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A review by marlovve
Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontrager
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to Netgalley and Quill and Crow Publishing House for providing me with a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I had a decent time with this book! I found the worldbuilding to be very interesting, and some characters I came to adore and others I feel like needed more time to flesh them out. Roman in particular was so intriguing to me, but it felt like he was almost incomplete as a character. Whilst I also understand why we didn't spend much time getting to know Theo's sister, it felt like there was much more of a focus on the actual dissapearance and lack of her, rather than actually getting to feel the relationship between the two sisters. This also applied to the plot itself for me. It felt like there was such a big, interesting build-up to the finale, but it fell a little flat.
There also seemed to be a bit of a disconnect when it came to the tone, which wasn't too overly jarring, but it felt like it swung in a couple different directions throughout, without enough to connect and justify the change.I did really love the cosmic horror element, as well as the concept of the bureau itself, but I wish there had been more time spent fleshing out these concepts, since I left the novel feeling somewhat unsatisfied with how deeply they were explored. That is not to say that I didn't thoroughly enjoy the writing style of this book, just some elements I found were a bit disjointed to me.
The handling of grief I think was done well, as well as how it bleeds into Theo's relationships, particularly with Delilah,and the complications that came with her personal life and professional lives overlapping, vs the complicated feeling that came with a betrayal that was liekly done with good intentions.
Overall, I enjoyed most of my time with this book, and would absolutely reccomend this!
I had a decent time with this book! I found the worldbuilding to be very interesting, and some characters I came to adore and others I feel like needed more time to flesh them out. Roman in particular was so intriguing to me, but it felt like he was almost incomplete as a character. Whilst I also understand why we didn't spend much time getting to know Theo's sister, it felt like there was much more of a focus on the actual dissapearance and lack of her, rather than actually getting to feel the relationship between the two sisters. This also applied to the plot itself for me. It felt like there was such a big, interesting build-up to the finale, but it fell a little flat.
There also seemed to be a bit of a disconnect when it came to the tone, which wasn't too overly jarring, but it felt like it swung in a couple different directions throughout, without enough to connect and justify the change.
The handling of grief I think was done well, as well as how it bleeds into Theo's relationships, particularly with Delilah,
Overall, I enjoyed most of my time with this book, and would absolutely reccomend this!