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meagjeanreads's review
3.0
This was an interesting read, I felt the idea for the monster was a bit weird for me, I also got confused when reading it as it kind of was jumping between characters and should of been broken up by a chapter break. I did like the idea of the church and end of the world aspect with the flood. I did like the character Isaak he was great. But I just felt it was maybe too rushed and needed more back story as to what was happening.
This was an interesting read, I felt the idea for the monster was a bit weird for me, I also got confused when reading it as it kind of was jumping between characters and should of been broken up by a chapter break. I did like the idea of the church and end of the world aspect with the flood. I did like the character Isaak he was great. But I just felt it was maybe too rushed and needed more back story as to what was happening.
exorcismofemilyreed's review
2.0
I was excited to check out a new cult horror book, but I struggled with Isaak. It started out really well, but got so convoluted, and I feel like a lot of things were never explained. There was little information on the cult that the book was about, and I wish there would have been more context for what was happening. It was almost like jumping into a second book when you haven't read the first one, except I'm pretty sure this is a standalone.
The characters were flat, and no one stood out. It was hard to keep everyone straight because there were so many characters, and new ones kept showing up.
The writing often felt juvenile - for example, explaining that a character's "farts always smelled like breakfast food", describing wine as "pee-water colored", a "fog of sphincter-filtered liquor", and more. I feel like there were some good ideas in the framework, but it got lost with a confusing story and odd phrasing.
Thank you to the author for my copy.
CW - drugging, mention of suicide
The characters were flat, and no one stood out. It was hard to keep everyone straight because there were so many characters, and new ones kept showing up.
The writing often felt juvenile - for example, explaining that a character's "farts always smelled like breakfast food", describing wine as "pee-water colored", a "fog of sphincter-filtered liquor", and more. I feel like there were some good ideas in the framework, but it got lost with a confusing story and odd phrasing.
Thank you to the author for my copy.
CW - drugging, mention of suicide
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