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A review by cunningempress
The Last Immortal by Natalie Gibson
Did not finish book.
Thank you to Netgalley and BHC Press for providing a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.
I have never had such mixed feelings about a book.
I was very excited after reading the synopsis but this ended up being a DNF for me at 80% through.
The synopsis describes the book as dark and gothic and the author's introduction warns that the book isn't for the faint of heart. However, it lacks all trigger warnings. Which there are many and of very dark nature. Some of it includes SA of both adults and children. And it just keeps happening. This is something I'd like to know before going into a book. As a fan of dark romance I'm not completely new to morally questionable characters but even then I have my limits of how fucking unhinged and dark I can tolerate. And keep in mind, this is not romance, it's just dark as hell.
I appreciated the original idea of Carriers and Incolas but I felt like it was lacking a bit. I feel there's a lot that could've been explained in more detail but it never made it on page. There's also something missing from in between the different parts. The book begins as if Ramillia is going to live up to the modern day (and maybe she does, I wouldn't know since I didn't finish this) but it seems to me that the author lost that thread a couple of times while reading. I would've hoped for more discussion on immortality but it seemed more like an afterthought or a curious thing to make the story and the characters more interesting.
The book started to get boring at times. Mostly because the story never seemed to go anywhere. Things happened but what was supposed to be the end goal? You lost me there. Ramillia and Sally seemed to have plans at time but they were only explained to the reader afterwards. And sometimes it got really confusing. The storyline about Theodore is still a mystery to me.
I would've liked a little bit more of female rage.
All in all, I'm quite annoyed and disappointed with this book. It needs a better synopsis and better trigger warnings.
I have never had such mixed feelings about a book.
I was very excited after reading the synopsis but this ended up being a DNF for me at 80% through.
The synopsis describes the book as dark and gothic and the author's introduction warns that the book isn't for the faint of heart. However, it lacks all trigger warnings. Which there are many and of very dark nature. Some of it includes SA of both adults and children. And it just keeps happening. This is something I'd like to know before going into a book. As a fan of dark romance I'm not completely new to morally questionable characters but even then I have my limits of how fucking unhinged and dark I can tolerate. And keep in mind, this is not romance, it's just dark as hell.
I appreciated the original idea of Carriers and Incolas but I felt like it was lacking a bit. I feel there's a lot that could've been explained in more detail but it never made it on page. There's also something missing from in between the different parts. The book begins as if Ramillia is going to live up to the modern day (and maybe she does, I wouldn't know since I didn't finish this) but it seems to me that the author lost that thread a couple of times while reading. I would've hoped for more discussion on immortality but it seemed more like an afterthought or a curious thing to make the story and the characters more interesting.
The book started to get boring at times. Mostly because the story never seemed to go anywhere. Things happened but what was supposed to be the end goal? You lost me there. Ramillia and Sally seemed to have plans at time but they were only explained to the reader afterwards. And sometimes it got really confusing. The storyline about Theodore is still a mystery to me.
I would've liked a little bit more of female rage.
All in all, I'm quite annoyed and disappointed with this book. It needs a better synopsis and better trigger warnings.