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mjk1221 's review for:
Seven Faceless Saints
by M.K. Lobb
A second chance romance that's a murder mystery in a religious-magical system? Okay, I'll bite.
If you're not into murder mysteries, this definitely is not the book for you. It's a strong murder mystery vibe the whole way through. The second chance romance is definitely there, but is more the character driving plot and less the story plot. I found the murder mystery a definite YA murder mystery. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't super intriguing.
I found the world interesting. The world is set in a place that vaguely reminds you of the Vatican, but with magic and the local non-magic are incredibly oppressed. The religious-magical system (i.e., the Seven Saints) I thought was interesting. I still don't have all the Saints and their magic down, but you really don't need it as you only really need Patience and you get that in full dosage. However, I have a feeling we'll learn more about the system in the follow-up books. I always enjoy understanding book titles and their covers and the title and the cover do fit it well.
The rebellion factor of the book was okay. It's my least favorite thing of the book; however, you completely understand WHY there is a brewing rebellion. It's a very skewed world they are in with magic and non-magic. I think I liked it least because it was so obvious and nothing new that it was just another plot and character division point.
The second chance romance was okay. It was a little quick, but also added depth to both sides during the multi-POV. I will say, though, that sometimes things were repeated a little too closely between the characters that sometimes I thought I'd accidentally went backwards in the book. Doesn't happen often, but happened enough that I had to catch on that this was a writing quirk.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I'm looking forward to the next one that left an open ending for a next book and also the characters.
If you're not into murder mysteries, this definitely is not the book for you. It's a strong murder mystery vibe the whole way through. The second chance romance is definitely there, but is more the character driving plot and less the story plot. I found the murder mystery a definite YA murder mystery. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't super intriguing.
I found the world interesting. The world is set in a place that vaguely reminds you of the Vatican, but with magic and the local non-magic are incredibly oppressed. The religious-magical system (i.e., the Seven Saints) I thought was interesting. I still don't have all the Saints and their magic down, but you really don't need it as you only really need Patience and you get that in full dosage. However, I have a feeling we'll learn more about the system in the follow-up books. I always enjoy understanding book titles and their covers and the title and the cover do fit it well.
The rebellion factor of the book was okay. It's my least favorite thing of the book; however, you completely understand WHY there is a brewing rebellion. It's a very skewed world they are in with magic and non-magic. I think I liked it least because it was so obvious and nothing new that it was just another plot and character division point.
The second chance romance was okay. It was a little quick, but also added depth to both sides during the multi-POV. I will say, though, that sometimes things were repeated a little too closely between the characters that sometimes I thought I'd accidentally went backwards in the book. Doesn't happen often, but happened enough that I had to catch on that this was a writing quirk.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I'm looking forward to the next one that left an open ending for a next book and also the characters.