WTF
First off, the premise is very interesting. However, by chapter one the author makes sure you understand that the main character is a psychopath, narsist, delusional, violent, mentally disturbed …and the list goes on. The main character is NOT a reluctant hero or an anti-hero…no. What she is, is bat shit insane. By the end of the book, I was impressed and concerned that the author was able to make me feel dirty and disgusted. Pretty much every character that you come across is either disturbed, opportunistic or just the worst human being on the planet. If I was flying by that solar system and found this fictional world, I would nuke that planet from space.
I am assuming that the world is a big dumpster fire of shit, because the author was trying not to make the readers feel…gross by reading his work. So, you won't feel bad for the many deaths or horrors. While there are a handful of good people…that world was rife with violence, rape and undue curility.
I cannot begin to properly describe how reading made me feel. What’s worse, the main character (and another “antagonist”) has the personality of a very disturbed valley girl, all the while speaking in a baby doll manner…why being delusional beyond belief. This does not get very old, but gets very disturbing as time goes on, to the point it gets under your skin. While the story is well written, it is also overly descriptive; especially during pivotal moments in the story. Last thing I want is a detailed or side description of various characters that die by the end of the paragraph. Do I really need to know what a rapist’s life history was at the end of his life? No. Do I need to know the exact moment when a random character goes insane before his wife and kids eat him? I really don’t. You see where I am going with this.
If this was poorly written, I would complain about every little sentence structure, or character design or the progression of the story. I don’t like the story because I didn’t like how this story made me feel. It was like watching a school bus on fire while it sped through the highway. There were times I felt sorry for some of the antagonists. Trust me, when I say…I will not be picking up book two. Heck, unless you get off on just brutal stories or watching dark web videos; then this is not for you.