does nothing. He can claim it’s because of his father and all other complications but it’s just him. Atleast dinesh had more of a character and will than sunny despite coming from similar backgrounds and families.
Scenes from the jail were traumatizing to say the least. The dehumanization of Prem and the descriptiveness of it was so unnecessary. At no point did it add to the story in a sense where it all ties together.
idk why in the last 20% of the book a new character is introduced and we are given his entire story. But, nothing actually connects to the 80% of the previous part.
The ending made no sense to me. Ambiguous endings can be great if done well but this was just not it. Felt like the book was dark for the sake of it. Just not for me at all. Took me too long to finish because just did not engage me, it felt like a chore at times to get through it.
I also loved the description of the beaches of Goa. this is mainly bc i’m natively from goa so seeing canacona mentioned was nice.
But that’s where what i liked ends.
Did not care for Neda, she screamed pick-me and just lacked anything that would show her own personality. Also, the fact that this book is written by a women and she was the only female character (a terrible one at that) is so disappointing.
Sunny is an overgrown man-child who has convinced himself of his ideas of grandeur when he does nothing. He can claim it’s because of his father and all other complications but it’s just him. Atleast dinesh had more of a character and will than sunny despite coming from similar backgrounds and families.
Scenes from the jail were traumatizing to say the least. The dehumanization of Prem and the descriptiveness of it was so unnecessary. At no point did it add to the story in a sense where it all ties together.
idk why in the last 20% of the book a new character is introduced and we are given his entire story. But, nothing actually connects to the 80% of the previous part.
The ending made no sense to me. Ambiguous endings can be great if done well but this was just not it. Felt like the book was dark for the sake of it. Just not for me at all. Took me too long to finish because just did not engage me, it felt like a chore at times to get through it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Rape, Classism, and Homophobia
courto875's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Alcohol, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Rape, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Violence
keowolf_09's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Age of Vice
Format : Physical copy || gifted via Jonathan Ball Publishers
Rating : 4 stars
Genre : Thriller, Mystery, Crime
No spoilers:
This was my first time reading a crime drama and well damn this won’t be the last.
The best way to describe this book is that it’s an absolute page tuner! It’s definitely a thicker book but you don’t feel it once you’ve gotten into the story.
I was a fan of following the different povs. Always feels it’s adds dept in a tidy way.
My favourite storyline was of Ajay. His was the most fleshed and it was needed to anchor the story.
Sunny is overall just a sad man who’s life would never be enough for his father.
Neda was interesting, she felt complex. I was happy she was attempting to move on in the end.
I loved the ending. Was the best way to close it off.
Definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast paced crime drama!
Thank you so much Jonathan Ball Publishers for the gifted review copy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Homophobia
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