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lmorgan2100 's review for:
No Gods, No Monsters
by Cadwell Turnbull
No Gods, No Monsters opens with a video of a police shooting that reveals to the world that monsters exist. Through multiple characters, we learn how the human world is responding and how these monsters operate within it. The mention of the monster shadow society and secret groups was fascinating. I will say that there are MULTIPLE character shifts with each section. If you are not a fan of having multiple points of view within one story, it can get a bit confusing. I usually do not mind that but, in this book, it threw me off with so many characters. One of the main issues that I had with this story was that it felt that the characters were not fully developed. Readers learn some information as the story goes on but for me it was never enough to dig deep into the character or made me care about the characters significantly. The characters felt almost vague, especially in the beginning of the book. It was a bit of a struggle for me to get into the flow of the story. However, in the second half, it did pick up. I just wanted to know more about who I was reading about with maybe less characters.
I will say that the inclusion within this novel is outstanding. The diversity of the characters made me round up from what would have been a 3-star rating to a 4-star. Regardless of the issues I had with the flow of the story, the overarching message of the book is powerful and worth paying attention to. Having “being a monster” as a part of these characters identities the reason that makes them othered from society is a creative and effective premise by Turnbull. The fear and prejudice around monsters reflect a lot about our own society. This novel strongly recognizes the theme of humanity with a compelling message that these characters, regardless of their “monsterness”, still bled and feel like human beings. Turnbull is a gifted writer with a talent of beautifully creating a world that shows the uglier side of our own.
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for my ARC.
I will say that the inclusion within this novel is outstanding. The diversity of the characters made me round up from what would have been a 3-star rating to a 4-star. Regardless of the issues I had with the flow of the story, the overarching message of the book is powerful and worth paying attention to. Having “being a monster” as a part of these characters identities the reason that makes them othered from society is a creative and effective premise by Turnbull. The fear and prejudice around monsters reflect a lot about our own society. This novel strongly recognizes the theme of humanity with a compelling message that these characters, regardless of their “monsterness”, still bled and feel like human beings. Turnbull is a gifted writer with a talent of beautifully creating a world that shows the uglier side of our own.
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for my ARC.