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The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
This book was unique and challenging in a way I was not expecting but that I enjoyed. It follows two apprentices who take up the mantles of their forebears in a time of crisis for their home.
The setting is not clear at first, and the reader is given only necessary details. However by the end you realize that much of this reflects the gaps in the protagonists knowledge. We get small reveals of information at times which feel like puzzle pieces being set into place.
It is a book where you have to embrace and accept the ridiculous and not go in with any expectations about what it is going to be. There are some body horror elements in it which I recommend being prepared for.
I wouldn't say that I felt emotionally invested in the characters, but the story itself was interesting and the ending satisfying.
Overall a read that I found interesting and enjoyed overall, but that was a bit difficult to get into at the beginning and had some elements that took me out of the story.
The setting is not clear at first, and the reader is given only necessary details. However by the end you realize that much of this reflects the gaps in the protagonists knowledge. We get small reveals of information at times which feel like puzzle pieces being set into place.
It is a book where you have to embrace and accept the ridiculous and not go in with any expectations about what it is going to be. There are some body horror elements in it which I recommend being prepared for.
I wouldn't say that I felt emotionally invested in the characters, but the story itself was interesting and the ending satisfying.
Overall a read that I found interesting and enjoyed overall, but that was a bit difficult to get into at the beginning and had some elements that took me out of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail