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meowster's review
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Confinement, Child death, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts
malaikawrites's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I kinda… loved this?? I found the way the book explored morality and the nuances around doing bad things so fascinating, and the fact that the narrator is the hero and the villain in his own story was extremely interesting. The narrator is a truly terrible person but in the most grey area way imaginable and I’m surprised at the fact that I enjoyed reading from his perspective. It was morbid, but definitely worth reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Pregnancy
nixiedixie's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It was a very fun and short read. The premise was interesting and the story, although with a very minor plot was really enjoyable. The main character was written very well and was fun to read and follow through the whole of the book!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Child death
readundancies's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was not as anticipated based on the eye-catching synopsis, and while that wasn’t a problem for me, it wasn’t amazing either.
Because I wanted unfettered chaos. Instead I got the semblance of a horror short story that was more philosophical in nature, and the humour while noticeable didn’t usually land for me. I could see the funny angle but I wasn’t amused by the notion.
The Trojan horse situation was not much of reveal for me because I saw it coming. It wasn’t trying to hide the obvious, but nevertheless it was entirely too predictable when considering our unnamed narrator that is an exorcist. He was sanctioned by the powers that be without going into any depth as to who those powers were or what kind of power they had and the lack of religion involved felt strange because I didn’t have any other framework to work with.
I liked the writing style overall and would probably read from this author again, I just wasn’t blown away by what I was presented with here.
Because I wanted unfettered chaos. Instead I got the semblance of a horror short story that was more philosophical in nature, and the humour while noticeable didn’t usually land for me. I could see the funny angle but I wasn’t amused by the notion.
The Trojan horse situation was not much of reveal for me because I saw it coming. It wasn’t trying to hide the obvious, but nevertheless it was entirely too predictable when considering our unnamed narrator that is an exorcist. He was sanctioned by the powers that be without going into any depth as to who those powers were or what kind of power they had and the lack of religion involved felt strange because I didn’t have any other framework to work with.
I liked the writing style overall and would probably read from this author again, I just wasn’t blown away by what I was presented with here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Death
kazik's review
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Child death, Death, Cursing, Murder, and Pregnancy
madarauchiha's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️
Fair warning: a sex worker is murdered at the start of the book.
This was a fun rambling piece! I liked what worldbuilding there was. Normally I hate historical fiction but I liked the twist of 'demons are real and exorcists are real fucks about it'. The banter and prose were fun and witty to read, and I liked the characterisations. It felt like a dark comedy akin to Monty Python.
content warnings:
minor: unsanitary, suicide ideation,
medium body horror, murder, whorephobia, explosions, death, anti evolution, bone fractures, injuries, torture, slavery, child trafficking, murder,
major death, blood, possession, religion christianity,
Fair warning: a sex worker
This was a fun rambling piece! I liked what worldbuilding there was. Normally I hate historical fiction but I liked the twist of 'demons are real and exorcists are real fucks about it'. The banter and prose were fun and witty to read, and I liked the characterisations. It felt like a dark comedy akin to Monty Python.
content warnings:
minor: unsanitary, suicide ideation,
medium body horror, murder, whorephobia, explosions, death, anti evolution, bone fractures, injuries, torture, slavery, child trafficking, murder,
major death, blood, possession, religion christianity,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Death, Torture, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
yavin_iv's review
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Child death and Death
emakay's review
challenging
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Death
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