Cece (ProblemsOfaBookNerd)'s Reviews > Guillotine

Wow, what a ride. I read the first half of this on a plane, the second half sitting wide awake in bed while everyone else in the house was asleep. It is definitely dark and gory, which pairs well with how opulent the worldbuilding and stage setting is. I think the description of The Menu meets Ready or Not is pitch perfect, it gave me everything I needed to know going in while still letting the way the book plays out surprise me. Dez is a great character, I love the different ways we are limited in describing something because it is part of a world Dez just has no context for. It made me feel like I was right there with her, overwhelmed and doing my best to keep up.

I also really appreciated the thorough content warning before the book because, like I said, this gets pretty dark. But there's also nothing I enjoy more than a good bit of vengeance, and in that regard this book gave me everything I could possibly have asked for.