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A review by wardenred
Revelations by Nik Knight
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Clearly time to execute my “if it doesn’t grab me at all by ~25%, it’s over for us“ rule, because it doesn’t grab me at all.
I’ve actually tried picking this book up before and balked at the prologue because it’s just so dark, but a friend who loves the series swore that what comes after it makes it worth it. Alas, tastes differ. The main story definitely had components that I usually like, such as religious trauma and trying to adjust to college living and weird “is it in my head or is it real?“ stuff. But I couldn’t really vibe with the execution. The best way I can describe my impression is that the things I feel should be handled subtly were over the top, and the things I’d like the narrative to linger on were glossed over
Also, I’m half-certain that the dark, dark prologue wasn’t necessary at all because seems like all it did was spoil the big reveal early on (yes,I’ve taken a glance at the last couple of chapters and the big reveal there is like… exactly what I thought it would be the moment the story transitioned from the prologue to the MC introduction).
I’ve actually tried picking this book up before and balked at the prologue because it’s just so dark, but a friend who loves the series swore that what comes after it makes it worth it. Alas, tastes differ. The main story definitely had components that I usually like, such as religious trauma and trying to adjust to college living and weird “is it in my head or is it real?“ stuff. But I couldn’t really vibe with the execution. The best way I can describe my impression is that the things I feel should be handled subtly were over the top, and the things I’d like the narrative to linger on were glossed over
Also, I’m half-certain that the dark, dark prologue wasn’t necessary at all because seems like all it did was spoil the big reveal early on (yes,I’ve taken a glance at the last couple of chapters and the big reveal there is like… exactly what I thought it would be the moment the story transitioned from the prologue to the MC introduction).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Torture, and Religious bigotry