prettyflyforascienceguy's Reviews (287)


The writing in this book is so shallow and lackluster, I'm surprised this book is as popular as it is. There are more holes in the plot than in swiss cheese. The "smut" is somehow both bland and cringey at the same time. The horror and gore is really used to remind you that this is a book about serial killers. In between the small snippets of horror, we get horribly written angsty insta-love "romance." The premise of the book was a really cool one but the execution was sooooo bad. 

1 star added because the first half of the book gave me hope it would be good. 

Had some parts that pulled at my heart strings, but you can tell this is Sanderson’s earlier work. The writing just feels inexperienced. Good story, lacking slightly in execution. Obviously I will continue though. 

IMO there are better written dystopian classics. 

I was super hooked into this book. It is extremely immersive and thrilling without being gory or sexual, which is refreshing. 

But, the ending annoyed me. As a person who is not catholic and doesn’t understand the church, I was just a little miffed that
the big “scandal” was Benitez being intersex.


It didn’t land well as a “twist” for me. I think we could have been fine without the last chapter. 

Fun n Cute but Hoid’s voice annoyed me at times (which I’m sure was the point). 

Difficult to rate because it is obviously well written and important. However, I personally struggled with the time jumps and the writing style. I didn’t love this book, but I understand those who did, and I would recommend. (I may try again with audiobook)