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A review by mal_eficent
Celestine: The Living Saint by Andy Clark
3.0
This was just a little boring.
What I wanted was a proper delve into the rebirthing of Celestine, and how that actually impacts her when it happens...Instead it was mostly fanatical retrospection, which can be interesting but fell flat with nothing else to balance it against.
I think the second narration – which covered a fight I didn't care about and had no relation to the story blurb – was supposed to provide this balance. The characters have doubts, and must fight against them without the symbolism and weird dreamscape that Celestine is experiencing. What this actually accomplished was making everyone else much more interesting. I cared way more about what happened to them by the end than anything to do with the Celestine mythos.
They, especially the militarum, had depth, purpose, and their motivations got explored. Celestine got vague hints at her original history and some light constantly stroking her face. The latter was mostly creepy, and even paled against the more complex discussion about the Emperor in Dark Imperium (which I hated).
This isn't necessarily bad, just did not meet up to the actual blurb and my expectations. If you're interested in Celestine and how resurrection might work in the 40k universe it's still something to pick up.
What I wanted was a proper delve into the rebirthing of Celestine, and how that actually impacts her when it happens...Instead it was mostly fanatical retrospection, which can be interesting but fell flat with nothing else to balance it against.
I think the second narration – which covered a fight I didn't care about and had no relation to the story blurb – was supposed to provide this balance. The characters have doubts, and must fight against them without the symbolism and weird dreamscape that Celestine is experiencing. What this actually accomplished was making everyone else much more interesting. I cared way more about what happened to them by the end than anything to do with the Celestine mythos.
They, especially the militarum, had depth, purpose, and their motivations got explored. Celestine got vague hints at her original history and some light constantly stroking her face. The latter was mostly creepy, and even paled against the more complex discussion about the Emperor in Dark Imperium (which I hated).
This isn't necessarily bad, just did not meet up to the actual blurb and my expectations. If you're interested in Celestine and how resurrection might work in the 40k universe it's still something to pick up.