3.29 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75
Good story, but should have been shorter
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced

I was warned this was bad but, like, this was awful 😂

Harris, when we wanted a Hannibal prequel, we wanted to know how he ended up in prison in the first place, not how Nazis ransacked his ancestral home in Lithuania before he fell in love with his Japanese surrogate mother. At least it clarified where he learned how to abuse drugs to access or create false memories, that clears up the ending of Hannibal a little. 

But god. If I ever have access to a time machine, it will be to go back and tell Thomas Harris not to stick with this idea. Do better, babe, you can do it, I promise you.
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lit

The book isn't boring, but i'd prefer not to know about Hannibal's childhood, it somehow deminishes his achievements.
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

To be honest I expected more from this book
dark mysterious tense fast-paced