A review by archer3
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

"Love was a room that appeared when you stepped into it."

This is one of the most well-written books I have ever read. The story, the characters, all of it was amazing. The dialogue was especially well done - I've never read a book with better dialogue. 

I was upset about the plot twist at first; I thought it was kind of...random, for lack of a better word. But, as I kept reading and was given more context, I actually came to really enjoy it. The author tied up all of the questions that arose from me.

The only thing that kept this book from 5 stars, in my opinion, was the ending (both Cyrus' ending and the actual last chapter). I didn't think it fit the tone of the rest of the book at all, and I was left feeling a bit unsatisfied. I was expecting a concrete end and am disappointed that's not what we got.