A review by pinggaines180
Lamentation by Ken Scholes

4.0

Scholes' debut novel is quite unique. The worldbuilding was excellent--think of a civilization that has grown up for thousands of years after at least one apocalypse, led by a religious order something like a secularized version of the medieval Roman Catholic Church. Scholes' characters exhibit layers of complexity in their motivations and actions, and a few were true standouts. The only downside for me was the occasional clumsy turn of phrase and scattered typos. The prose has moments of beauty and power, and I wanted the whole book to be written in that manner. Definitely good enough to continue the series.