Scan barcode
A review by bosco29
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Confusing and hard to follow.
Time jumps constantly. Character points of view jumps constantly. So many scenes have something going on in the present, past, and future and switched character viewpoints and locations. It's really hard to figure out what is going on.
I love that so many characters of LGBTQIA+, it's like every other character, but it was almost overdone and with how terrible it was to follow the story, it's like the author hoped the inclusion factor would carry the story.
It started out promising and I loved the premise of the secret world of monsters leaking to the public but the book wasn't about that very much.
I can't decide if this would have been better as several books in a longer series so you can actually invest in a single character at some point. In this book, it's basically an introduction to a billion characters in a billion different timeframes. Maybe it'll come together more in a future book? I don't see how I'll actually start to connect with a character though with how much it jumps around.
The audiobook had potential but the narrator pauses in weird places and every ime the narrator breathes in, it's loud and sounds like he's been jump scared, I know that sounds odd but it was incredibly irritating to hear this constant quick, loud intake of breath mid sentence and after every sentence. I am wondering if this is a book thats better physically read instead. Maybe it would be easier to follow too.
I was really excited about this book but it was disappointing. I don't have the Tok but it feels like another book built up by that platform for whatever reason only to be a flop. I expected more supernatural and was disappointed by how very little this book actually even mentions the "monsters"/supernatural.
TW: This book has a heavy focus on Dr*g use/addiction, mental health.
Time jumps constantly. Character points of view jumps constantly. So many scenes have something going on in the present, past, and future and switched character viewpoints and locations. It's really hard to figure out what is going on.
I love that so many characters of LGBTQIA+, it's like every other character, but it was almost overdone and with how terrible it was to follow the story, it's like the author hoped the inclusion factor would carry the story.
It started out promising and I loved the premise of the secret world of monsters leaking to the public but the book wasn't about that very much.
I can't decide if this would have been better as several books in a longer series so you can actually invest in a single character at some point. In this book, it's basically an introduction to a billion characters in a billion different timeframes. Maybe it'll come together more in a future book? I don't see how I'll actually start to connect with a character though with how much it jumps around.
The audiobook had potential but the narrator pauses in weird places and every ime the narrator breathes in, it's loud and sounds like he's been jump scared, I know that sounds odd but it was incredibly irritating to hear this constant quick, loud intake of breath mid sentence and after every sentence. I am wondering if this is a book thats better physically read instead. Maybe it would be easier to follow too.
I was really excited about this book but it was disappointing. I don't have the Tok but it feels like another book built up by that platform for whatever reason only to be a flop. I expected more supernatural and was disappointed by how very little this book actually even mentions the "monsters"/supernatural.
TW: This book has a heavy focus on Dr*g use/addiction, mental health.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, and Drug use