A review by reading_ani
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I was really looking forward to reading this book as the premise sounded really intriguing. Unfortunately, the book didn’t even keep half of what it promised. Also, the writing style was so incredibly boring, I had trouble concentrating. I enjoyed the idea of book eaters, yet the main focus were the mind eaters, which heavily reminded me of the monsters in the tv show “the Strain.” Not that I was against the whole concept of Devon being on the run from the families, but her entire escape was just too dragged out and honestly at times pretty annoying because barely anything happened in the present timeline, and also not least because the idea of book eaters wasn’t really fleshed out properly. There is so much wasted potential in that book, and even though on the surface it could have been interesting, there were just too many elements that fell completely flat in execution. My only reason for not DNFing was because I wanted it gone and finished from my TBR-file and not risking me having to revisit it at some later point, just so I can stack it into my bookshelf. 
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