A review by asavva
The Monk by Matthew Lewis

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As the book went on I found myself getting more absorbed into the story, and by the end I just had to read the next page. 
I was a bit frustrated in the beginning, because of the structure of the book. It seemed like I was reading two, random, unconnected stories, but it made sense by the end. 
While I got invested in the book, I would say that nothing much really happens till the final third, and a huge plot-twist doesn’t appear to the final few pages (and it comes out of nowhere)!