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A review by stonkermumi
King of Hell by Morgan Dante
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I both simultaneously liked it and nothing happened much in the entire book despite there being copious amounts of cannibalism and murder. I feel like the synopsis of the book does it a disservice in this sense though.
A better description of this book would be, three men go on a reflective road trip to find themselves while they commit heinous crimes for fun.
Like there's something very chill and enthralling about the way it is written. However, I was definitely confused at the very beginning. You're kind of thrown into the world and when you learn more about it, it's almost a whip lash because the realm of Hell is almost entirely a different vibe. Like when we jumped from ancient historical hedonistic setting to a post apocalyptic road trip talking about American football, I wasn't sure what I was quite reading.
Nonetheless though, I thought there were some good themes and good chemistry between the main characters. It was interesting to learn more about them slowly as the trip goes on. It's a pretty slow burn in the sense that they don't kiss until around I wanna say 80% in? The novella itself isn't too long though so in the grand scheme of things it's about an hour.
I'm not entirely sure if this authors stuff is for me just yet but I'm not ready to write them off either. I'm curious about their future works for sure.
A better description of this book would be, three men go on a reflective road trip to find themselves while they commit heinous crimes for fun.
Like there's something very chill and enthralling about the way it is written. However, I was definitely confused at the very beginning. You're kind of thrown into the world and when you learn more about it, it's almost a whip lash because the realm of Hell is almost entirely a different vibe. Like when we jumped from ancient historical hedonistic setting to a post apocalyptic road trip talking about American football, I wasn't sure what I was quite reading.
Nonetheless though, I thought there were some good themes and good chemistry between the main characters. It was interesting to learn more about them slowly as the trip goes on. It's a pretty slow burn in the sense that they don't kiss until around I wanna say 80% in? The novella itself isn't too long though so in the grand scheme of things it's about an hour.
I'm not entirely sure if this authors stuff is for me just yet but I'm not ready to write them off either. I'm curious about their future works for sure.