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A review by bybookandbone
Dark Apprentice by Val Neil
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Incoming swearing!
This book sent me through it... The main character Nikolai, is also the main antagonist... I HATE him. Yes he's a psychopath and an interesting pov but oh my god, he's a fucking idiot.
You could tell this boy that 2+2=4 and he would automatically presume that you have an ulterior motive and want to kill him/ steal his youth.
Medea was a great character for the most part but it irritated me how she occasionally fawned over Nicolai. 'He's the most powerful... so much potential' etc. Does he? Where is the evidence of that?
Nicolai is a horrible mansplaining, murderous, little piece of shit and sometimes it's just too much.
I wish his thought process was a bit more logical at least some of the time.
Why did he want to kill Medea as a default feeling? It's not explained past 'why not?'
I still enjoyed the book but don't expect a three act story. This is heavy character interaction/world building.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This book sent me through it... The main character Nikolai, is also the main antagonist... I HATE him. Yes he's a psychopath and an interesting pov but oh my god, he's a fucking idiot.
You could tell this boy that 2+2=4 and he would automatically presume that you have an ulterior motive and want to kill him/ steal his youth.
Medea was a great character for the most part but it irritated me how she occasionally fawned over Nicolai. 'He's the most powerful... so much potential' etc. Does he? Where is the evidence of that?
Nicolai is a horrible mansplaining, murderous, little piece of shit and sometimes it's just too much.
I wish his thought process was a bit more logical at least some of the time.
Why did he want to kill Medea as a default feeling? It's not explained past 'why not?'
I still enjoyed the book but don't expect a three act story. This is heavy character interaction/world building.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.