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sarknado's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
literarypenguin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor Prophets was a book about a boy with odd and creepy visions who had just witnessed the death of his mother. In fear of his stepfather, Lee and his sister Murphy run away to their grandmother's home to protect themselves from the man who they think murdered their mother. What they find there is more than just protection, they find something much more than they thought.
The story wasn't bad, I was very intrigued by the plot and where I thought the story was going to go. The characters and the writing were what didn't work too well for me, I felt like the characters were flat and more like caricatures rather than actual people. They didn't feel like they had much development and the main character barely had any development. The writing wasn't so great at parts and I thought some parts of the book could have been written out to get the plot more a bit faster. Lee at times was more self absorbed and self pitying, and I felt like he went mad with power way faster than I thought he would have or anyone would have.
It was a good book and a quick read but I was just disappointed and was expecting more eerie and creepy types of horror than what was presented in this book. Still a decent book.
The story wasn't bad, I was very intrigued by the plot and where I thought the story was going to go. The characters and the writing were what didn't work too well for me, I felt like the characters were flat and more like caricatures rather than actual people. They didn't feel like they had much development and the main character barely had any development. The writing wasn't so great at parts and I thought some parts of the book could have been written out to get the plot more a bit faster. Lee at times was more self absorbed and self pitying, and I felt like he went mad with power way faster than I thought he would have or anyone would have.
It was a good book and a quick read but I was just disappointed and was expecting more eerie and creepy types of horror than what was presented in this book. Still a decent book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
willardpilled's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
One of my all time favorite books. It's a relatively quick read, and Cajoleas' writing style is smooth and descriptive, making this a very easy book to get through. I will say, I struggled with the beginning of this book on my first read. The narrator's voice just seemed a little too... cliche? to me. Once I was able to see past that, though, the rest of the story really pulled me in. I've read this book twice now, and I know for a fact I will find myself reading it again at some point. Though this story is meant for middle-to-high school reading levels, it is a mysterious and tense coming of age story/murder mystery combo that I would really recommend to any age group.
SPOILERS BELOW:
I find the cult aspect of this book really enjoyable on top of the other mysteries thrown at us. It is always interesting to me when religious themes are twisted into cultish ones. If you enjoyed the religious aspects of Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, I definitely recommend giving this book a shot! (Though I have been told that I tend to make connections between media that are completely unalike, oops)
SPOILERS BELOW:
I find the cult aspect of this book really enjoyable on top of the other mysteries thrown at us. It is always interesting to me when religious themes are twisted into cultish ones. If you enjoyed the religious aspects of Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, I definitely recommend giving this book a shot! (Though I have been told that I tend to make connections between media that are completely unalike, oops)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent
lucymarie146346's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cowardthedog18's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Recommend only reading till page 207 than pick back up on page 323
The explanation of the boring chapters you missed will be explained in Murphy pov. So don’t need to worry about missed information.
In case your wondering the boring chapters is just about Lee thinking with his d-k and not the sense his mom gave him. It made me want to toss the book in my librarian face. (She let me check it out) but still I recommend you read it just by skipping a couple of chapters.
The explanation of the boring chapters you missed will be explained in Murphy pov. So don’t need to worry about missed information.
In case your wondering the boring chapters is just about Lee thinking with his d-k and not the sense his mom gave him. It made me want to toss the book in my librarian face. (She let me check it out) but still I recommend you read it just by skipping a couple of chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Murder
mr_cain's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
toryhallelujah's review against another edition
2.0
Dangit, this is the first Cajoleas book I haven't liked.
baechael's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 2.75
I received this book as an eARC through Netgalley in return for a review, which I am incredibly grateful for. This review is completely my own opinions.
You can go to my full book review here on my blog.
This book is definitely not a book for everyone.
I was intrigued enough by the book, mostly the plot, to finish it. The characters weren’t particularly well developed, none of them are likable, and the narrator is extremely unreliable. His unreliability actually made it more interesting, however, in addition to his unreliability he is completely unaware of anything going on.
The book also mostly takes place in his head. Most of the narration is just trains and trains of his thoughts, some of them completely irrelevant to the plot. This made the book pretty hard to read.
The writing style is not my cup of tea but that may just be my personal preference. It was rather wordy though.
All in all, it was… fun I guess? Parts of it at least. Mostly it was weird. I was confused half the time about a number of things and by the end I feel like not all of them were explained.
It’s not a bad book so someone will definitely enjoy it.
I received this book as an eARC through Netgalley in return for a review, which I am incredibly grateful for. This review is completely my own opinions.
You can go to my full book review here on my blog.
This book is definitely not a book for everyone.
I was intrigued enough by the book, mostly the plot, to finish it. The characters weren’t particularly well developed, none of them are likable, and the narrator is extremely unreliable. His unreliability actually made it more interesting, however, in addition to his unreliability he is completely unaware of anything going on.
The book also mostly takes place in his head. Most of the narration is just trains and trains of his thoughts, some of them completely irrelevant to the plot. This made the book pretty hard to read.
The writing style is not my cup of tea but that may just be my personal preference. It was rather wordy though.
All in all, it was… fun I guess? Parts of it at least. Mostly it was weird. I was confused half the time about a number of things and by the end I feel like not all of them were explained.
It’s not a bad book so someone will definitely enjoy it.
laurencarter's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for a review.
This is a eerie read without even getting to the eerie part of the book. The atmosphere of this really brings out that autumn oooo vibe.
I really like parts of the premise for this, especially the fact that the main character has visions - you don't get a lot of books with this ability displayed.
I think one of the issues was that the two main characters, Lee and Murphy, sounded much younger to begin with - more like children than teenagers.
Another thing was, it wasn't that special to me. It didn't particular wow me in any sense. It does dips in places especially in the middle of the book and I was a bit like 'okay, now what? What's actually happening? Not much...'
Classed as 'horror' but it's really not. Spooky? A little. Horror? Nope.
Not a bad read but not amazing.
This is a eerie read without even getting to the eerie part of the book. The atmosphere of this really brings out that autumn oooo vibe.
I really like parts of the premise for this, especially the fact that the main character has visions - you don't get a lot of books with this ability displayed.
I think one of the issues was that the two main characters, Lee and Murphy, sounded much younger to begin with - more like children than teenagers.
Another thing was, it wasn't that special to me. It didn't particular wow me in any sense. It does dips in places especially in the middle of the book and I was a bit like 'okay, now what? What's actually happening? Not much...'
Classed as 'horror' but it's really not. Spooky? A little. Horror? Nope.
Not a bad read but not amazing.