njohnson246 's review for:

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a very quick read that you can finish in just a couple of days. I picked it up wanting something fast paced after reading a few slower classics. It is a good book, well paced, and I liked the writing style. But for me, I just find the idea of being involved in a mass shooting so horrific that I didn’t particularly enjoy this book, so it probably wasn’t the best choice. I did not like seeing from the perspective of one of the shooters either, and trying to make sense of the f-ed up worldview he has. The mother son relationship is obviously the main thematic focus of the book though, and I did think that was well done.