A review by elizajaquays
Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Seven Faceless Saints was one of my most anticipated debuts of 2023 and I was so excited to be able to grab an eARC of it! Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown Books for Young Readers for making it available to me to review.

The biggest strength of this novel is the world-building, with a rich lore of the saints and how the society revolved around them and the disciples. Roz and Damian's history of childhood friends turned to lovers turned to animosity was incredibly well-executed and the tension between them rolled off the page and I enjoyed watching them make peace with each other and rekindle their love.

The first half of the novel was slow and I kept disengaging from it, but I was intrigued enough that I kept coming back to read more and I'm glad I did because things picked up at the halfway mark and I finished the book in an evening.

This book is for readers who want friends to lovers to enemies to lovers, atmospheric writing, rebelling against a system that fails its system, and books that explore PTSD and trauma.

Now for the hard part, waiting for book two!