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The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 1
by Quil Carter
I have so much to say about this book, and yet I don't think any of it will do the Fallocaust series justice so it's gonna just be a ramble of words that may not even make that much sense to anyone else but me! Quil Carter.... absolute legend. Protect this man at all costs. He's changed the way I think about things and I'm learning a lot about myself!
This book took me EIGHT WEEKS to finish. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good that I just couldn't go any faster. Seriously, the only other book in my entire life that has taken me this long to read is The Hobbit, and that was because my sister gave me her annotated paperback to use and the font was SO small I had to go out and buy a handheld magnifying glass because my milk bottle glasses were not up to task!!! For reference, I only read on my Kindle and my font is set to 11....but I digress!
Quil is absolutely God when it comes to making you feel exactly what his characters are feeling. I've experienced almost every emotion during this book as though I am the one feeling it firsthand - I don't know if that makes sense but just go with it. Not to mention I have an overwhelming sense of anxiety, nausea and anticipation at what's still to come!
The events of this book were absolutely fucking devastating. I cried for Reno, for Killi, and mostly for Reaver. What Nero did to Reaver made me want to vomit. No exaggeration. I only just finished reading this and I legit feel like I want to go be sick right now - I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire...
I'm not going to say anything about the plot because this series is best experienced blind. That being said, it is without doubt the darkest thing I have or will ever read. There is no comparison. If you can read Fallocaust you can read anything. I will be having a little break though because I can't handle the anxious tension that comes with reading these books at the rate I usually get through a series! Honestly the tension is unreal - it's like that suspenseful music in Jaws (my dad sat me in front of this when I was a small child and to this day I still cannot go into open water) combined with the rippling puddle in Jurrasic Park when the T-Rex is coming (again, this has haunted me my whole life, even now I can't watch this without shitting myself!!!!). You know something bad is around every turn. It is absolutely going to be something horrifying and harrowing. There's absolutely no let up on this anxious tension throughout the entirety of the book, but that's what makes this series so incredibly amazing to read.
Ok, so now the characters. I understand that the books are showing us awful people doing awful things, yet there are also the good things about them and we will get to know why people behave the way they do and maybe come to understand them and maybe even like them. That being said, Nero can absolutely fuck off. I cannot see myself ever being able to empathise with him. Same with Elish. Right now I just do not like Elish, but undeniably he is better than Nero so there's that I guess. Maybe I'll be proven wrong about him, but after three books I still think he's an absolute wanker. Also I don't have enough original words to make my feelings about Perish be known - absolute cunt.
The characters that I love are Reaver, Killian, Reno and Luca. I feel so attached to these guys that it hurts so much more when something bad happens to them.
Other characters that I like so far are Jade, Caligula, Chally, Sanguine, Drake and maybe Jack. I can even empathise with King Silas - which I never would have said after finising book 1, but I can see why he's gone crazy.
Everyone else is a dickhead until proven otherwise! Garrett especially - he gives me the creeps.
If you can't tell, I absolutely love this series! But I do need a little break from reading this before I have an actual mental breakdown and spend my Christmas build up rocking back and forth in a dark corner! 100% recommend reading but please do check the triggers!
This book took me EIGHT WEEKS to finish. Not because it was bad, but because it was so good that I just couldn't go any faster. Seriously, the only other book in my entire life that has taken me this long to read is The Hobbit, and that was because my sister gave me her annotated paperback to use and the font was SO small I had to go out and buy a handheld magnifying glass because my milk bottle glasses were not up to task!!! For reference, I only read on my Kindle and my font is set to 11....but I digress!
Quil is absolutely God when it comes to making you feel exactly what his characters are feeling. I've experienced almost every emotion during this book as though I am the one feeling it firsthand - I don't know if that makes sense but just go with it. Not to mention I have an overwhelming sense of anxiety, nausea and anticipation at what's still to come!
The events of this book were absolutely fucking devastating. I cried for Reno, for Killi, and mostly for Reaver. What Nero did to Reaver made me want to vomit. No exaggeration. I only just finished reading this and I legit feel like I want to go be sick right now - I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire...
I'm not going to say anything about the plot because this series is best experienced blind. That being said, it is without doubt the darkest thing I have or will ever read. There is no comparison. If you can read Fallocaust you can read anything. I will be having a little break though because I can't handle the anxious tension that comes with reading these books at the rate I usually get through a series! Honestly the tension is unreal - it's like that suspenseful music in Jaws (my dad sat me in front of this when I was a small child and to this day I still cannot go into open water) combined with the rippling puddle in Jurrasic Park when the T-Rex is coming (again, this has haunted me my whole life, even now I can't watch this without shitting myself!!!!). You know something bad is around every turn. It is absolutely going to be something horrifying and harrowing. There's absolutely no let up on this anxious tension throughout the entirety of the book, but that's what makes this series so incredibly amazing to read.
Ok, so now the characters. I understand that the books are showing us awful people doing awful things, yet there are also the good things about them and we will get to know why people behave the way they do and maybe come to understand them and maybe even like them. That being said, Nero can absolutely fuck off. I cannot see myself ever being able to empathise with him. Same with Elish. Right now I just do not like Elish, but undeniably he is better than Nero so there's that I guess. Maybe I'll be proven wrong about him, but after three books I still think he's an absolute wanker. Also I don't have enough original words to make my feelings about Perish be known - absolute cunt.
The characters that I love are Reaver, Killian, Reno and Luca. I feel so attached to these guys that it hurts so much more when something bad happens to them.
Other characters that I like so far are Jade, Caligula, Chally, Sanguine, Drake and maybe Jack. I can even empathise with King Silas - which I never would have said after finising book 1, but I can see why he's gone crazy.
Everyone else is a dickhead until proven otherwise! Garrett especially - he gives me the creeps.
If you can't tell, I absolutely love this series! But I do need a little break from reading this before I have an actual mental breakdown and spend my Christmas build up rocking back and forth in a dark corner! 100% recommend reading but please do check the triggers!