ewcarlson 's review for:

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
4.0

A fantastical and lush space opera/Evangelion fanfic/religious text that’s written so beautifully that it lulls you to forget that the protagonist is an insidious and straight up murderous zealot.

It would be five stars, but it loses points for its rampant purple prose and for throwing too many futuristic pronouns at me without first providing a handy chart. Also for not introducing the giant fighting alien mechs until halfway through. LEAD WITH YOUR STRONGEST FOOT, PEOPLE.