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Herrick's End
by T. M. Blanchet
“ There was no fairness here. There was no justice. Those were quaint, forgotten notions. Brickside notions. And he wasn’t on the Brickside anymore. „
Thank you NetGalley and Tiny Fox Press for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
I went into this book expecting some kind of other world. A little scary, but harmless and whimsical for the most part. What I actually got was a dark, gruesome, and unforgiving underworld which, arguably, was so much better. The writing was great — the main character’s feelings of desperation and despair seeped through the pages, so much so I could feel the oppressive darkness of Herrick’s End and the Neath. And yet, it manages to remain a fairly light read with a funny cast of characters and enjoyable dialogue.
The characters themselves were okay enough, not the best I’ve encountered but fun to follow along regardless. My biggest issue with them is that I hardly had time to get attached. For so much of the beginning of the story we’re focused on Ollie and Nell’s friendship, only for Nell to almost disappear altogether with zero impact or input on the plot. I probably would have enjoyed this a lot more if it had spent less time setting up a character that had little to do with the story and put that focus on the characters you’re meant to get attached to instead. It almost felt like the characters were put there just to tell the story, rather than experiencing it themselves.
That being said, the ending (and when I say 'ending' I mean 60% onwards) was so much fun and incredibly difficult to put down. I’m excited to see what the Neath has planned in the next book!
Thank you NetGalley and Tiny Fox Press for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
I went into this book expecting some kind of other world. A little scary, but harmless and whimsical for the most part. What I actually got was a dark, gruesome, and unforgiving underworld which, arguably, was so much better. The writing was great — the main character’s feelings of desperation and despair seeped through the pages, so much so I could feel the oppressive darkness of Herrick’s End and the Neath. And yet, it manages to remain a fairly light read with a funny cast of characters and enjoyable dialogue.
The characters themselves were okay enough, not the best I’ve encountered but fun to follow along regardless. My biggest issue with them is that I hardly had time to get attached. For so much of the beginning of the story we’re focused on Ollie and Nell’s friendship, only for Nell to almost disappear altogether with zero impact or input on the plot. I probably would have enjoyed this a lot more if it had spent less time setting up a character that had little to do with the story and put that focus on the characters you’re meant to get attached to instead. It almost felt like the characters were put there just to tell the story, rather than experiencing it themselves.
That being said, the ending (and when I say 'ending' I mean 60% onwards) was so much fun and incredibly difficult to put down. I’m excited to see what the Neath has planned in the next book!