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A review by childofmongreldogs
The Grim Company by Luke Scull
2.0
Yikes. All the dialogue and characters and plot points just come off as trying too hard to be edgy. There were things that legitimately seemed cool, but unfortunately the author, I feel, doesn't quite have the style to pull it off.
Most of the characters were either unbelievably one dimensional and/or annoying, or frustratingly close to being interesting and missed the mark. Half of the characters, minor and major, come off as edge lords or elementary school kids who have just learned naughty words. Very few people talk like that in real life! I guess, grimmcdark fantasies are just populated with those kinds of people....
Two stars as opposed to one star since I actually did like the Cole kid and I honestly really liked how his character shaped up near the end of the book. Probably won't go for the others in the trilogy, but I enjoyed reading his chapters.
Most of the characters were either unbelievably one dimensional and/or annoying, or frustratingly close to being interesting and missed the mark. Half of the characters, minor and major, come off as edge lords or elementary school kids who have just learned naughty words. Very few people talk like that in real life! I guess, grimmcdark fantasies are just populated with those kinds of people....
Two stars as opposed to one star since I actually did like the Cole kid and I honestly really liked how his character shaped up near the end of the book. Probably won't go for the others in the trilogy, but I enjoyed reading his chapters.