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And He Shall Appear by Kate van der Borgh
Did not finish book.
DNF @ 44%
Thanks to Fourth Estate and NetGalley for my advanced reader copy of this book.
Although I DNF'd this book, I thought I'd share my brief thoughts on it and why I abandoned it. And He Shall Appear is a dark academia story told by an unnamed narrator who is shy and unsure of himself when he enrolls at a prestigious university to study music. There, he becomes entranced by the enigmatic Bryn and his band of loyal followers. I mean friends. The story progresses as our narrator recounts his time with Bryn, often in a long and meandering way. Laced with themes of dark magic and the occult, this book won't be for everybody but that's not what turned me off. The chapterless, nameless style of And He Shall Appear made me feel really disconnected from the story, and if I wasn't onboard at 44%, I knew my time could be better used elsewhere. I'm a big fan of The Secret History which others have likened this one to, but it simply didn't work for me.
Thanks to Fourth Estate and NetGalley for my advanced reader copy of this book.
Although I DNF'd this book, I thought I'd share my brief thoughts on it and why I abandoned it. And He Shall Appear is a dark academia story told by an unnamed narrator who is shy and unsure of himself when he enrolls at a prestigious university to study music. There, he becomes entranced by the enigmatic Bryn and his band of loyal followers. I mean friends. The story progresses as our narrator recounts his time with Bryn, often in a long and meandering way. Laced with themes of dark magic and the occult, this book won't be for everybody but that's not what turned me off. The chapterless, nameless style of And He Shall Appear made me feel really disconnected from the story, and if I wasn't onboard at 44%, I knew my time could be better used elsewhere. I'm a big fan of The Secret History which others have likened this one to, but it simply didn't work for me.