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A review by nicole_reads_everything
Preacher, Prophet, Beast by Harper Fox
3.0
This actually might be my least favorite of the series.
To be fair, it's been several months since I've read the previous books, and I read those ones all in one go, so it's possible coming into this one without all the other books fresh in my mind played a part.
The writing was wonderful as always, but it felt like the book strayed a little too far into mystic land, at least for me. I've really enjoyed the supernatural elements in the previous books, but here it was a little bizarre and confusing, and I had a really hard time following what all was happening. The whole plot seemed very convoluted, and I found myself wishing there was more of the everyday life type details that filled the previous books in the series.
I have mixed feelings on the reference to current events. On the one hand, super relevant, and I actually really liked seeing fictional representations of the real world implications of our current political climate. On the other hand, it sort of threw me a little, because I couldn't remember any references to current events in earlier books, so I don't think I quite "placed" the books in time. Having a sudden reference in book #7 that screams THIS TAKES PLACE IN 2017 was just a little jarring, if that makes sense?
Anyway, I did finish the book feeling a little disappointed and underwhelmed, and a little nervous about future books, if Fox feels the need to keep ramping up the obscure supernatural plots in each go-round.
To be fair, it's been several months since I've read the previous books, and I read those ones all in one go, so it's possible coming into this one without all the other books fresh in my mind played a part.
The writing was wonderful as always, but it felt like the book strayed a little too far into mystic land, at least for me. I've really enjoyed the supernatural elements in the previous books, but here it was a little bizarre and confusing, and I had a really hard time following what all was happening. The whole plot seemed very convoluted, and I found myself wishing there was more of the everyday life type details that filled the previous books in the series.
I have mixed feelings on the reference to current events. On the one hand, super relevant, and I actually really liked seeing fictional representations of the real world implications of our current political climate. On the other hand, it sort of threw me a little, because I couldn't remember any references to current events in earlier books, so I don't think I quite "placed" the books in time. Having a sudden reference in book #7 that screams THIS TAKES PLACE IN 2017 was just a little jarring, if that makes sense?
Anyway, I did finish the book feeling a little disappointed and underwhelmed, and a little nervous about future books, if Fox feels the need to keep ramping up the obscure supernatural plots in each go-round.