Reviews

Cruel Angels Past Sundown by Hailey Piper

readbyashleyd's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

I’m right in the middle with this one, I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either. Some parts were incredibly interesting and at times I was thoroughly enjoying this novel and convinced it would be a five star read because there’s nothing I enjoy more than a good horror western. This one had some original and unique ideas that I really did enjoy but then one element in particular threw me off the story. There was just SO much god talk and preaching and I have a hard time with things like that, I find it really hard to find enjoyment in that. I did really appreciate the LGBTQIA+ aspect though so definite points for that! So while the story was great, the preachiness prevented it from being as good as it could have been.

jillianreadsalot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

quoth_chloe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I think maybe I was too tired when reading this because I had absolutely no idea what was going on for half of this book. I mean I was invested but so confused. 

I really loved the religious horror, I mean you can never go wrong with a spooky preacher. I pictured the guy from poltergeist! 

I liked the LGBT aspects of this a lot and really liked Annette, I wasn’t sure on some of the other characters. Their personalities were a bit dry. I think that can be the problem with shorter novels, it’s a lot of telling people that they are loving without showing them. We got a bit of it but not enough for me to care about anyone except Slim. 

I LOVED the part with the angels and love how they were represented, I loved the cosmic element of this. 
I think I am definitely going to read it again at some point, I think maybe I was tired and there was a lot going on so maybe it was my fault that I got a bit lost 💁‍♀️

esop's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

otherworlds's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

Really metal religious horror. I read the whole thing from start to finish and had a blast the whole time.

braunm580's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75