A review by jess_readingjournal
The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

3.0

I picked this series because I love Bloodborne and I heard this book had some of the vibes, and it does! The city of Guerdon is as much of a character here as Yharnam is in Bloodborne and there are nods here and there to the game and other media, but I appreciate how this book took all those Lovecraftian ideas and did something different and original with them.
Unfortunately I never quite loved the main character and one of the subplots just seemed like a waste of time that ended up going nowhere.
But overall I enjoyed this book enough to continue reading the series, and book 2, which I'm currently reading, is a huge improvement.