821 reviews for:

Revelator

Daryl Gregory

4.03 AVERAGE


4.5 stars
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Started off strong, but lagged in the middle.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It takes a while to get going, partly because you're spending your time between two timelines, partly because Gregory takes his time building everything up and leaving intentional gaps he can fill in later. But the final third really ramps things up and brings everything to an immensely satisfying conclusion. Stick with it.
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

Well, I’ve never read anything like this and I never will again. My mind is absolutely blown. One of the most intricately plotted stories with the most interesting, complex characters I have ever read. Stella is my favorite female protagonist, bar none

It took way too long for the story to get going, in my opinion. The front half had me itching to hurry it up, but the back half was really good, full of action and creepiness. I do think that ghostdaddy was a bit of a let down too. I was sort of hoping for something on a grander scale, but like I said, I was happy with how it all turned out.