Behold the Sins
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- Author：Rachel Serrin
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Summary
There is a curse on her world。
A game。
Full of sin。 Full of chaos。 Full of terror。
Gluttony。
Envy。
Wrath。
Pride。
Sloth。
Greed。
Lust。
For two hundred years， the game of the Sins has leashed a rope around the city of Calesal， tugging for more candidates to bloowswear themselves for the price of redemption。 After all that time， not a single person has ever ventured through all seven worlds—seven sins—and come out alive。 The reward for winning？ Breaking the curse that has bound their world。
Violet's brother was sentenced to the game two years ago。 The second anniversary of his lethal exile looms over her head， and by searing fate， Violet is bloodsworn into the game on a quest to find him and bring him home。
One problem: the candidates are murderers， thieves， and a notorious gang leader with his sights set on her。 The second: The Sins are not at all what they seem to be。
Blood will awaken at its call。
Behold， the Sins。
A game。
Full of sin。 Full of chaos。 Full of terror。
Gluttony。
Envy。
Wrath。
Pride。
Sloth。
Greed。
Lust。
For two hundred years， the game of the Sins has leashed a rope around the city of Calesal， tugging for more candidates to bloowswear themselves for the price of redemption。 After all that time， not a single person has ever ventured through all seven worlds—seven sins—and come out alive。 The reward for winning？ Breaking the curse that has bound their world。
Violet's brother was sentenced to the game two years ago。 The second anniversary of his lethal exile looms over her head， and by searing fate， Violet is bloodsworn into the game on a quest to find him and bring him home。
One problem: the candidates are murderers， thieves， and a notorious gang leader with his sights set on her。 The second: The Sins are not at all what they seem to be。
Blood will awaken at its call。
Behold， the Sins。
Reviews
Emily
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‘Behold the Sins’ is a book that will have you hooked。 While it is slow to start， once Violet enters the Sins， things start going。 Serrin does an amazing job at conveying what is happening during Violets hellish adventure through the world of the sins， while also showing what is happening in Calesal。 She builds each world so vividly that it was easy to imagine what the scenery is like。 I truly think she has the potential to become an amazing fantasy writer and I can’t wait to see what book 2 is ‘Behold the Sins’ is a book that will have you hooked。 While it is slow to start， once Violet enters the Sins， things start going。 Serrin does an amazing job at conveying what is happening during Violets hellish adventure through the world of the sins， while also showing what is happening in Calesal。 She builds each world so vividly that it was easy to imagine what the scenery is like。 I truly think she has the potential to become an amazing fantasy writer and I can’t wait to see what book 2 is all about。 。。。more
Marilou
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** I received an arc in exchange of an honest review **The book was good ngl the summary was intriguing me so the second I received the arc I started reading it。 We are almost a month later and it took me more time than I thought reading this book because sometimes I had to reread sentences。 I wasn't totally able to get into reading this book at 100% at some point。Sometimes I had to take some times to understand what happened because my mind was not able to process everything that was happening。 ** I received an arc in exchange of an honest review **The book was good ngl the summary was intriguing me so the second I received the arc I started reading it。 We are almost a month later and it took me more time than I thought reading this book because sometimes I had to reread sentences。 I wasn't totally able to get into reading this book at 100% at some point。Sometimes I had to take some times to understand what happened because my mind was not able to process everything that was happening。Did I finish the book; yes。Did I enjoyed it most of the time。The characters were really interesting and the plot also was， but there was a lot of names and sometimes I had to go back in the previous chapters to remind myself who was that person BUT the writing improved over the chapters so it did help me with my reading。I'm not a literature major， but these are my thoughts about the book。 。。。more
Jessica
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One of THE BEST BOOKS I’ve read in a really long time
Paige Cloud
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*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review* 3。5 stars First， I want to say that this author had a huge mountain to climb when she took on the world building in this novel。 Not only is there world building in the main world， but world building in multiple worlds that our heroine needs to fight her way through。 I thought the author did an amazing job with the worlds。 I enjoyed the world building style she employed。 Second， I really enjoyed the characters。 Violet is a grea *I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review* 3。5 stars First， I want to say that this author had a huge mountain to climb when she took on the world building in this novel。 Not only is there world building in the main world， but world building in multiple worlds that our heroine needs to fight her way through。 I thought the author did an amazing job with the worlds。 I enjoyed the world building style she employed。 Second， I really enjoyed the characters。 Violet is a great character to root for， especially when you learn her background。 And Jack Marin？ Swoon。 I loved the banter。 My main negative is that I felt like there should be more at certain points in the book。 I needed a better reason for why certain things happened。 I felt like that would help round out the characters a bit better。 I also felt at times that certain parts of the book could’ve been left out because it didn’t add much to the overall plot。 This is already going to be a hefty book give the enormous undertaking， so cutting down certain scenes might have helped move the plot along and made the ride much more worthwhile。 Overall， I would recommend this to a friend。 It’s a great and unique story。 It has a lot of the elements I love to read in a fantasy novel。 A great debut for this author。 Well done！ 。。。more
Savanha Groebner
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3。75 * I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review*This was a super enjoyable read。 That being said it is the first in a fantasy series so like and series this first one had a lot of world building。 I said the pacing was medium because it was fairly slow paced through the first part of the book but after sin 1 and 2 the book just flys by。 Jack Marin is the new loml and I can't wait to see more from this author 3。75 * I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review*This was a super enjoyable read。 That being said it is the first in a fantasy series so like and series this first one had a lot of world building。 I said the pacing was medium because it was fairly slow paced through the first part of the book but after sin 1 and 2 the book just flys by。 Jack Marin is the new loml and I can't wait to see more from this author 。。。more
Hannah Golay
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This is the book to read If you need to get out of a reading slump！ I received an arc for this book and omg it was amazing。 I went through an emotional rollercoaster for this book and I wouldn’t of wanted it any other way。 I loved how the world building grew as you went through the story instead of just all at the beginning。 Rachel， girl you literally could not have done better with this book。 I went in thinking it was going to be a stand alone and now I’m upset I have to wait but it was so wort This is the book to read If you need to get out of a reading slump！ I received an arc for this book and omg it was amazing。 I went through an emotional rollercoaster for this book and I wouldn’t of wanted it any other way。 I loved how the world building grew as you went through the story instead of just all at the beginning。 Rachel， girl you literally could not have done better with this book。 I went in thinking it was going to be a stand alone and now I’m upset I have to wait but it was so worth it。 This book not only got me out of a reading slump but it quickly became one of my favorite books of all time and I can’t wait to see what’s next。 。。。more
Gab sto
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*i was sent an arch for an honest review* at first this book was really fast and I didn’t understand a thing going on but then the author found her grove and book started to sail even if it was a bit slow at time。 Overall I did really enjoy reading this and the 7 deadly sins trope will always have a special spot in my heart。 Congratulations on your book Rachel！！！
Ashley Velarde
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I was so lucky to receive an ARC copy of this book。 The world building was so rich it felt like falling in to a completely different world。 The world building was a bit heavy at times but I honestly think all fantasy novels can be like that。 The pacing was perfect and all the different worlds kept it interesting。 The plot was so intriguing and the story has me feeling all of my feelings。 Definitely an amazing debut novel by Rachel Serrin。
Vicky Salgado Esquivel
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** I RECEIVED AN ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW** Rachel！！！！！ What in the ever loving heck？？！！！ I’m blown away by this book！ I was captivated by the blurb shared on social media and I’m telling you。 IT 👏🏻 DID 👏🏻 NOT 👏🏻 DISAPPOINT 👏🏻Violet is incredible and Jack makes me melt into a puddle。 We love the underdog story but I was completely enraptured by the enemies to lovers trope。 Gah！！！ The best！！ The detail of the world building， how everything was thought of， and how the author played wit ** I RECEIVED AN ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW** Rachel！！！！！ What in the ever loving heck？？！！！ I’m blown away by this book！ I was captivated by the blurb shared on social media and I’m telling you。 IT 👏🏻 DID 👏🏻 NOT 👏🏻 DISAPPOINT 👏🏻Violet is incredible and Jack makes me melt into a puddle。 We love the underdog story but I was completely enraptured by the enemies to lovers trope。 Gah！！！ The best！！ The detail of the world building， how everything was thought of， and how the author played with the Sins into a full ass book had me floored and in the best kind of way。 Rachel， my dear！ I can’t wait for what’s next for you！ I’ll be going to Barnes and Noble to get my hands on the physical one！ 👏🏻 。。。more
Jordyn
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I received an arc for this book in exchange for a review。 Without giving too much away: This book hooked me from the very beginning。 If you enjoy world building， building on myths and legends about the seven deadly sins （me， I’m a sucker for it）， pick up this book。 I’m excited for the future of this series and to continue seeing the growth of Rachel。 The writing and world building were fantastic。
Hiela Manely
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***I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review***Beware of the trigger warnings on this this book！ This book made me laugh， cry， and scream multiple times。 If you like the found family trope， this book is for you。 I fell in love with every character in this book from the very start。 The relationships and the bonds formed between characters was executed well。 I felt connected to the characters and could picture myself in their shoes throughout the book。 I stayed up until 4am reading this b ***I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review***Beware of the trigger warnings on this this book！ This book made me laugh， cry， and scream multiple times。 If you like the found family trope， this book is for you。 I fell in love with every character in this book from the very start。 The relationships and the bonds formed between characters was executed well。 I felt connected to the characters and could picture myself in their shoes throughout the book。 I stayed up until 4am reading this book and just couldn't put it down！This is a high fantasy book so the world building was extensive。 At times， I had to re-read paragraphs to understand what was happening in the story。 Also， it was difficult to keep track of the different characters in this book since there were new ones introduced in almost every other chapter。 However， considering that there were so many different worlds being presented， I felt that Rachel did a good job describing each one。 Each sin connected to the different realms well and I appreciated the uniqueness of each world。Overall， I really enjoyed this book and definitely recommend this book if you like high fantasy！ 。。。more
Sarah Martin
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*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* I have been waiting for this book for about a year， so my honest review is probably a little biased。 I really enjoyed this book。 I thought for a new author， Serrin did a great job。 The world building， the characters， and the story all gripped me from the beginning。 My one problem was that sometimes the wording could have been a little more clear， and I would have to go back and reread the sentence or the previous few pages to *I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* I have been waiting for this book for about a year， so my honest review is probably a little biased。 I really enjoyed this book。 I thought for a new author， Serrin did a great job。 The world building， the characters， and the story all gripped me from the beginning。 My one problem was that sometimes the wording could have been a little more clear， and I would have to go back and reread the sentence or the previous few pages to understand what happened。 But the characters？ Chefs kiss。 The brief time we had in each sin was also very well done。 The sins were done in a way I hadn’t thought of， and were explained very well throughout。 I loved trying to figure out which sin we were in with Violet。 And no spoilers but the ending？？？？ I am very upset that I have to wait a currently undetermined amount of time to read next one。 。。。more
Ashley Simpson
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I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review。 Will do my best to have 0 spoilers。OKAY so I really liked this book， and I need the second book pronto！！！At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about it， when she was in the first world with Jack the blood bond kept bugging me since I felt like she （Violet） went against it with what she did。 But then after that it all fell into line with how their actions reacted to the blood bond so I got over it。 I love the side characters Rio and Anaya！ I l I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review。 Will do my best to have 0 spoilers。OKAY so I really liked this book， and I need the second book pronto！！！At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about it， when she was in the first world with Jack the blood bond kept bugging me since I felt like she （Violet） went against it with what she did。 But then after that it all fell into line with how their actions reacted to the blood bond so I got over it。 I love the side characters Rio and Anaya！ I loved all of the world we have seen so far， the world building was wonderful I felt like I could clearly picture the world and creatures in it！ This book gave me seven deadly sins mixed with hunger games （just where they are in trials pretty much in each world and have to survive and sometimes kill to pass to the next world， depending on the sin） and a splash of original ideas all in one bundle。 But that ending， I’m legit dead， in a good way。 All I can say is Jack better be okay， cause idk if I can handle anything else。 And I just have so many questions！！！！ I really hope the second book answers some because I’m curious and so excited for the next book！！！！ I would definitely rate this book 4-4。5 ⭐️ ！！！ 。。。more
AmyMayBooks
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4。5⭐️（I received a free arc in exchange for an honest review） THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME OUT OF MY READING SLUMP！！Behold the Sin’s literally had everything I could have wanted in a fantasy book and more - Enemies to lovers？ Yes。 Found Family？ Yes。 Strong female lead？ Yes。 Spice？ Yes。It was such a refreshing fantasy book that didn’t go along with the traditional storylines we usually see （no fae in sight besties） - I was instantly hooked from the beginning。The characters were likeable from the get 4。5⭐️（I received a free arc in exchange for an honest review） THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME OUT OF MY READING SLUMP！！Behold the Sin’s literally had everything I could have wanted in a fantasy book and more - Enemies to lovers？ Yes。 Found Family？ Yes。 Strong female lead？ Yes。 Spice？ Yes。It was such a refreshing fantasy book that didn’t go along with the traditional storylines we usually see （no fae in sight besties） - I was instantly hooked from the beginning。The characters were likeable from the get go and you rooted for them from the beginning。 I LOVED the way Rachel wrote the bonds and relationships between certain characters， the chats between them just felt so real and the humour was so on point （I giggled quite alot）。The main thing I loved was the world building - I really enjoy the ‘Arcane’ / ‘Hunger games’ style of world， it was so detailed but never once was it confusing。Overall I really loved the book and I NEED MORE！！ 。。。more
Jordan M
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“𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔。 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅， 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓， 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍。 𝑩𝒚 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕。 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒐， 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍。”A game。 Seven deadly sins。 Enemies to lovers。 Found family。 Heartache。 High fantasy world building。 Need I say more？Let me start off by saying I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 “𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔。 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅， 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓， 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍。 𝑩𝒚 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕。 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒐， 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍。”A game。 Seven deadly sins。 Enemies to lovers。 Found family。 Heartache。 High fantasy world building。 Need I say more？Let me start off by saying I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 And holy hell I’m so grateful I did。 I haven’t been sucked into a story like this in quite some time。 Behold the Sins is a wonderfully written story with an abundance of world building。 If you didn’t tell me that this is a debut book， I would have never guessed。 Serrin writes like a well established author with many books under her belt。I found myself comparing this book a lot to The Hunger Games， Divergent， and Throne of Glass but in the best ways possible。 It is a perfect mix of high fantasy， sci-fi， with a sprinkle of romance。 The detailed world building， character development， and fast paced plot keeps you turning the pages as quickly as you can。 If you’re looking for an absorbing storyline， unique world building （multiple worlds！）， and engaging writing look no further。 。。。more
Kristin Delo
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**I received this book for free as an ARC in exchange for an honest review**Please heed the Content Warnings！The premise of this book hooked me right away， but the beginning of the book did not。 However， I’m glad I stuck with it because everything improves as you continue to read。 The storytelling gets better， the action is more gripping， and you meet more characters you care about。 Overall， it was an enjoyable， immersing read （and THICC - 670 pages！）。 The world building was fantastic。 There are **I received this book for free as an ARC in exchange for an honest review**Please heed the Content Warnings！The premise of this book hooked me right away， but the beginning of the book did not。 However， I’m glad I stuck with it because everything improves as you continue to read。 The storytelling gets better， the action is more gripping， and you meet more characters you care about。 Overall， it was an enjoyable， immersing read （and THICC - 670 pages！）。 The world building was fantastic。 There are five distinctly different fantasy worlds within this one book and the author found the sweet spot between too vague so the reader is left confused， but visceral enough to paint a picture in your head。 I was impressed that different species are continually introduced but no characters truly overlap or seem redundant。 ALL of the worlds actually managed to surprised me on some level。 A couple of them took completely different directions from my expectations， which I LOVED。 As an avid reader， surprises while reading are like gifts。The main characters are another strong point for me。 Their backstories are well developed and slowly revealed as our story is told。 The female main character is strong， learns throughout the book （she’s not just ‘the one’ all of a sudden） and she also has some flaws。 The other main characters are well written and will easily become favorites to readers I think。 Lots of representation within the characters as well。 Of course， the book isn’t perfect。 I did struggle a couple of times with the writing being a bit confusing within a complex scene， because there is a LOT going on in this story， but these didn’t take me out of the experience of reading。 Some of the many names introduced felt a little overwhelming。 But overall， for a debut novel， this is pretty impressive。 I’ll definitely be thinking about these characters until it's time to read the next！ 。。。more
Olivia
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*i received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*OKAY。 where do i even start with this one… I throughly enjoyed this book oh my god。 Because it’s a fantasy there is obviously a lot of info and world building which did slow me down a little bit， but boy did it pick up during the 2nd/3rd sin！！The Characters？ perfection。 The Plot？ unmatched。 JACK MARIN？ love of my life。 This book does end on a cliffhanger， but is definitely still worth the read right now！ PLEASE be mindful of th *i received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*OKAY。 where do i even start with this one… I throughly enjoyed this book oh my god。 Because it’s a fantasy there is obviously a lot of info and world building which did slow me down a little bit， but boy did it pick up during the 2nd/3rd sin！！The Characters？ perfection。 The Plot？ unmatched。 JACK MARIN？ love of my life。 This book does end on a cliffhanger， but is definitely still worth the read right now！ PLEASE be mindful of the trigger warnings for this book （tw: abuse， mentions of genocide， cannibalism， death， suicidal thoughts， human trafficking， forced prostitution， violence， sexual content） I cannot wait to buy a physical copy and read this all over again！！！Thank you SO MUCH to Rachel Serrin for giving me my first ever ARC！！ It was a wild ride but boy was it worth it in the end🥲 。。。more
Johanna
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*I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。* So I wanted to love this book。 But I couldn’t do it。 It put me in a reading slump。 I am going to try again because it was getting interesting， but just not something I’m in the mood for。
Heather Schmiedeler
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⭐️ I received an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review。 ⭐️Round up 3 Stars。 I found Rachel on TikTok and the premise of her debut novel was super interesting to me， so I applied to be an ARC reader。 I don't read a ton of fantasy but was willing to give this book a shot， to be completely honest it was not easy for me to make it through， and I lost interest a few times， for me the biggest thing that made it hard was that I just kept getting lost and confused。 Behold the sins is a dysto ⭐️ I received an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review。 ⭐️Round up 3 Stars。 I found Rachel on TikTok and the premise of her debut novel was super interesting to me， so I applied to be an ARC reader。 I don't read a ton of fantasy but was willing to give this book a shot， to be completely honest it was not easy for me to make it through， and I lost interest a few times， for me the biggest thing that made it hard was that I just kept getting lost and confused。 Behold the sins is a dystopian science fiction novel that takes you as the reader through extremely detailed SIN worlds and scenarios。 This multiple POV book was long （600+ pages） and had detailed & at times confusing world-building throughout。 While the overall story and concept of the book were interesting to me， it was hard to read and follow。 Sometimes I would find myself pages into a chapter or scene with no clue what was going on。 It took me 5+ min each time I picked up the book to get into it。 I think if you are a big fantasy reader you would enjoy this book more than I did。 Thank you， Rachel， and congratulations on the launch of your novel！ 。。。more
Kiara Marshall
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*I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review*So these were some of the notes that I started to make of the book:“” Violet Sutton - 19， long dark hair with undercut， blue eyes， bisexual（？）， doesn’t fell anything other than anger and guilt， was 17 when her brother went into the sinsKinda wish I had a better understanding of the Gardia What’s outside the wall？ / didn’t know there was a wall7% in: why are the sins there anyways？Quiope’s speech is giving hunger games reaping vibes “”After *I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review*So these were some of the notes that I started to make of the book:“” Violet Sutton - 19， long dark hair with undercut， blue eyes， bisexual（？）， doesn’t fell anything other than anger and guilt， was 17 when her brother went into the sinsKinda wish I had a better understanding of the Gardia What’s outside the wall？ / didn’t know there was a wall7% in: why are the sins there anyways？Quiope’s speech is giving hunger games reaping vibes “”After this I could not find time to add notes because I was so enthralled with the book itself。 Pros: - I have slowly been trying to add more adult type fantasies into my library but I have always had trouble with the world building。 This book has A LOT of world building but I never had any trouble with it which is something I love when I find it in a book。 - ENEMIES TO LOVERS。 This trope has a death grip on me and I love it。 The relationship building is done so well and held my attention from the first time we meet the love interest。 - The different worlds were so interesting and fleshed out。 I was really inthralled with them and their cultures。 I think Serrin did a really great job at trying to incorporate different peoples and cultures to through these worlds giving the book in all a diverse characteristic。- FAMILY。 My brothers are so so important to me。 We have gone through so much together and I really connected with Violet IMMEDIATELY because of haw she was with her brother。 I would do the same thing even if it meant I will only get a moment with my brother again。Cons: - I was intrigued by the first few chapter but I felt it was a bit slow getting into the games。 It took awhile to get to her going。 I feel like I would have appreciated her going into the games a bit earlier。 But I acknowledge that sometimes world building takes a bit longer。- THE CLIFFHANGER。 I hate cliffhangers but I knew going into this that there would be one。 I just need the next one ASAP。OVERALL: I highly recommend this book。 Get it as soon as possible。 。。。more
Angela Clark
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**I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。5/5 starsThis is Serrin's debut book and it delivers！ I really enjoyed the flow of this book， you get thrown in to the world from the very beginning and the world- is so interesting！ This book is nail-biting adventurous， it had me hooked by like 8% in （I read it as an e-book so I don't know the exact page）。 Felt a bit like the Blade Runner series not because of robots but with a futuristic slum （the South）， large screens， and **I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。5/5 starsThis is Serrin's debut book and it delivers！ I really enjoyed the flow of this book， you get thrown in to the world from the very beginning and the world- is so interesting！ This book is nail-biting adventurous， it had me hooked by like 8% in （I read it as an e-book so I don't know the exact page）。 Felt a bit like the Blade Runner series not because of robots but with a futuristic slum （the South）， large screens， and then having hoverbikes。 The mc Violet is amazing， you learn she is bisexual early on and it was subtly done that it didn't feel like a big deal （unlike how some other books will do）。 Starting out she's pretty much an alcoholic and extremely depressed but as the story continues you understand why。 Violet is a sarcastic little flower and had me rolling。 Seeing her going through each world and dealing with the monsters/creatures （which where done really well）， you might get some emotional damage but who doesn't like character development？Each sin has its own world which is where it feels like the show Seven Deadly Sins， which the Sins are explained really well。 You also meet Jack Merin （who I can't get over） in the first chapter and then learn how he plays into Violets world-he sent her brother （Reed） into the Sins。 The Sins being their way of "jail"/game/curse。 but is actual I loved the sibling trope of one doing everything thy can to protect the other， you learn Reed protects Violet before he is sent to the Sins。 Found family is a big part of this book and I absolutely love it！ There are such diverse characters and each of them have their issue but you will fall in love with them-Jelan， Rio， Avaya， Navo to name some。 I can't wait to see what they all do in book 2！ Thank you Rachel Serrin for letting me experience this world and these characters， I enjoyed every second of it！ :） 。。。more
Samantha
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~~I was given an ARC of this to read in exchange for an honest review~~“Damn，” he breathed heavily。 “You kiss like you hate me。” “I do hate you，” she muttered against his lips。 “I hate everything about you。”“Then hate me some more。”I won't give a synopsis of the book since it's listed above， so I'll just dive into my thoughts and opinion: I found this book by chance when the Author's video asking for ARC readers came on my FYP on Tiktok while mindlessly scrolling to kill time on my lunch break。 ~~I was given an ARC of this to read in exchange for an honest review~~“Damn，” he breathed heavily。 “You kiss like you hate me。” “I do hate you，” she muttered against his lips。 “I hate everything about you。”“Then hate me some more。”I won't give a synopsis of the book since it's listed above， so I'll just dive into my thoughts and opinion: I found this book by chance when the Author's video asking for ARC readers came on my FYP on Tiktok while mindlessly scrolling to kill time on my lunch break。 She did a wonderful job of advertising so I knew I had to sign up for the chance to be chosen。 The beginning of this read started off a little slow for me as I learned the author's writing style and the books setting/tone。 Because this novel takes place in 6 different settings （the main city where they live， and then 5 separate sin worlds we get to see） you aren't slammed with all of the world building right off the rip， it continues throughout the entire storyline as the worlds and locations change and those worlds were described in depth down to the smells。 Once you get through the first few chapters and the Game in the sins takes off， the pace picks up quite a bit and I was hooked in。Our leading lady， Violet， is brash and unashamedly herself。 I enjoyed her as a character， despite having moments where her temper gets her into trouble she could have avoided by thinking rationally - but for me that made her more relatable and real。 While Violet is in the sins， we get chapter POVs from her best friend Jelan， who is not in the sins。 I personally didn't like these chapters quite as much because I didn't relate to her character as much as I did to Violet （and there was less action there for the most part） BUT I will say it was important to see what was going on outside of the sins and what is building up to be a huge thing in the next book。Jack， oh Jack。 He， from the start， had my heart in a death grip。 He's the enemy-turned-love-interest of Violet and he is such a complex character and easily my favorite character throughout the storylineRio。 Honestly I'm still not sure about Rio。 He's the sort of。。。comedic relief almost， but he seems completely and utterly helpless。 Towards the end of the book I found myself angry with something Jack entrusts him with knowing how defenseless and helpless he is。 It didn't really make sense to me。Anaya she's a quirky character。 I didn't love her， but I also didn't dislike her。 She at least does more than Rio does。 *insert awkward sweat drop laughing emoji here*While slow to take off， the story really picks up in the second sin， where Ms。 Serrin decided she needed to not only rip out my heart， but stomp on it for good measure。 It's very very rare for a book to make me emotional， but I had tears forming in my eyes at a part in the second sin that was a very pivotal， wake-up call moment for Violet。 The ending of this book is a cliff hanger that had me in such a fit of rage。 We need to talk， Rachel。 Because ma'am， that wasn't fair。 I almost threw my kindle， that's how mad and upset I was。 I'll be sending you a bill for my pain and suffering you caused。 Overall， it was a very enjoyable read for me， and I very much enjoyed being sucked into the worlds of the sins。 There were a few grammatical issues here and there， but for me personally they did not distract from the story and I loved this debut novel by Rachel Serrin。 I cannot wait to see what comes next， even if I'm bitter about what happened in the end。 。。。more
Jen LaRowe
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I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review。Behold the Sins had a really promising premise， but I felt like some things got lost in translation。 There was a lot of world building， but I felt it missed points that as a reader I needed to follow the story。 It did give a main character and side characters that I wanted to know more about。 They had real emotional reactions that made the story feel full of life。 Overall I enjoyed it， but there were parts where I had to commit t I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review。Behold the Sins had a really promising premise， but I felt like some things got lost in translation。 There was a lot of world building， but I felt it missed points that as a reader I needed to follow the story。 It did give a main character and side characters that I wanted to know more about。 They had real emotional reactions that made the story feel full of life。 Overall I enjoyed it， but there were parts where I had to commit to reading rather than let it just slow。 A strong debut novel from Rachel Serrin and I look forward to seeing where she takes this story。 3。75 stars 。。。more
Robin
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I received an ARC of this book for an honest review。 So here it is。 I received this book almost a month ago and it took me so many tries of picking up this book to finish it。 There were great and amazing aspects， and I think it has the potential to be a great and powerful series， but there were so many details I was confused over。 I felt myself having to go back and forth so many times to understand character names and the world and what was taking place that it felt overwhelming and underwhelmi I received an ARC of this book for an honest review。 So here it is。 I received this book almost a month ago and it took me so many tries of picking up this book to finish it。 There were great and amazing aspects， and I think it has the potential to be a great and powerful series， but there were so many details I was confused over。 I felt myself having to go back and forth so many times to understand character names and the world and what was taking place that it felt overwhelming and underwhelming at times。 Violet has potential to be a great character and there is so much there that can be built upon， and I just wanted to love this so much。 I really did。 I’m interested to see what the next book will bring， and to see where the story will go from here。 。。。more
Hillary B
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I received an ARC for an honest review。 I'm going to start this of with a realization I had about a third of the way through: I don't think this is my genre。 I thought it would be， but I struggled。The good: I really enjoyed the world building in the various sins。 They were creative and original， many times leaving me guessing along with Violet on what the sin was。 I loved Gwen and the entire Gluttony storyline。 It was cruel and twisted in a way I wasn't expecting。 The world building overall in t I received an ARC for an honest review。 I'm going to start this of with a realization I had about a third of the way through: I don't think this is my genre。 I thought it would be， but I struggled。The good: I really enjoyed the world building in the various sins。 They were creative and original， many times leaving me guessing along with Violet on what the sin was。 I loved Gwen and the entire Gluttony storyline。 It was cruel and twisted in a way I wasn't expecting。 The world building overall in the sins was phenomenal。 I also love Hira， she gives me Lizzo vibes！ The bad: There was SO much information that was hidden amongst plas-this and plas-that， I couldn't keep track。 Jelan's storyline is another book， full stop。 I actually found myself putting the story down when it would cut to a Jelan scene because it went from urban fantasy to a mafia story that largely had nothing to do with one another。 The ugly: this book needs more time in the editing room。 There's poor word choices， confusing phrases that left me reading passages over again to make sure I was understanding what was happening， and very odd pacing choices。 The action scenes fly by so quickly it's hard to keep up。 And the place where the book ends is HIGHLY dissatisfying。 Overall I think this book should've been two separate stories and with the extra chapters， the adventure into the sins could've been more fleshed out and it's characters more than pawns in the story。 。。。more
Kaitlyn Waggoner
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*I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review of this wonderful book by Rachel Serrin！***Check the TW's before reading！**This book was phenomenal and will live rent-free in my brain for the rest of my life。I was sucked in chapter one and this book had a hold on me like no other。 The world-building was incredible。 The writing is absolutely beautiful。 I can tell how much work Rachel put into this book。 It truly shows。 I am SO EXCITED that there will be more to follow this book and I cann *I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review of this wonderful book by Rachel Serrin！***Check the TW's before reading！**This book was phenomenal and will live rent-free in my brain for the rest of my life。I was sucked in chapter one and this book had a hold on me like no other。 The world-building was incredible。 The writing is absolutely beautiful。 I can tell how much work Rachel put into this book。 It truly shows。 I am SO EXCITED that there will be more to follow this book and I cannot wait for those to be released。 The deaths in this book built the story even more， no matter how heartbreaking it was。 I love the FMC。 She's one bad ass woman！ And Jack。。。 oh dear Jack。。。 I adore him。 Also， can we talk about the enemies to lovers in this book？ L O V E D。 The banter was amazing。I just can't say enough how much I LOVED this book， and I am so grateful to have received an ARC。Although it was hard to pick just one quote out of this book as my favorite， I'm going to have to say it's the following:“The earth does not wait for bigger streams to water its land。 The birds do not wait for bigger worms to feed their nests。 The skies do not wait for the perfect day to storm。 The world does not wait for you， and neither does life。” 。。。more
Joscelyn
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This is such a great story！！ Great characters and absolutely beautiful world building！！ The way each of the sin worlds are set up is thoughtful and purposeful but not exactly what you would expect。 Violet comes from the slums Calesal a world that has been cursed to watch their loved ones that have to work their way through the 7 Sins to receive pinnace。 When one is successful their world will be free。 After Violet’s brother is condemned to go through she volunteers to go and find him。 She fights This is such a great story！！ Great characters and absolutely beautiful world building！！ The way each of the sin worlds are set up is thoughtful and purposeful but not exactly what you would expect。 Violet comes from the slums Calesal a world that has been cursed to watch their loved ones that have to work their way through the 7 Sins to receive pinnace。 When one is successful their world will be free。 After Violet’s brother is condemned to go through she volunteers to go and find him。 She fights through each world and finds that there is more to the story then they were originally told。 I and received this as an ARC for my honest opinion， but I am now on the edge of my seat waiting for the next part to the story！！ 。。。more
Arianne Kok
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*Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。*WOW。 This book exceeded so many of my expectations。 The premise is （obviously） incredibly interesting but I had NO clue what I was getting into until I really got into this book。 Characters: 8tAtmosphere: 7tWriting: 8tPlot: 7tIntrigue: 6tLogic: 6tEnjoyment: 7The characters in this book were interesting， diverse， and unlike any I’ve ever read about。 Anaya was probably my favorite - I loved her quick wit and hilarious comments。 The entire atmosphe *Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。*WOW。 This book exceeded so many of my expectations。 The premise is （obviously） incredibly interesting but I had NO clue what I was getting into until I really got into this book。 Characters: 8tAtmosphere: 7tWriting: 8tPlot: 7tIntrigue: 6tLogic: 6tEnjoyment: 7The characters in this book were interesting， diverse， and unlike any I’ve ever read about。 Anaya was probably my favorite - I loved her quick wit and hilarious comments。 The entire atmosphere of the book changed so much throughout， which kept everything fresh and new and exciting。 Celasal wasn’t fully fleshed out but considering only 15% or so is spent there， that was fine by me。 I do wish the first plot point （inciting incident） would have happened a little sooner but I understand the necessary background。 The plot was wild from start to finish - every Sin was so thoroughly thought out and perfectly matched the sins themselves in a way I’d never thought。 I was intrigued to know what happens next almost all of the time （the chapters with Jelan were where I got a little bit lost and slightly bored）。 Overall， I really do think this book was a great urban fantasy book。 I’ve never read anything like it and it is so clear that Serrin has put so so much time and effort into her book。 I highly recommend this to anyone wanting a dark， twisty urban fantasy with so many cool characters， worldbuilding， and a seriously hot love interest。 One of the most memorable books so far from this year！！ 。。。more
Whitney
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So I received this book as an arc reader。 I found Rachel in TikTok and was immediately invested and intrigued by the initial idea and storyline！ I was so excited to read about her take on the seven deadly sins and the world surrounding it and don’t get me wrong I love fantasy and dystopian books （when done correctly） and I’m not saying she did anything wrong because this is a great debut novel。 But it took me forever to read because I kept getting confused or distracted with all the information So I received this book as an arc reader。 I found Rachel in TikTok and was immediately invested and intrigued by the initial idea and storyline！ I was so excited to read about her take on the seven deadly sins and the world surrounding it and don’t get me wrong I love fantasy and dystopian books （when done correctly） and I’m not saying she did anything wrong because this is a great debut novel。 But it took me forever to read because I kept getting confused or distracted with all the information that was shoveled into me in the first 8 chapters。 It was very easy to lose interest during that time I read 5 books in-between when I started and ended this book… having said that I genuinely loved the idea of what this book was about！ It was one of the most interesting that I’ve read in awhile！ And I will be reading the second one when/if she continues this story！ And thank you so much for allowing me to read and enjoy your book！！ I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy 。。。more
Raven
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*I received a free copy/Arc of this book in exchange for an honest review* This book was a really solid read。 The way this author wrote each world of sins was sooo unique and i didn’t known what to expect as i got to each world。 The found family element in this book was chefs kiss 💋。 I really grew to love all of these characters and their dynamics。 This had a good amount of action。 The pacing was so well done and it leaves you at the end with so many possibilities on how the next books are going *I received a free copy/Arc of this book in exchange for an honest review* This book was a really solid read。 The way this author wrote each world of sins was sooo unique and i didn’t known what to expect as i got to each world。 The found family element in this book was chefs kiss 💋。 I really grew to love all of these characters and their dynamics。 This had a good amount of action。 The pacing was so well done and it leaves you at the end with so many possibilities on how the next books are going to go and what they will reveal。 I can already tell this series will be a wild ride and I cant wait to see what this author has in store next。 So much potential in this。 I’m also very impressed that this is the first full novel this author wrote， definitely a great read。 The cliffhanger was hurtful but understandable！ 。。。more
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