Reviews

Kings of a Dead World by Jamie Mollart

james_reynolds's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well plotted, well written, but seriously depressing. There isn't a lot to lighten the gloom in this book. I found I had to read it in small doses, it's definitely not a relaxing read but it is worth sticking with. A little more balance between light and shade and I would have given it five stars.

all_kat's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

atlas_nomad's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mrsmorningstar's review

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Huge waste of potential. I was so shocked at the ending, simply because how can you cut this off there? And I hated that such a good premise ended up being character driven only.

zandermarston's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

charlottethebookharlot's review

5.0

With an overpopulated earth and resources dwindling the only option the Government has determined for its inhabitants is to put them to sleep; so begins the story of how this dystopian world came to be. We hear from two viewpoints, Ben Middleton who tries to stop this new world with his anarchist group NSF and Peruzzi the caretaker for his districts sleeping inhabitants.

The story and its characters were so gripping that I read this in one sitting. The two protagonists Ben and Peruzzi were both flawed but so real that I couldn't relax until I knew exactly what was going to happen to them. 5 Stars and would definitely recommend!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book to read in order for an honest review

sabrinaslivingliterature's review

5.0

Terrifying book but I loved it! This book is such chaotic read, you have 3 perspectives "Before", Ben and Peruzzi. These perspectives at first seem relatively unconnected but you watch them all come crashing together. The setting of a world where resources have run out and the solution is "The Sleep", the discoveries that Peruzzi makes about what is outside the compound and the crashing of the "before" into what is the present for the character is incredible. I definitely recommend this book but it definitely isn't a hopeful book.

amoose's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

elliothanks's review

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

This was not a very well written book, at times sentences fully didn't make sense no matter how many times I tried to Interperet them, and asked for others opinions. I finished it purely so I could tick it off my list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and War

paperbackmo's review

4.0

4.5 stars

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