A review by hopeevey
Coil by Ren Warom

3.0

This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I hope they don't regret that decision.

This is a murder mystery with very vivid descriptions of violence and torture. The gore is never gratuitous; it always serves the, very brutal, story. If you don't care for or can't read such things, don't even start this one.


Am I the only one who didn't know this is a book one? I can't find reference to this being part of a series anywhere, but the book doesn't so much end, as stops with an implicit "to be continued." I HATE when that happens. I have been known to say some very, very bad words when I run into a non-ending like this. I can almost forgive Coil for its lack of proper ending, because, otherwise, I really enjoyed this book. The complex worldbuilding has social commentary so smoothly integrated you may not realize it's there. The writing style has a rich intensity I quite enjoyed.

If you can stomach the violence and accept that this doesn't have a tidy ending, the characters and plot are well worth the effort.