A review by soupqueen
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A very slow start. I didn’t really care about Steve’s chapters to begin with, but as the story started coming together everything started feeling more interesting. The epilogue was perhaps unnecessary, but it still felt like it added a little something to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury