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A review by el393way
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
I went into this book with zero expectations, which can be good sometimes and others not so much. This novella was interesting to say the least, but I finished it feeling like I got nothing out of it in any way.
The whole thing felt like we saw a bunch of stuff happen but everyone was worse off in the end. The characters were wholly unlikeable. I found myself rooting for the demon lord and the demon lord only. The antagonists were excruciatingly awful which was intentional and I didn’t mind. But the main set of characters, who were on the opposition to the stand ins for the white supremacists and religious fanatics, were pretty cruddy people.
I will never relate to the dynamic of one sibling sacrificing everything good in their life to protect their mediocre sibling from any discomfort or hardship. The display of that relationship in this book was annoying because we never even got to see their relationship. We only saw the one sibling basically being a terrible person to save her sister.
Same for the love interests. We don’t see any of the chemistries in the different couples, we’re just told about their past or told that they’re into each other.
The writing style was well done and the pacing was nice. The narrator chosen for the audiobook, Dion Graham, was an amazing choice.
The whole thing felt like we saw a bunch of stuff happen but everyone was worse off in the end. The characters were wholly unlikeable. I found myself rooting for the demon lord and the demon lord only. The antagonists were excruciatingly awful which was intentional and I didn’t mind. But the main set of characters, who were on the opposition to the stand ins for the white supremacists and religious fanatics, were pretty cruddy people.
I will never relate to the dynamic of one sibling sacrificing everything good in their life to protect their mediocre sibling from any discomfort or hardship. The display of that relationship in this book was annoying because we never even got to see their relationship. We only saw the one sibling basically being a terrible person to save her sister.
Same for the love interests. We don’t see any of the chemistries in the different couples, we’re just told about their past or told that they’re into each other.
The writing style was well done and the pacing was nice. The narrator chosen for the audiobook, Dion Graham, was an amazing choice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Murder
I would not recommend this book for anyone who is ex-Christian with religious trauma unless they are in a comfortable place with their past relationships with the church and religious fanatics.