Seven Faceless Saints
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Summary
In the city of Ombrazia， saints and their disciples rule with a terrifying power， playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive。
Rossana Lacertosa doesn’t believe in saints。 After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazia military， she’s willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system。 Even if she has to pay for it in blood—or face the boy who broke her heart。
Damian Venturi is sworn to protect the city。 As the youngest captain of the Palazzo security in history， Damian is expected to be ruthless， strong， and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion。 But three years spent fighting a gruesome， never-ending war left Damian with deeper scars than he wants to admit…and too many questions he’s afraid to ask。
When a murderer begins using the city’s slums as a hunting ground， targeting the weak and unprotected， the saints and their disciples are all too happy to look the other way。 That is until a disciple ends up in the morgue。 Tasked with finding the disciple’s killer， Damian’s investigation leads him to Roz， his childhood friend turned enemy。 Together， they will have to put their past feelings aside to find the truth hiding in the pitch-black underbelly of Ombrazia。
As they unravel the mysteries behind the murders， they will discover that there’s something far more sinister—and far less holy—lurking beneath the surface。 With darkness closing in and time running out， will Roz and Damian be able to save their city from an evil so powerful that it threatens to destroy everything in its path？
Rossana Lacertosa doesn’t believe in saints。 After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazia military， she’s willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system。 Even if she has to pay for it in blood—or face the boy who broke her heart。
Damian Venturi is sworn to protect the city。 As the youngest captain of the Palazzo security in history， Damian is expected to be ruthless， strong， and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion。 But three years spent fighting a gruesome， never-ending war left Damian with deeper scars than he wants to admit…and too many questions he’s afraid to ask。
When a murderer begins using the city’s slums as a hunting ground， targeting the weak and unprotected， the saints and their disciples are all too happy to look the other way。 That is until a disciple ends up in the morgue。 Tasked with finding the disciple’s killer， Damian’s investigation leads him to Roz， his childhood friend turned enemy。 Together， they will have to put their past feelings aside to find the truth hiding in the pitch-black underbelly of Ombrazia。
As they unravel the mysteries behind the murders， they will discover that there’s something far more sinister—and far less holy—lurking beneath the surface。 With darkness closing in and time running out， will Roz and Damian be able to save their city from an evil so powerful that it threatens to destroy everything in its path？
Reviews
Verena Rodriguez
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I absolutely loved this book。 The mystery grips you from the beginning， and although the final plot twist was a bit predictable， each chapter carried the tension enough for me to keep turning the page。 This is not an enemies to lovers though， it's more a childhood friends to lovers to estranged traumatized teens。 Still， I loved the relationship between Damian and Roz and the pining and angst。 That said， Damian is my favorite: Soft conflicted boy that makes you wanna hug him。 At the end I found m I absolutely loved this book。 The mystery grips you from the beginning， and although the final plot twist was a bit predictable， each chapter carried the tension enough for me to keep turning the page。 This is not an enemies to lovers though， it's more a childhood friends to lovers to estranged traumatized teens。 Still， I loved the relationship between Damian and Roz and the pining and angst。 That said， Damian is my favorite: Soft conflicted boy that makes you wanna hug him。 At the end I found myself craving more of this fantasy world and I don't know if it wasn't explored more due to the wordcount。 The italian setting and the saints magic system was interesting but you don't really see magic hapenning throughout the book。 It would have been cool to see how each magic type worked and how that affects the world beyond the social hierarchies。 Even roz doesn't use her magic almost at all and I was kind of expecting she would come around and really take advantage of it by the end。 My biggest critique is that the author could leave the saints but take all magic out and the story would remain the same。 Still， very enjoyable book and I'll definitely read the sequel。 。。。more
Coty
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I think it’s edgy for the sake of being edgy。 I appreciated the mystery aspect。
Mich
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𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 follows Damian Venturi， son of the city's head of security， who's accused of nepotism for saving his life and an old love， Roz， but she's no longer the girl he recognises。 Now she's stronger， sharper and absolutely hates him。 But there's no time to dwell on what once was for the city with death's too complex and gruesome， rebellions and the rising of a long gone evil。- ~ -Look it's not a bad book by any means and if you want to give a chance， go ahead。But I will say， the world 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 follows Damian Venturi， son of the city's head of security， who's accused of nepotism for saving his life and an old love， Roz， but she's no longer the girl he recognises。 Now she's stronger， sharper and absolutely hates him。 But there's no time to dwell on what once was for the city with death's too complex and gruesome， rebellions and the rising of a long gone evil。- ~ -Look it's not a bad book by any means and if you want to give a chance， go ahead。But I will say， the world building fell flat。 The plot is rather slow and it's much less thrill enducing than I anticipated。 The dialogue's also too repetitive which made me lose interest。 And Roz was stabby for like 90% of the time so that just grated on my nerves。Damian's character has some quality of justice to him so that's good。 But aside from that no one character， was well developed。- ~ -3。41 / 5✩𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦， 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥。 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯。 。。。more
Alicia
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3。75 starsCWs: death， blood， mentions of suicide， war， grief， ptsdThank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review。 I have mixed feelings about this one。 I thought the world was really interesting， and I really liked the concept of the seven saints and the disciples who have magic。 I thought the political aspect of the story was well done， and the war aspect played into it really well。 It also contributed to Damian’s character development really well， a 3。75 starsCWs: death， blood， mentions of suicide， war， grief， ptsdThank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review。 I have mixed feelings about this one。 I thought the world was really interesting， and I really liked the concept of the seven saints and the disciples who have magic。 I thought the political aspect of the story was well done， and the war aspect played into it really well。 It also contributed to Damian’s character development really well， and I liked that。 I wasn’t a huge fan of either Damian or Roz， and I found that at times I was just annoyed with the characters。 I did like their individualizations， and I thought both characters were really well developed。 I did root for the characters at times， but I also struggled to really develop feelings about them。 I wish that there had been more about Roz as a disciple because I wanted to see more of her in that world。 Even though she didn’t like it， I thought it was going to be a bigger part of the story。 I struggled with reading this one a lot， and I’m not sure how much of it was my mood and not wanting to read in general， and how much was that the story wasn’t working for me in a few ways。 I felt at times that there was so much going on that it was hard to become invested in the plot。 I also found it quite slow at times。 There’s the murder and the mystery-solving part of the plot， but there’s also the rebellion， and the romance and history between Damian and Roz。 It was just a lot at times， and I felt like the murder plot often took a backseat to the relationship plot。 I did find that the pacing picked up around the halfway mark， but then it felt like it dragged again around 75% and the ending was a bit rushed in the climax and then drawn out with the aftermath。 I did like the writing style， and I felt like i was really drawn into the world。 I just struggled to stay focused on the different parts of the story。 I think that this one will really appeal to a lot of readers， and I’m definitely intrigued by the ending and would probably pick up the sequel。 。。。more
Barbara ~ Selene ~ Lysis
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The first thing I noticed in this book is that you can feel the rage。 It’s a rage very familiar to me， because I’ve seen it in many people， some of them close to me。 It honestly felt very satisfying to see the brainwashing that plagues some characters slowly coming undone。 I also enjoyed how the pace changes， from the slower beginning， where things aren’t fully in motion yet and the reader is still growing accustomed to the characters and the lore， to the middle of the book， where there are so m The first thing I noticed in this book is that you can feel the rage。 It’s a rage very familiar to me， because I’ve seen it in many people， some of them close to me。 It honestly felt very satisfying to see the brainwashing that plagues some characters slowly coming undone。 I also enjoyed how the pace changes， from the slower beginning， where things aren’t fully in motion yet and the reader is still growing accustomed to the characters and the lore， to the middle of the book， where there are so many threads to follow and the protagonists have to divide their time between their already busy schedules， the investigation and their personal lives， to the ending， where they have to face more than they had originally prepared for and have to frantically adapt to unexpected events。I’m curious to see how this author will grow and what awaits us in her future work！ 。。。more
Kayla
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OMG！！ I absolutely loved this one so much！It honestly had me guessing and being suspicious of literally everyone。 It was dark， creepy， very funny， and a little spicy， and super mysterious。 The world building I hope is going to be explored more in the series。 I did have a hard time keeping some names together as they were just very unique names， but all in all would recommend this one！
Christian Meeks
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Overall， this story is very enjoyable。 In terms of dark， horror fantasy， I loved the world building， the characters， and the complexity of the mystery。 The mystery was riveting and exciting。 I genuinely could not put the book down （read it in a single sitting） because I couldn't wait to see what happened next。 But， the things that did not work for me was occasionally the pacing and， what felt like to me， the 0 to 60 relationship between the two protagonists。 （view spoiler）[The book sets up a com Overall， this story is very enjoyable。 In terms of dark， horror fantasy， I loved the world building， the characters， and the complexity of the mystery。 The mystery was riveting and exciting。 I genuinely could not put the book down （read it in a single sitting） because I couldn't wait to see what happened next。 But， the things that did not work for me was occasionally the pacing and， what felt like to me， the 0 to 60 relationship between the two protagonists。 （view spoiler）[The book sets up a complex relationship between characters who have a very deep and haunting past。 I expected a very slow burn and possibly no resolution between the two。 Which I think would have worked。 Instead， the two characters reunite fairly quickly and seemingly resolve all their problems by the end of the book。 I don't think that's necessarily a problem if this is going to be a standalone novel。 However， as it seems to be the first of a new series， I would have liked to have explored that complexity and tension more。 Let them struggle with each other more than they did。 Nevertheless， the book was very enjoyable。 This dichotomy of saints giving magic， along with the question if the saints are even real anymore， is fun to read and opens the doors to so much possibility。 （hide spoiler）] M。K。 Lobb did a fantastic job with her prose and characters （（view spoiler）[I did suspect the antagonist from the very beginning， but I'm not sure if that's because I naturally suspect these sorts of things or if the foreshadowing was not as subtle as intended （hide spoiler）]）。 I look forward to whatever comes next！ 。。。more
Joee （booksandacupofjoee）
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I really enjoyed this！ It was a fantastic audio with dual narrators！ It had me hooked right away and I loved the second chance romance going on！ Plus I was pleasantly surprised there was a mystery too！！！
Victoria
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I went into this book not expecting much， but it was the opposite of what I expected。 I really enjoyed it。 Is it super interesting storyline-wise？ No。 But I love the pining aspect of the story。 I have never read anything like it。 Also I'm a big fan of female rage， which was also present in this book。 What I never have seen in a fantasy story is a character with PTSD because of a war。 Is was really good that this was included。 So yeah， good book。 Will read the next one。 I went into this book not expecting much， but it was the opposite of what I expected。 I really enjoyed it。 Is it super interesting storyline-wise？ No。 But I love the pining aspect of the story。 I have never read anything like it。 Also I'm a big fan of female rage， which was also present in this book。 What I never have seen in a fantasy story is a character with PTSD because of a war。 Is was really good that this was included。 So yeah， good book。 Will read the next one。 。。。more
Margiebythebookcase
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This is an amazing debut novel！ MK Lobb's writing is detailed， dark， and full of surprises！ I love the scenery that she painted for us and I adored many of the characters。 This is a dark fantasy but is YA so the darker aspects are age appropriate while still being enjoyable by a wide range of ages。I felt like the religious aspects paired with the world building and the power system were all very unique and I enjoyed them immensely。I can't wait to read what M。K Lobby writes next and she will 100% This is an amazing debut novel！ MK Lobb's writing is detailed， dark， and full of surprises！ I love the scenery that she painted for us and I adored many of the characters。 This is a dark fantasy but is YA so the darker aspects are age appropriate while still being enjoyable by a wide range of ages。I felt like the religious aspects paired with the world building and the power system were all very unique and I enjoyed them immensely。I can't wait to read what M。K Lobby writes next and she will 100% be an auto buy author for me！ 。。。more
Peggy
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Another book I went into blind。 This is a different kind of fantasy book。 It was a good read， but for me I felt that it was disjointed and I really wanted to know more about the Society。 The characters were not well rounded and were rather wooden。 As I said a good read but it could have been so much more！！！！！Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for giving an honest review。
Rachael
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A darkly romantic story that tackles themes of faith and grief beautifully 🖤
Lexi
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This just wasn’t amazing to begin with so when they started dating halfway through the book I was like “okay guess I’m done”
Easton Nguyen
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shadow and bone: murder mystery
Kyra K
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Seven Faceless Saints was an interesting fantasy murder mystery。Once， there were seven saints， but after the first war of saints the people removed every trace of Chaos and his disciples， now they worship only six。 When the Disciple of Death is found dead in his chambers Damian is tasked with finding his killer， or else he’ll be shipped back to the second war of saints， which he barely survived。 Ros’ father was killed for desertion， and now she works against the very system that she benefits fro Seven Faceless Saints was an interesting fantasy murder mystery。Once， there were seven saints， but after the first war of saints the people removed every trace of Chaos and his disciples， now they worship only six。 When the Disciple of Death is found dead in his chambers Damian is tasked with finding his killer， or else he’ll be shipped back to the second war of saints， which he barely survived。 Ros’ father was killed for desertion， and now she works against the very system that she benefits from as a disciple， but when she crosses Damian’s path things become more complicated than she could have imagined。 I enjoyed the mystery of Seven Faceless Saints。 I like thrillers as well as fantasy， and this had that kind of murder-mystery feel to it。 The magic system was interesting， and seeing the class system it has created from two different （and unusual） perspectives gives us a more rounded view of the world。 The city felt rich and well imagined， as did the main characters we encountered throughout。 I enjoyed the unravelling of the mystery， and the way they went about it。 Overall， Seven Faceless Saints was an interesting YA fantasy novel， and I will continue the series in the future。 。。。more
Maddie
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DNFed at 44%， I just wasn't feeling this one。 I have more exciting things to read， this felt super slow to me， and I'm not one for mysteries。 The relationship was a lot of telling us how to feel rather than showing us their past and their feelings， it felt rather unfounded。 I did really enjoy the seven Saints and how they bestow powers on some people and have their own guilds。 It felt really original DNFed at 44%， I just wasn't feeling this one。 I have more exciting things to read， this felt super slow to me， and I'm not one for mysteries。 The relationship was a lot of telling us how to feel rather than showing us their past and their feelings， it felt rather unfounded。 I did really enjoy the seven Saints and how they bestow powers on some people and have their own guilds。 It felt really original 。。。more
Nicole
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Mmm I’m sure some people will be very into the strong will they won’t they sort of lovers to enemies to lovers again vibes but this wasn’t it for me， Fam。 Too much tongue 😂
༶ Laura ༶
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Die Grundidee ist total interessant， allerdings wurde alles ziemlich basic abgehandelt。 Ich hätte gerne mehr über die Welt und die Saints erfahren。 Das gewisse Etwas hat gefehlt， ich bin aber trotzdem total gespannt， wie es weiter gehen soll！
Bethany
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A second chance romance that's a murder mystery in a religious-magical system？ Okay， I'll bite。 If you're not into murder mysteries， this definitely is not the book for you。 It's a strong murder mystery vibe the whole way through。 The second chance romance is definitely there， but is more the character driving plot and less the story plot。 I found the murder mystery a definite YA murder mystery。 It wasn't bad， but it wasn't super intriguing。 I found the world interesting。 The world is set in a p A second chance romance that's a murder mystery in a religious-magical system？ Okay， I'll bite。 If you're not into murder mysteries， this definitely is not the book for you。 It's a strong murder mystery vibe the whole way through。 The second chance romance is definitely there， but is more the character driving plot and less the story plot。 I found the murder mystery a definite YA murder mystery。 It wasn't bad， but it wasn't super intriguing。 I found the world interesting。 The world is set in a place that vaguely reminds you of the Vatican， but with magic and the local non-magic are incredibly oppressed。 The religious-magical system （i。e。， the Seven Saints） I thought was interesting。 I still don't have all the Saints and their magic down， but you really don't need it as you only really need Patience and you get that in full dosage。 However， I have a feeling we'll learn more about the system in the follow-up books。 I always enjoy understanding book titles and their covers and the title and the cover do fit it well。 The rebellion factor of the book was okay。 It's my least favorite thing of the book; however， you completely understand WHY there is a brewing rebellion。 It's a very skewed world they are in with magic and non-magic。 I think I liked it least because it was so obvious and nothing new that it was just another plot and character division point。 The second chance romance was okay。 It was a little quick， but also added depth to both sides during the multi-POV。 I will say， though， that sometimes things were repeated a little too closely between the characters that sometimes I thought I'd accidentally went backwards in the book。 Doesn't happen often， but happened enough that I had to catch on that this was a writing quirk。 Overall， I enjoyed the book。 I'm looking forward to the next one that left an open ending for a next book and also the characters。 。。。more
Ketelen Lefkovich
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Me？ Reading a fantasy + YA novel in 2023？ Who is she？But seriously though， this book is AMAZING。 I had high hopes for it and what I received was even better。Really felt immersed in this story and I can't wait for book two。Although this is more on the older YA type， I do feel like if this book was written as adult it would be even better。↠ 5 stars✨ Me？ Reading a fantasy + YA novel in 2023？ Who is she？But seriously though， this book is AMAZING。 I had high hopes for it and what I received was even better。Really felt immersed in this story and I can't wait for book two。Although this is more on the older YA type， I do feel like if this book was written as adult it would be even better。↠ 5 stars✨ 。。。more
Brooke A Harding
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I suspect that when I get a hold of the "read with your eyes" edition that this will go up in rating。 But for now。The audiobook。 Both （all three？ There were definitely two， there may have been a third one for the one off POVs） narrators were surprisingly good。 Actually， I'm studiously not looking up who the dude is because he did some things with his voice when voicing Forte that make me want to roll around in his voice。 Hence， I've got no idea who he is so I can't go looking for more books he's I suspect that when I get a hold of the "read with your eyes" edition that this will go up in rating。 But for now。The audiobook。 Both （all three？ There were definitely two， there may have been a third one for the one off POVs） narrators were surprisingly good。 Actually， I'm studiously not looking up who the dude is because he did some things with his voice when voicing Forte that make me want to roll around in his voice。 Hence， I've got no idea who he is so I can't go looking for more books he's done。 I'm going to be a normal person。 The chick is also very good and the expressiveness there matched really well with the character。 So， gold star for the narration。Now on to the story itself。 First thing， FRIENDS TO ENEMIES TO LOVERS。 Good land， that trope was well done。 Believable。 Heart wrenching。 So good。 I just。 Y'all。 Roz needs to step up a little to match the utter perfection that is Damian Venturi。 I will accept no criticism of Damian。 But， Roz does a good job of making the correct choice when it desperately matters。 So I'm going to say that as long as she doesn't royally eff up so that Damian can't anymore， and as long as Damian keeps choosing her， I'll be okay with Roz。 That's not to say I don't like Roz。I actually love her。 She is fierce and driven and aggressive and hates magic。 And she sticks to her principles and her goals。 There is no wishy washy in Roz， no uncertainty。 She sticks to the path she chooses。 She is fabulous。Damian is the softer one of the pair， kind， loyal， wonderful。 He is a little broken from his time at war， but he holds onto that kindness with a firm and desperate grip。So， yes。 We also have a "golden retriever boyfriend， angry black cat girlfriend" trope going on as well， and I am here for it。We have a murder mystery and magic and the gods （called Saints here）。 There's a conspiracy theory。 Difficult parental relationships。 So much delicious stuff going on。 It's so good。 And the characters just shine。 And the worldbuilding？ I'm definitely curious and delighted。 We get such a small little snippet of the world， with the entire book taking place in one city。 Mostly。 There is a brief interlude on a boat。 And I'm delighted。I know this just came out， but when are we getting the sequel？ 。。。more
Emily
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4。5， review will be posted later :）
nihaarika
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3。75 starsI've been wanting to read Seven Faceless Saints since the PW announcement for this went live。 For one， it sounded like the type of book I would enjoy。 I really enjoy murder mysteries set in a fantasy world and this one was very intriguing。 The world-building was a tad bit confusing; with my understanding of the saints' powers only happening about halfway through the book。 I also felt as though the pacing was a bit off; at the start it was quite slow so it took me some time to get thro 3。75 starsI've been wanting to read Seven Faceless Saints since the PW announcement for this went live。 For one， it sounded like the type of book I would enjoy。 I really enjoy murder mysteries set in a fantasy world and this one was very intriguing。 The world-building was a tad bit confusing; with my understanding of the saints' powers only happening about halfway through the book。 I also felt as though the pacing was a bit off; at the start it was quite slow so it took me some time to get through it。 I did enjoy both Roz and Damian's characters; they were the perfect foil to each other。 Their dynamic was pretty interesting to read about。 With how things ended， I have no idea what's going to happen in the next book， but I am excited to find out more。 Thank you Titan Books for providing me with an e-ARC！ 。。。more
Sarah Voeller
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*3。5 stars*This was a very standard YA fantasy romance。 It was fun but not groundbreaking。 The pacing felt very slow at the beginning and ended too quickly。 It felt like the first three quarters of the book was just the two main characters running in circles and being kind of oblivious just for the sake of extending the plot。 would have liked less investigation and more dealing with and learning about the “villain”。 I thought that part of the storyline was a lot more interesting and I hate when *3。5 stars*This was a very standard YA fantasy romance。 It was fun but not groundbreaking。 The pacing felt very slow at the beginning and ended too quickly。 It felt like the first three quarters of the book was just the two main characters running in circles and being kind of oblivious just for the sake of extending the plot。 would have liked less investigation and more dealing with and learning about the “villain”。 I thought that part of the storyline was a lot more interesting and I hate when books in a series end right when things start to get good。 It didn’t really suffer from not having a fully contained main story line like some books in series do so I did appreciate having the murder mystery’s plot line wrapped up even if it was a little too hastily done。 The last quarter of the book was a lot more interesting to me so I probably will pick up the second one to see if it hopefully has more world building and a faster paced plot。 I think it has the potential to have a really interesting magic system if it’s expanded on。 。。。more
Megan
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I received an advanced digital reading copy of this novel from Titan Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Roz and Damien are on opposite sides of a budding rebellion and in different social tiers of a city that favours disciples blessed with abilities from their saints。 They have been avoiding each other， and their mutual past， but when they find themselves with the common goal of solving a string of murders in their city， they find themselves in close proximity forced to face th I received an advanced digital reading copy of this novel from Titan Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Roz and Damien are on opposite sides of a budding rebellion and in different social tiers of a city that favours disciples blessed with abilities from their saints。 They have been avoiding each other， and their mutual past， but when they find themselves with the common goal of solving a string of murders in their city， they find themselves in close proximity forced to face their past and present。 A dark and intriguing mix of fantasy & murder mystery with a sprinkling of past love turned enemies to lovers romance， this novel had me completely gripped。 I loved the undertones exploring both privilege and the role of religion in society， as well as the setting and world building。 I stayed up late to finish the book， unwilling to put it down， then awoke wishing there was already more story to ready。 I can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Allison
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the chance to read this in advance。 My apologies for the late review。Initially I was really intrigued by the concept of this book and the cover is gorgeous。 However， I quickly realized that it reads like a police procedural dressed up as an urban fantasy — and unfortunately the costume is too small。 The characters are not entirely credible as teenagers， even on the older end， so to me it truly does read like an adult book that’s been tweak Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the chance to read this in advance。 My apologies for the late review。Initially I was really intrigued by the concept of this book and the cover is gorgeous。 However， I quickly realized that it reads like a police procedural dressed up as an urban fantasy — and unfortunately the costume is too small。 The characters are not entirely credible as teenagers， even on the older end， so to me it truly does read like an adult book that’s been tweaked to fit the genre。 Additionally， the language was so contemporary that it kept taking me out of the story。 Was I reading a fantasy？ Or a cop drama in Italy？ I was curious to learn more about the saints and the first war but the rest of it was so different from what I’d expected and not to my taste。 This is all subjective， of course， but I’m still left feeling like this book does not quite fit the genre or category it was published in。 It is mostly written well （though there’s an argument to be made that it’s overwritten at parts） but the language， and even some character quirks， were occasionally repetitive。 I’m sure there will be readers who relate to the characters’ struggle with Religion As Oppressive Institution， but I found it a surface-level and over simplified evaluation of personal deconstruction that barely grapples with what losing your faith or belief system means for your identity and what it looks like。 All in all， this just wasn’t for me on almost every front， sorry to say。 。。。more
Romaine Heart
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Roz and Damien were once childhood sweethearts until。。Roz is a fireball causing chaos whereas Damien is cool and calm fighting for what's right。When bodies start dropping like flies Damien and Roz work together to try to unravel the mystery surrounding their deaths and who murdered them。 Roz and Damien were once childhood sweethearts until。。Roz is a fireball causing chaos whereas Damien is cool and calm fighting for what's right。When bodies start dropping like flies Damien and Roz work together to try to unravel the mystery surrounding their deaths and who murdered them。 。。。more
Michelle （In Libris Veritas）
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3。5 StarsI loved the world-building， the mystery， and the entire plot。。but what I didn't like was the lack of self-awareness when the romance plot deemed it necessary。 Prickly characters are my jam， I love characters that avoid being close to others。 But I don't like when they can both acknowledge the sheer magnitude of the prickliness and then be clueless about why everyone thinks the worst of them。 You can't spend 90% of your time lying， having people know you lie and then be upset when someon 3。5 StarsI loved the world-building， the mystery， and the entire plot。。but what I didn't like was the lack of self-awareness when the romance plot deemed it necessary。 Prickly characters are my jam， I love characters that avoid being close to others。 But I don't like when they can both acknowledge the sheer magnitude of the prickliness and then be clueless about why everyone thinks the worst of them。 You can't spend 90% of your time lying， having people know you lie and then be upset when someone thinks you're lying。 Come on now。。。get it together。 She's also unnecessarily cruel towards her love interest， which is partially understandable in the beginning portion but becomes more and more unwarranted as more of the reason， motivations， and feelings are revealed。 All of that being said， by the end of the book the MCs got a point where I think the second book will go much better for me， and I am genuinely interested in seeing what more the world and it's saints have in store。 。。。more
Zoë Mahler
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the more i learn about the fantasy genre the more i start to realize that the fantasy genre slaps。 i read a lot of debut authors and the main thing i have found falls a bit short in debut books is the pacing but that is entirely not the case for this book whatsoever。 every scene had a purpose and every character - and there are a lot of them - provide enough for each moment for you to fully understand them and their purpose to the story。 the world building was explained incredibly well and i did the more i learn about the fantasy genre the more i start to realize that the fantasy genre slaps。 i read a lot of debut authors and the main thing i have found falls a bit short in debut books is the pacing but that is entirely not the case for this book whatsoever。 every scene had a purpose and every character - and there are a lot of them - provide enough for each moment for you to fully understand them and their purpose to the story。 the world building was explained incredibly well and i didn’t find myself confused at all。 initially i was like “oh shit how am i going to remember all of this” but as the story continued through the lens of both characters you still get a full sense of everything that matters within the world without it feeling forced。 obviously i wanted more。 but i wanted more because it’s the first book in the series and now i have to wait for the next one like a sad peasant begging in the streets of a medieval village。 but alas， that’s just good storytelling to make us beg and want to sell our firstborn to read more。 the characters are literally terribly flawed people and that’s what makes them so great。 like， no offense but roz genuinely is kind of the worst but she knows what she’s fighting for and that’s what fuels her - both her strengths and her weaknesses。 and damien is a himbo。 which is cute for someone who literally is the most chaotic individual who people trust with a gun。 there’s this subtle debate about freewill in a world where literal saints have created their disciples in their own imagine and people are just expected to follow blindly and the fact that more people aren’t questioning this honestly baffles me but， alas， for the sake of the plot and all that definitely recommend giving this a read。 started it too late last night to give myself the proper time to read through it in one sitting as i would have liked but it reads real fast and you can’t go wrong 。。。more
christinac_reads
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1。5⭐️This is a YA Fantasy Murder Mystery with a Romance Subplot。The catch is it’s BARELY a fantasy。 There’s murder with NO mystery。 And a Romance where they don’t have any chemistry and they already start off the book in love 🙄 So I guess I’m giving 1。5 for the 1。5 points you get for that - YA and murder。 LolFull review soon。
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