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kiryomi 's review for:
The Invocations
by Krystal Sutherland
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
compulsively readable, fiercely written, and simmering with an intricate cursewriting system. the invocations was engrossing the entire way through — i love anything to do with witches and/or queer horror — and the three leads won me over by the end. the prologue is one of the most descriptive, atmospheric pieces of writing i've read in a while.
one pitfall i will point out is this book's gratuitous violence. there's an excessive amount of blood, gore, and vomit meant for shock value, but i felt that some of it wasn't needed to tell the story and reduced the impact of the finale. also, the romance between jude and emer felt sudden and jarring to me, in part because i couldn't imagine emer with anyone given her reclusive childhood and the way she talked about love in a detached sort of way. overall, though, this is a strong book; i'd recommend it to fans of salem-witch-trials-inspired female rage who don't mind every single male character being a traitor in some way.
one pitfall i will point out is this book's gratuitous violence. there's an excessive amount of blood, gore, and vomit meant for shock value, but i felt that some of it wasn't needed to tell the story and reduced the impact of the finale. also, the romance between jude and emer felt sudden and jarring to me, in part because i couldn't imagine emer with anyone given her reclusive childhood and the way she talked about love in a detached sort of way. overall, though, this is a strong book; i'd recommend it to fans of salem-witch-trials-inspired female rage who don't mind every single male character being a traitor in some way.