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Masters of Death
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I write this comment in direct response to the unbelievable 1 star rating below.
No, this book is not for those who seek a linear storyline with a main character, a love interest and best friend. It's for people who love complex, interwoven stories, where characters are not two or three-dimensial in function of their relation to one another. Everyone has a story and feelings and qualities and flaws, and all of those must be explored.
No, this book is not for people who want a plotline to be served to them on a silver plate on page 1. It's for people who like to be kept on their toes, who like to be surprised and amazed, and especially for people who love the "OH SHIT"-factor of a story. It's a story that comes together, it unfolds, chapter per chapter, and as readers we are taken on an adventure. Every single sentence has meaning, we just discover it along the way. It's a hell of ride.
No, this book is not for people who want some light summer reading (well no actually it is) and who don't want to be made to think (that it definitely is not). It makes you think, it makes you wonder, it makes you F E E L so many things. It makes you laugh, and cry, and be amazed and bemused. No truth is whole, and no lie is devoid of truth. You have to think think think think and then. You get it. Or you don't.
This book is filled with everything that is good in the literary world: fleshed out characters, exquisite dialogue, incredibly deep thought-provoking phrases, sheer hilarity, very confrontational truths and pain and in my opinion, above all, the most elegant and sophisticated writing style; Olivie Blake commands the intricacies of the English language better than most best-selling authors I've read.
This book is about vampires. And demons. And Death. And love. And truths. And lies. This book is simply brilliant.
No, this book is not for those who seek a linear storyline with a main character, a love interest and best friend. It's for people who love complex, interwoven stories, where characters are not two or three-dimensial in function of their relation to one another. Everyone has a story and feelings and qualities and flaws, and all of those must be explored.
No, this book is not for people who want a plotline to be served to them on a silver plate on page 1. It's for people who like to be kept on their toes, who like to be surprised and amazed, and especially for people who love the "OH SHIT"-factor of a story. It's a story that comes together, it unfolds, chapter per chapter, and as readers we are taken on an adventure. Every single sentence has meaning, we just discover it along the way. It's a hell of ride.
No, this book is not for people who want some light summer reading (well no actually it is) and who don't want to be made to think (that it definitely is not). It makes you think, it makes you wonder, it makes you F E E L so many things. It makes you laugh, and cry, and be amazed and bemused. No truth is whole, and no lie is devoid of truth. You have to think think think think and then. You get it. Or you don't.
This book is filled with everything that is good in the literary world: fleshed out characters, exquisite dialogue, incredibly deep thought-provoking phrases, sheer hilarity, very confrontational truths and pain and in my opinion, above all, the most elegant and sophisticated writing style; Olivie Blake commands the intricacies of the English language better than most best-selling authors I've read.
This book is about vampires. And demons. And Death. And love. And truths. And lies. This book is simply brilliant.
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March 31, 2018
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April 2, 2018
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August 3, 2018
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May 12, 2023 08:03AM
Beautifully written, wonderful, review!!! Idk how it wasn’t on my tbr already, bc LOVE olivie blake, but it def is, now!!!
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Your review suggests that this is definitely a book for me :) Thanks!
YOU GET IT, and this definitely applies to all of her other works as well, she puts out so much art out into the world of literature and is not shown any sort of rational amount of appreciation back.
Thank you for this awesome review. This book sounds so good. Definitely will be checking it out.
Amazing review. Olivie Blake books are such an experience.
The absolute accuracy of this review! This book was incredible!
After your review it is now definitely on my tbr.
Couldn’t have said it better myself
Just finished it and will say - you nailed it! Loved this one!! Just fantastic!
Cannot wait to read this thank you!!!
I already wanted to read this book.. But this review... Chefs kiss... Sold! I'll take three copies please!
This book was super boring- just my opinion… Sorry! I would not recommend it to a friend. Again, just my opinion.
This one review has just convinced me to read this book
I almost dnf’d at maybe 30% but I kept going and cannot agree with you more. It’s so much more than I thought it would be when I first picked it up.
Oh my gosh...! This sounds like the kind of book I've been hunting for, really excited to read it! Thank you for writing this review!
It took me FOREVER to get through this book but it was an AMAZING read! I loved it! Definitely not a light easy read which is maybe why it took me a bit to get through it but I don’t regret it at all! So deep and thought provoking!
Preach on - PREACH on *applause*
What a beautiful, well written review. - I’ve found my next read ✌🏼
your comment had me scrambling for this book as soon as I finished my (then) current read. I have just finished it, and this describes my reading journey down to a T.
Fully honesty I'm in the don't get it crowd and I'm fully ok with that because of amazing everything else was. I'm so excited to reread this book and maybe I'll get it then
YES. This is everything I wanted to say after reading the one star review as well. Well fucking said! *snap*
Couldn’t agree more!!! This book is fantastic!
I'm reading this book now-almost 100 pages in- and absolutely loving how deep it is.
Nah dawg. It feels fake deep. I’ve read 76% and nothing makes sense and none of the characters fit together. It’s like looking through a tiny foggy window. But maybe that’s okay if you’ve lived in a dark cupboard your whole life 🙃
Your comment got me to choose this novel for my book club and I thank you. Everyone in the group read something they’ve never read before and everyone was completely in love with it. One of my new favorites of all time.
Beautiful review, I'm going to need to reconsider this now
can i sign my name under this? you said exactly what i wanted to say about this book. thank you.
This book was everything and this review is EVERYTHING. It should be a prerequisite to read this before the book. It’s the ultimate amp up 😂
Olivier Blake you should pay this girl for her review. Lol
I just started and can’t stop laughing. This is brilliantly written.
Exactly! I laughed, I cried, I sat perplexed with WTF moments and had parts that forced me to slow down for fear I would miss something important. It’s def in top 3 of the year and top 10 of my life!
Such a good review !
I found this review a little intense, but I just bought this book today, so... yeah this review did Amp up my already good thoughts on her writings.
