A review by chainingbooks
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

full review to come later

Great atmosphere and great monsters, but I didn't find much that I enjoyed beyond that.

Quick list of things that are sticking out to me:
  • I understand wanting to write within the times and wanting to write a gothic fiction novel, it just felt forced to me at times
  • Whether or not the main character is intended to be unlikable, it became very hard to root for him. Especially when I was more interested in the side characters, despite the main character making them seem pretty disposable
  • The depth of knowledge was so impressive and that made it all the more disappointing when it felt like the well educated main character couldn't be bothered to pull on his Oxford education ever again
  • So much felt like it came down to circumstance without truly exploring the complexities and expected consequences for actions taken throughout the story
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