dr_dumpling 's review for:

Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout

5.0

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Well... Apollyon was pretty much a whole lot of depressing. I'd definitely recommend reading the free e-novella Elixir first, or otherwise the first few chapters will be a bit confusing. There are heart-stopping twists and moments to fangirl over, as well as some comic relief (mostly courtesy of Alex snark, though there are some great Aiden one-liners), but this book has a much darker tone than its predecessors. I think it's mostly because Alex and co. are forced to come to terms with exactly what's at stake, and because a huge part of this novel is the fact that Alex has to fight herself. There's a lot of interesting character development, and while the ending isn't a cliffhanger, it's sort of painful to read.