Reviews - City of Gods and Monsters

3.36k reviews for:

City of Gods and Monsters

Kayla Edwards

3.75 AVERAGE

chaotictrash's review against another edition

2.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jessicalvcastro's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annymac's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a good time - it's not a great literary epic, but I really enjoyed it as a palette cleanser read. I didn't quite get the chemistry between the two main characters and the slow burn felt contrived but if you want a fun read which isn't much of a thinker (and I do mean that as a compliment, we all need those books every so often) this is a good option

jillie_lee's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

juuuules444's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

kellyjanee1's review against another edition

3.0

The world building was fine. The mystery and reveal were good but this dragged a bit for me. If it wasn’t a book club read, I’m not sure I would’ve finished. The best part of the book is the last thirty percent because you finally find out what’s going on. And that’s fine. 70% into the book is usually when things are awesome. It just took too long to get there. This book was 736 pages and I just think there are parts that could’ve been removed. Just my opinion, most people love this book.