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A Companion Book To Fallocaust #2
Severing Sanguine: A Companion Book to The Fallocaust Series Book 2
After being exiled from his only home Sami found himself alone in the greywastes at the age of seven. From then on it was just him and Barry, his old teddy bear who kept him company and didn't mind that Sami had red eyes and pointed teeth. Though Sami always longed for a real friend, someone who wasn't always telling him to hurt himself and others like Barry sometimes did.
Then Sami met Jasper while getting supplies in a nearby town. Jasper was an adult with bad teeth and greasy hair, the townspeople didn't like him talking to Sami for some reason, though who knows what that reason was. Sami didn't think anything of it until one day Jasper shows up at his house to tell him he had a boy on his farm with sharp teeth just like Sami's! Eager to meet someone just like him Sami ends up going with Jasper, a decision that will change the entire course of his life.
Severing Sanguine is the second companion book in The Fallocaust Series. It is a book about the early life of Sanguine ‘Sami’ Dekker as well as the first several years of his adult life. It tells of the struggles that Sanguine encounters after coming to Skyfall a broken, mentally ill chimera, as well as the difficulties the family faces adjusting to this new, extremely damaged, addition.
Then Sami met Jasper while getting supplies in a nearby town. Jasper was an adult with bad teeth and greasy hair, the townspeople didn't like him talking to Sami for some reason, though who knows what that reason was. Sami didn't think anything of it until one day Jasper shows up at his house to tell him he had a boy on his farm with sharp teeth just like Sami's! Eager to meet someone just like him Sami ends up going with Jasper, a decision that will change the entire course of his life.
Severing Sanguine is the second companion book in The Fallocaust Series. It is a book about the early life of Sanguine ‘Sami’ Dekker as well as the first several years of his adult life. It tells of the struggles that Sanguine encounters after coming to Skyfall a broken, mentally ill chimera, as well as the difficulties the family faces adjusting to this new, extremely damaged, addition.
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First published March 12, 2015
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23 books726 followersQuil Carter has been writing stories since he learned how to write. Now that people seem to like his stories, this is pretty much what he is planning on doing with his life.
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March 13, 2015
This raspy dry voice in my head is telling me this book deserves 5 stars and if I disobey him he's only going to make me hurt myself, so I'm just going to do as he says.
I'm at your mercy, Crow.
I'm at your mercy, Crow.
March 7, 2015
I was fortunate enough to Beta read this for Quil.
Let me just say I hope I helped and did it some justice but really I didn't need to.
When Quil writes a book, he's a genius, Im often very dumbfounded that he can plot and twist and plot and twist and totally mind fuck you while he's doing it.
This is not a book for the faint of heart. Please heed the warnings cause there are ALOT of triggers and there is a lot of shit that will really hurt your heart.
The world of Fallocaust is a place I'm not sure I would survive in. Would i be a grey waster? A chimera? (fat chance cause apparently i don't have the right parts for that). Yah i totally wouldn't survive
So going into this book was a bit of a experience for me because throughout all the books we have devoured, all of us Fallocaust survivors, Sanguine was not my favourite. Maybe cause i could never figure out how he ticked and then tocked. He was a mystery. Those red eyes, his weird grin. Yah not my favourite.
Read the blurb. Because as stated this book follows Sanguine from when he is young boy to when he becomes immortal. He had a fucking really hard life. Like really HARD, Im trying not to add any spoilers because this is a ride that you're going to have to experience for yourself.
The other thing is that so so so so many things clicked in place. So many things. And honestly after all that clicking i really really can't wait for the next Fallocaust book. Because truly i think its gonna be epic.
Read this with someone. Or if you need, Kristie and i are here for you to bitch to, to rage to, to just hold your hand because seriously you are going to need it.
I know that lots of times i had to put the book down, walk away, cry a little, cringe a lot. I would stare in space, really trying not to think.
This book sucks you in like a vortex. You wish you could close your eyes, but you can't because the need to know is greater than anything you will experience.
Do I like Sanguine now? Yes. I do.
Do I love Silas? Yes YES I MOTHERFUCKING DO
Do I love Nero??? YES. I do. My God do i ever.
Do I still love Elish?? Kinda. My love hate meter always sways with this guy,
Will you see Reaver and Killian? No. You won't.
The back stories, the past, the future.... it is all interwoven in this companion book.
Enjoy, rage, cry, throw your book, all those feelings will be there. Trust me.
I always find if a book can have you feeling so many different emotions its a winner. And this book is.
Congrats Quil on another solid Fallocaust book. I really can't wait for more!
Mare~Slitsread
Let me just say I hope I helped and did it some justice but really I didn't need to.
When Quil writes a book, he's a genius, Im often very dumbfounded that he can plot and twist and plot and twist and totally mind fuck you while he's doing it.
This is not a book for the faint of heart. Please heed the warnings cause there are ALOT of triggers and there is a lot of shit that will really hurt your heart.
The world of Fallocaust is a place I'm not sure I would survive in. Would i be a grey waster? A chimera? (fat chance cause apparently i don't have the right parts for that). Yah i totally wouldn't survive
So going into this book was a bit of a experience for me because throughout all the books we have devoured, all of us Fallocaust survivors, Sanguine was not my favourite. Maybe cause i could never figure out how he ticked and then tocked. He was a mystery. Those red eyes, his weird grin. Yah not my favourite.
Read the blurb. Because as stated this book follows Sanguine from when he is young boy to when he becomes immortal. He had a fucking really hard life. Like really HARD, Im trying not to add any spoilers because this is a ride that you're going to have to experience for yourself.
The other thing is that so so so so many things clicked in place. So many things. And honestly after all that clicking i really really can't wait for the next Fallocaust book. Because truly i think its gonna be epic.
Read this with someone. Or if you need, Kristie and i are here for you to bitch to, to rage to, to just hold your hand because seriously you are going to need it.
I know that lots of times i had to put the book down, walk away, cry a little, cringe a lot. I would stare in space, really trying not to think.
This book sucks you in like a vortex. You wish you could close your eyes, but you can't because the need to know is greater than anything you will experience.
Do I like Sanguine now? Yes. I do.
Do I love Silas? Yes YES I MOTHERFUCKING DO
Do I love Nero??? YES. I do. My God do i ever.
Do I still love Elish?? Kinda. My love hate meter always sways with this guy,
Will you see Reaver and Killian? No. You won't.
The back stories, the past, the future.... it is all interwoven in this companion book.
Enjoy, rage, cry, throw your book, all those feelings will be there. Trust me.
I always find if a book can have you feeling so many different emotions its a winner. And this book is.
Congrats Quil on another solid Fallocaust book. I really can't wait for more!
Mare~Slitsread
November 8, 2021
First of, all I need to say is, SOMEONE needs to bless, kiss and fucking lay on the very ground Quil Carter walks on.
Because if one person, can bring me to my very knees the way Quil Carter did, nobuddy is safe.
I really want to appluad Quil on his work on Sanguine. This was an extremely, excurstingly tough book to not only read as a reader, but I'm sure write as an author. And he not only impressed me with the very first page of this book, he blew my mind, shot my sanity, and will forever make Narky Nark question the ever loving gods of what, how and why I adore and cherish a very certain character.
Okay, being serious for a second, I won't sugarcoat and this might be a bit spoilery, but it's Falloucast and anything related to abuse is the most common common sense thing one can get, and the abuse my sanguine faces in this book is gutwrenchingly haunting, I'm really glad Quil didn't highlight or glorify the horrifying parts of it. I'm really fucking glad. And with that, I got to enjoy this writing even more and appreciate the elegant way his writing and the power of his words grow, and it is incredible the way Quil can put so much depth, so much passion; whether that be anger, hostility, loneliness, sadness, power, fear, and at it's seldom times, happiness, truly unmaned me.
Quil Carter holds a very much gift in the very hands he types this book, a mind to be treasured for and my sanity to be fucked with.
And the way Quil created and very much developed Sanguine's character arc is both a great nightmare, and a demonic sight to behold. Watching sanguine break and mend, break and mend before utterly collpase in his ruins was truly the devastingly glorious book to read and behold.
And with that, the book came with it's challenges. Sanguine is a very, extremely complicated, perplex and damaged character. He has and continues to go through a lot from the start until the fucking end of this book and continue onward, but for what this book remained justified it's constant tug and pull and push of sanity, of irrational rationality, of broken morality and truly, it was like watching madness repeat itself again and again, with the next dose getting madder and madder.
A genetically enhanced brain can only hold so much madness.
This book, is a craft of it's very own genre. Ones unique to most (that aside from the length of this book) is it's very own pacing. The book grew slow, and yet steady, horrifying and yet utterly captivated, filled with such sadness, anger, loneliness and betrayal, you can't help but reach inside this book and give sanguine the biggest bear of hugs.
This book understands and explores the narrative of not only physical trauma, but mental and emotional defeat, our very battle with it, and the devastating cruelty our very minds can bring to ourselves. It was watching how the predator was no one else but your mind and your very being, the heart and soul of it's prey.
I noted and I really want to quote my words that I have written while reading this book,
“
You know, when I read Falloucast, I get so immersed into the world, when I return back to reality, it's so jarring.
”
And Jack and Sanguine... Let's just say, I'm interested to see where those two lead too.
I won't talk much about it, I'll leave it in pieces between for the very man who stole my fucking heart.
And to close off this book, and this review, this book and every word of mine is a big fuck you to the very voices we hear screaming from our head
Because let it be known, that they will never win.
initial reactions
can someone please give me a hug???? and a fucking shoulder to cry on???
Because if one person, can bring me to my very knees the way Quil Carter did, nobuddy is safe.
“Daisy Daisy,” Sanguine murmured in a singing voice; his red eyes narrowed and his hand raised; he cupped Mantis’s chin and tilted his own head back and forth like he was examining him. “Give me your heart to do.”
He grinned wider and pressed his face up against Mantis’s until their noses were touching. Still Mantis didn’t flinch; he watched the chimera intently his movements reduced to only the breath inside of his chest.
“I’m half-crazy…” Sanguine sang in a raspy whisper; his eyes closed, “All for the love… of you.”
I really want to appluad Quil on his work on Sanguine. This was an extremely, excurstingly tough book to not only read as a reader, but I'm sure write as an author. And he not only impressed me with the very first page of this book, he blew my mind, shot my sanity, and will forever make Narky Nark question the ever loving gods of what, how and why I adore and cherish a very certain character.
Evil?
This made me look at the bad people differently. Maybe they didn’t want to be bad but everyone else kept telling them they were supposed to be bad, so one day they just decided to go with it. In the Disney books all the bad guys have dark clothes or dark fur but it wasn’t their fault they were born that way or that was the clothing they liked to wear. Maybe if Mufasa was nice to Scar and told Scar he could be king on weekends then Scar wouldn’t have killed him.
Okay, being serious for a second, I won't sugarcoat and this might be a bit spoilery, but it's Falloucast and anything related to abuse is the most common common sense thing one can get, and the abuse my sanguine faces in this book is gutwrenchingly haunting, I'm really glad Quil didn't highlight or glorify the horrifying parts of it. I'm really fucking glad. And with that, I got to enjoy this writing even more and appreciate the elegant way his writing and the power of his words grow, and it is incredible the way Quil can put so much depth, so much passion; whether that be anger, hostility, loneliness, sadness, power, fear, and at it's seldom times, happiness, truly unmaned me.
Quil Carter holds a very much gift in the very hands he types this book, a mind to be treasured for and my sanity to be fucked with.
Here I stood in front of my king, and though he was just a king and a master to so many of our brothers – to me, Silas was more than that. I had seen the mask slip off of his face and had neither been horrified or scared of what I had seen. Because underneath the hatred, the jealousy, and the mania… I saw a man with a sense of humour, patience, kindness, and generosity.
I knew who Silas Sebastian Dekker really was
And the way Quil created and very much developed Sanguine's character arc is both a great nightmare, and a demonic sight to behold. Watching sanguine break and mend, break and mend before utterly collpase in his ruins was truly the devastingly glorious book to read and behold.
And with that, the book came with it's challenges. Sanguine is a very, extremely complicated, perplex and damaged character. He has and continues to go through a lot from the start until the fucking end of this book and continue onward, but for what this book remained justified it's constant tug and pull and push of sanity, of irrational rationality, of broken morality and truly, it was like watching madness repeat itself again and again, with the next dose getting madder and madder.
A genetically enhanced brain can only hold so much madness.
as he dragged the wire, the line started to weave and curve, until Silas had made a beautiful design complete with a spiral. It looked like a long twisted string of ivy, the little ruby blood droplets gathering in the wound making it look like little roses.
Silas handed Sanguine the wire. “Even in the clutches of the most destructive agony… you can find beauty,”
This book, is a craft of it's very own genre. Ones unique to most (that aside from the length of this book) is it's very own pacing. The book grew slow, and yet steady, horrifying and yet utterly captivated, filled with such sadness, anger, loneliness and betrayal, you can't help but reach inside this book and give sanguine the biggest bear of hugs.
I am a man in appearance only, inside I feel like an animal most days or the walking corpse of a young boy who had never been shown how to die.
This book understands and explores the narrative of not only physical trauma, but mental and emotional defeat, our very battle with it, and the devastating cruelty our very minds can bring to ourselves. It was watching how the predator was no one else but your mind and your very being, the heart and soul of it's prey.
I had to get him to stop. I had to escape from him. But how can I escape from a voice inside of my head? I had nowhere to go, and no one to help me fight. I was trapped with him both inside of this room and inside the cage I had always been locked in inside my head.
I noted and I really want to quote my words that I have written while reading this book,
“
You know, when I read Falloucast, I get so immersed into the world, when I return back to reality, it's so jarring.
”
And Jack and Sanguine... Let's just say, I'm interested to see where those two lead too.
“You have a deepness in your eyes that makes a thousand poems spring to my tongue. And a body that tells me I could paint you every day for the rest of my life and still be inspired. I might not know you well but–” He paused; his lips were so pink, so welcoming… “I feel like you’re an old friend who managed to find his way home. How… strange is that?”
I won't talk much about it, I'll leave it in pieces between for the very man who stole my fucking heart.
Silas watched Sanguine sit on the bed and slowly, without any sharp movements, he sat at the head of the bed with him with his legs stretched out in front. Sanguine sat cross-legged beside him, surprisingly close, and held out his hand for the chip bag.
I laid back down in bed and chuckled when Silas gave me Barry and drew my blankets up over me. “I’m not a child, you know.”
Silas laughed with me, and just to be an ass I suspected, he started tucking me in. “I can still baby you, and you can just deal with it, smartass.” Then he pinched my cheeks. I snorted and made a motion to bite his hand.
“Sleep well, love.”
It was a strange and terrifying sight for Jack to take in. The black-haired chimera, his grey face a mask of solid stone, and his red eyes blazing like two burning cigarettes, slowly approaching the King Who Ended the World like he was Satan himself calling on him to finally answer for his crimes.
Silas wanted to create a demon – and he had indeed succeeded.
And to close off this book, and this review, this book and every word of mine is a big fuck you to the very voices we hear screaming from our head
Because let it be known, that they will never win.
“Barry, Barry, give me your heart to do!” I sang to him after I was bored of painting on the walls. “I’m half-crazy, all for the love of yooouuuu.”
initial reactions
can someone please give me a hug???? and a fucking shoulder to cry on???
March 8, 2015
I had the privilege of reading Severing Sanguine at the end of January, beginning of February. It got to Beta this with Mare, and while we didn't exactly read it all at the same time, I was so thankful that I had her to talk with. And of course, Quil. Ever since finishing, it's haunted me. I've been thinking about how the book made me feel, and every time I remember back to those couple of weeks I took to read it, I go through all the feels. All the emotions. And while most of those emotions are those of hurt, sadness, pain, and dispair, I also smiled, cheered, and there is one moment where I laughed so hard and was so freaking happy that I cried from it.
It's hard to read... Our wonderful Sanguine goes through the shit, let me tell you. For me, this was harder to read than The Ghost in the Darkness, Volumes 1 and 2 put together. Much harder, and the first half is the hardest. Even now, a month later, every time I think about it, my heart hurts. The emotions surge and I want to make myself forget. The thing is, everything that happens in this book makes Sanguine into the man, into the immortal he is today. And our beautiful red eyed, sharp tooth Chimera, who I'd found mearly intriguing before, has turned me into his biggest fan.
Severing Sanguine takes you on a journey that you'll not soon forget. Just like the blurb says, we go through Sanguine's life starting from a small boy. This story takes place many years in the past, to a time before some of our favorite characters were even born, or created, and others are still very young, realitively speaking. It's a brutal undertaking and one I'm really grateful to have been on. Some of the best parts of this book are when we learn not only about Sanguine, but about his brothers. So many things are revealed. So many little bits of information are in this story that, if you've paid close attention in the other books, the lightbulb will go on in your mind and you be totally blown away. Those moments, for me, were like nothing else. Moments when I'd message Quil or Mare and shout out to them in all caps saying "OH MY FUCKING GOD, NO WAY"! It was so awesome.
Other times, I thought I was never going to stop crying. I hated those times. I mean, really, really, really hated those times. Did I curse Quil in this book? Yeah. I did that a lot.
Ugh, there is so much in this book! You might ask how this book fits into the series. All I can say is that it is pivotal. I guess you don't need to read it to continue on with the main books once they are written, but if Breaking Jade did anything to explain Elish and Jade's relationship and help you understand the why of things, this book explains more than you can imagine. To me, this is not just a companion book. This is book holds the story and secrets to the present.
So, sensitive readers should beware. If you have triggers such as child abuse, rape, murder... all the usual things, this isn't the book for you. I can't say that strongly enough. But if you are a seasoned Fallocaust reader, survivor and lover, you have to read this. I'd also say that Quil handles the exreamely difficult issues really well, with a gentle hand, and does not get graphic when the story does not call for it. But like any other book about the Fallocaust, it is bloody and totally insane. I believe that this book sets the stage for all things that happen later. It explains SO MUCH! Maybe just remember that I'm here for you if you need a shoulder to cry on. Or someone to shout at because you get so mad that you want to murder someone... hopefully not Quil.
Oh! There is one other thing that this book has done. You all know that I love Reaver. I love him like no other. But holy fuck, if this book didn't make me fall in love with Nero. I know! You're asking WTF I'm thinking, right? How could I, after what he did? I just gotta say... You don't even know, and what you don't know is that there are many sides to every Chimera's story.
So, yes, I loved this book. Quil's mind works in mysterious ways. See, he's got this story in his head that needs to get out. With all the other books, I thought I could see it. I could start to envision some of the crazy things that could go on. I could kind of see where he was coming from... where he was going. But this book is off the rails. Quil's main story comes to life with Severing Sanguine. Here, you'll see just how involved it is. You'll start to really understand. You might think you already do, but you have no idea.
Thanks Quil. Thank you for letting me into your head. Thanks for trusting me with your boys. I'll never forget it.
It's hard to read... Our wonderful Sanguine goes through the shit, let me tell you. For me, this was harder to read than The Ghost in the Darkness, Volumes 1 and 2 put together. Much harder, and the first half is the hardest. Even now, a month later, every time I think about it, my heart hurts. The emotions surge and I want to make myself forget. The thing is, everything that happens in this book makes Sanguine into the man, into the immortal he is today. And our beautiful red eyed, sharp tooth Chimera, who I'd found mearly intriguing before, has turned me into his biggest fan.
Severing Sanguine takes you on a journey that you'll not soon forget. Just like the blurb says, we go through Sanguine's life starting from a small boy. This story takes place many years in the past, to a time before some of our favorite characters were even born, or created, and others are still very young, realitively speaking. It's a brutal undertaking and one I'm really grateful to have been on. Some of the best parts of this book are when we learn not only about Sanguine, but about his brothers. So many things are revealed. So many little bits of information are in this story that, if you've paid close attention in the other books, the lightbulb will go on in your mind and you be totally blown away. Those moments, for me, were like nothing else. Moments when I'd message Quil or Mare and shout out to them in all caps saying "OH MY FUCKING GOD, NO WAY"! It was so awesome.
Other times, I thought I was never going to stop crying. I hated those times. I mean, really, really, really hated those times. Did I curse Quil in this book? Yeah. I did that a lot.
Ugh, there is so much in this book! You might ask how this book fits into the series. All I can say is that it is pivotal. I guess you don't need to read it to continue on with the main books once they are written, but if Breaking Jade did anything to explain Elish and Jade's relationship and help you understand the why of things, this book explains more than you can imagine. To me, this is not just a companion book. This is book holds the story and secrets to the present.
So, sensitive readers should beware. If you have triggers such as child abuse, rape, murder... all the usual things, this isn't the book for you. I can't say that strongly enough. But if you are a seasoned Fallocaust reader, survivor and lover, you have to read this. I'd also say that Quil handles the exreamely difficult issues really well, with a gentle hand, and does not get graphic when the story does not call for it. But like any other book about the Fallocaust, it is bloody and totally insane. I believe that this book sets the stage for all things that happen later. It explains SO MUCH! Maybe just remember that I'm here for you if you need a shoulder to cry on. Or someone to shout at because you get so mad that you want to murder someone... hopefully not Quil.
Oh! There is one other thing that this book has done. You all know that I love Reaver. I love him like no other. But holy fuck, if this book didn't make me fall in love with Nero. I know! You're asking WTF I'm thinking, right? How could I, after what he did? I just gotta say... You don't even know, and what you don't know is that there are many sides to every Chimera's story.
So, yes, I loved this book. Quil's mind works in mysterious ways. See, he's got this story in his head that needs to get out. With all the other books, I thought I could see it. I could start to envision some of the crazy things that could go on. I could kind of see where he was coming from... where he was going. But this book is off the rails. Quil's main story comes to life with Severing Sanguine. Here, you'll see just how involved it is. You'll start to really understand. You might think you already do, but you have no idea.
Thanks Quil. Thank you for letting me into your head. Thanks for trusting me with your boys. I'll never forget it.
May 6, 2025
This series is like reading through a kaleidoscope - with every book there's a slight shift but absolutely everything changes so that you're looking at the bigger picture through a new lens. Characters you loved, you begin to hate. Characters you hated, you begin to understand them! It messes with your mind, but draws you so far in that you can't walk away until you know absolutely everything.
Sanguine has been a favourite for me since Breaking Jade, and I loved him for this whole book, right up until that epilogue. I don't know how to feel now that I know why he's Silas's sengil, and that he hurt Jack! I don't even like Jack in the current timeline, but I absolutely loved him in this book and he deserved so much better than what he got from Sanguine.
I'm also struggling with my feelings about Nero. I fucking despise him in the current timeline, to the point I want him to cease to exist, yet in this timeline he was my favourite character in the book! The way he's so enthusiastic about his younger siblings, the way he loved Sanguine and searched for him relentlessly, the way he loves Ceph.... I honestly can't reconcile him with the person he became! Although we did get a glimpse as to what I assume was the catalyst for the change, so I can say I kind of understand why he became the monster that he is, but I can't forgive what he did to Reaver. This is what I mean by the relationships you have with these characters being complex!
What is consistent though is my dislike of Elish. At this rate I don't even think his backstory will sway me towards liking him even slightly. I already hate how he's been the puppet master with Reaver and Killian, but to see how he was towards Sanguine just cemented how much I don't like him.
I'm also firmly back to hating Silas. I really felt like I was starting to understand him in The Ghost and The Darkness, but I'm back to thinking he's a selfish, petulant manchild. The way he manipulated it so that he can control Sanguine's mental state just pissed me off so much!
I do love how these characters are all so layered, so flawed and so engaging though. I can't wait to see what happens next because I miss Reaver and Reno so much... I guess I miss Killian too, but there are definitely times when I want him to become dinner because he has no sense of self preservation!!
So after getting more of the backstory, my favourite characters are still Reaver, Reno, Caligula and grudingly Killian. I still really like Sanguine but I am kinda mad at him for how he treats Jack, even though I think Jack is a dickhead in the current timeline. Elish can go kick rocks. Silas is a twat and needs encasing in concrete - should have been done a century ago really. I feel bad for Ceph, and I still hate Kessler. Garrett is still insignificant to me, and I have no clue how to feel about Nero now!
Sanguine has been a favourite for me since Breaking Jade, and I loved him for this whole book, right up until that epilogue. I don't know how to feel now that I know why he's Silas's sengil, and that he hurt Jack! I don't even like Jack in the current timeline, but I absolutely loved him in this book and he deserved so much better than what he got from Sanguine.
I'm also struggling with my feelings about Nero. I fucking despise him in the current timeline, to the point I want him to cease to exist, yet in this timeline he was my favourite character in the book! The way he's so enthusiastic about his younger siblings, the way he loved Sanguine and searched for him relentlessly, the way he loves Ceph.... I honestly can't reconcile him with the person he became! Although we did get a glimpse as to what I assume was the catalyst for the change, so I can say I kind of understand why he became the monster that he is, but I can't forgive what he did to Reaver. This is what I mean by the relationships you have with these characters being complex!
What is consistent though is my dislike of Elish. At this rate I don't even think his backstory will sway me towards liking him even slightly. I already hate how he's been the puppet master with Reaver and Killian, but to see how he was towards Sanguine just cemented how much I don't like him.
I'm also firmly back to hating Silas. I really felt like I was starting to understand him in The Ghost and The Darkness, but I'm back to thinking he's a selfish, petulant manchild. The way he manipulated it so that he can control Sanguine's mental state just pissed me off so much!
I do love how these characters are all so layered, so flawed and so engaging though. I can't wait to see what happens next because I miss Reaver and Reno so much... I guess I miss Killian too, but there are definitely times when I want him to become dinner because he has no sense of self preservation!!
So after getting more of the backstory, my favourite characters are still Reaver, Reno, Caligula and grudingly Killian. I still really like Sanguine but I am kinda mad at him for how he treats Jack, even though I think Jack is a dickhead in the current timeline. Elish can go kick rocks. Silas is a twat and needs encasing in concrete - should have been done a century ago really. I feel bad for Ceph, and I still hate Kessler. Garrett is still insignificant to me, and I have no clue how to feel about Nero now!
March 14, 2015
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***SPOILERS through the entire review, so beware***
It was a torture to wait for this book, so as soon as it appeared I forgot about the real life and started reading. It was simply impossible to put the book away, it captivated me right from the start.
I knew it would be painful. I knew there would be moments that could break my heart. I didn’t expect to feel so much, though. Sanguine was probably the only character in the main series who I didn’t understand at all, I wasn’t particularly interested in him. But that small red-eyed boy who terrified everyone around him has won my heart from the first moment I saw him. His childhood was heartbreaking – it’s appalling how people’s intolerance and ignorance can turn them into ugly, spiteful beasts who only want to hurt and destroy. It was distressing to watch how sad and confused Sammi was because no one accepted him. Nan was wonderful, she did everything she could for him and it’s impressive that even in the end she didn’t want to give him up. She protected him as best as she could, and I really wish Sanguine knew what happened to her. I think she would have been thrilled and so proud to see him… if she was still alive. I’m scared to imagine what village people could have done to her.
Sammi kept breaking my heart with his attempts to find friends. The way his madness is described is completely brilliant – I loved him, I felt sorry for him, but he scared me sometimes. He’s a chimera all right, it was obvious from his first moments on the Earth. It was both hard and fascinating to see how his mind worked, how he created all those imaginary people and talked to them, believed them, followed their orders. I hoped despite everything that Cory would be the one to help him, but, well… Sammi’s little heart got broken once again. I just wanted to hug him and tell him he’s not alone.
Jasper’s ark was indeed difficult to read, but I am incredibly relieved and grateful that Quil didn’t describe everything with all the gory details. He treaded softly and showed everything very carefully, he concentrated on the psychological aspect rather than on the physical one. So yes, reading about Sanguine’s time at Jasper’s was difficult, but not unbearable.
I was pleasantly shocked to see Juni! He was the last person I expected to meet in that hell-hole. I always wondered why he was made immortal, now I can guess at least.
I sympathized with Nero in the second book – this book made me fall in love with him. He’s playful, he’s loyal, he’s fiercely protective of the ones he loves. And yes, he can love – he can be gentle, he can break down, he can suffer. Now I want a happy ending for Nero more than ever before – he deserves it, they all deserve it. Ceph was a surprise – I didn’t expect to love him. I liked Kiki in Book 2, but now I think it’s obvious that whatever Nero feels for him, his love for Ceph is primary. Sanguine’s plan now is more or less clear – he finally got what he was waiting for. A chance for his brothers to reunite.
I deeply enjoyed Sanguine’s time in Skyfall. The process of his adjustment is described very realistically - I was hurting for him, and I cheered whenever he made a small step forward.
I fell in love with Silas in the previous books despite his horrendous actions, this book made me love him even more. He’s not as dark here – it seems his sanity is leaving him slowly, gradually. This book proved that there were times when Silas was kind and loving. I admired the way he behaved with Sanguine. I admired his patience, his love, even his guilt – his wrath once he realized what has been done to Sanguine. Yes, now I know why so many chimeras love their King. It’s impossible not to. And I desperately want him not to die in the end – I wish he could get better. Reunite with Sky or another clone of him. He deserves to suffer for his mistakes, yes – but he’s been suffering for many, many years. Silas keeps breaking my heart with every book.
Elish… wow. I’m crazy about Elish and in ‘Severing Sanguine’ he plays quite a big part. An unusual and surprising part, because I never expected to see him like that. I suspected there were times when he was in love with Silas and wanted to be his partner, but I never thought he loved him that much. Yes, Nero and Saguine both told him that it wasn’t love, but I think I disagree with them. In my opinion, Elish loved Silas sincerely, as only he could – his love was cold and blind, destructive. My, he even chose to betray Garret! It still horrifies me – I wonder if Garret knows. In Jade Elish has found his true soul-mate, but he did love Silas very much. I wonder when it changed, when this kind of love has turned into an overwhelming hatred. This question still hasn’t been answered, but I think maybe we will see it in a book about Leo and Greyson.
I love Elish and now I can appreciate every word, every gesture of affection he shows Jade. It amazes me that a cold, cruel and uncaring person like him could fall in love this much with a teenager. Now I want to re-read ‘Breaking Jade’!
Sanguine’s time in college and his meeting with Jack are unforgettable. I loved the university part – it seems this books has absolutely everything, it shows us every part of Sanguine’s life. I was most impatient to see the story between Jack and Sanguine, and I’m very satisfied. They’re amazing together. Jack astonished me when I first saw him here – he isn’t like our Grim from Fallocaust books at all, he’s just a teenager with his insecurities, hurt and hopes. He was rather weak at first – fascinatingly weak for someone who I know would later turn into a menacing, dark person. And Sanguine – broken, tortured Sanguine was the one who helped him get his strength. It worked both ways – Sanguine also became much stronger and confident thanks to Jack. They are like two parts of a whole, they deserve to be together. Beautiful romance.
Valentine surprised me most. I would have never imagined him being like that! At first he seemed like a brat to me, but then I just felt sad. He’s a poor, rejected boy who has found his happiness only for a few short years. He deserved more.
I understand a lot of things now. I understand why Nero chose to follow Elish without even thinking. I understand why he tortured Reaver – at the time it seemed illogical to me, he must have known Silas would punish him, but now I can see why. Hatred is a powerful thing, and Nero’s hatred is blind and overwhelming. I also understand Elish way better – I know now why it was so impossibly embarrassing and humiliating for him to admit his feelings to Jade. And to marry him in front of everyone! All things became clear.
‘Severing Sanguine’ is a beautiful, heartbreaking book. There is no one boring moment, I couldn’t stop reading. This is an incredible, long story about a broken boy who has finally found the right place for him. I love Sanguine now, I love every dark and broken piece of him. I admire him for his strength, for his wisdom, for ability to survive no matter what, for his willingness to go on living. This is the kind of a book that you will never, ever forget and I’m grateful for that. It’s one of the best books I have ever read.
March 8, 2015
I was more than honored to be chosen to beta read this book for Quil, and I pretty much did nothing but read and eat for the days it took me to finish this book, and it was only days. I just could not put it down. In one word, this book was amazeballs. I simply loved it from the first page to the last. Fans of Quil's stories will be more than happy with this glimpse into the life of one of the more enigmatic chimera's, Sanguine and just how he came to being.
But be warned: the story will rip you apart emotionally, tug at your heart, make your stomach heave and remind you that a bit of hope in the Greywastes is a truly fleeting thing.
We start off with infant Sami who is found dirty and hungry under a deck in the middle of the Greywastes. I have to say that little Sami about broke my heart. He was starved for love and wanted nothing more than to have a friend. It is very evident from the start that Sami is different, very very different from those around him and it is progressively revealed to the reader just how different he is through the first 8 years of his life. Quil writes Sami very realistically, he is young boy and his train of thought is spot on, to the point where I had to remind myself over and over that he is a chimera.
When the absolute unthinkable happens and the true horrors of life on the Greywastes are revealed to the reader through Sami's meeting with Jasper, I was both riveted and horrified, and like watching a train wreck, I knew it was coming but could only sit back as my poor, love starved, sweet little Sami was broken beyond repair.
Quil dealt with these situations with finesse, we know exactly what's happening but he didn't embellish the story for the shock value, this is an integral part of the story and it needed to be told. Through Sami we feel the confusion, the disgust and watch his slow decent into madness.
I don't want to go into detail as I will be spewing out spoilers left and right so I will just say that some of the moments in this book made my heart soar, I actually swore at Quil when Nero came into the story and was who he was, "Why?! Damn you!! Why did you make me love him!" (Fallocaust fans will know what I mean by that)
Even psycho King Silas has a few moments in this story that will make you laugh and love him a little before he reminds us, in a way that only he can, he was then and still is the Silas we know and hate. And Elish, sexy ice king Elish, seems so different here that I am sooooo looking forward to Quil bridging the gap between what was happening in this book and where we left off in The Ghost and the Darkness VOL 2."
No, this story is not for everyone. Take the authors warnings to heart. It is very brutal, graphic and disturbing (all things I love in a good read) and it quite blatantly shows the shattering of even the strongest minds when faced with unspeakable horrors....BUT it is also about hope, and love, and family..those ties that bind. Everything you love about the Fallocaust series is in this book. (Well except Reaver and Killian, they aren't born yet!)
Thank you Quil, this book is simply magic. I truly mean that I loved it from the first page to the last page. It flowed, it kept me completely enraptured and turning pages well into the early hours some days. You have crafted an amazing story, that at its heart is a very difficult subject to tackle and you've done it with tact and delicacy. I know will be chomping at the bit and asking you repeatedly when the next one is done!
But be warned: the story will rip you apart emotionally, tug at your heart, make your stomach heave and remind you that a bit of hope in the Greywastes is a truly fleeting thing.
We start off with infant Sami who is found dirty and hungry under a deck in the middle of the Greywastes. I have to say that little Sami about broke my heart. He was starved for love and wanted nothing more than to have a friend. It is very evident from the start that Sami is different, very very different from those around him and it is progressively revealed to the reader just how different he is through the first 8 years of his life. Quil writes Sami very realistically, he is young boy and his train of thought is spot on, to the point where I had to remind myself over and over that he is a chimera.
When the absolute unthinkable happens and the true horrors of life on the Greywastes are revealed to the reader through Sami's meeting with Jasper, I was both riveted and horrified, and like watching a train wreck, I knew it was coming but could only sit back as my poor, love starved, sweet little Sami was broken beyond repair.
Quil dealt with these situations with finesse, we know exactly what's happening but he didn't embellish the story for the shock value, this is an integral part of the story and it needed to be told. Through Sami we feel the confusion, the disgust and watch his slow decent into madness.
I don't want to go into detail as I will be spewing out spoilers left and right so I will just say that some of the moments in this book made my heart soar, I actually swore at Quil when Nero came into the story and was who he was, "Why?! Damn you!! Why did you make me love him!" (Fallocaust fans will know what I mean by that)
Even psycho King Silas has a few moments in this story that will make you laugh and love him a little before he reminds us, in a way that only he can, he was then and still is the Silas we know and hate. And Elish, sexy ice king Elish, seems so different here that I am sooooo looking forward to Quil bridging the gap between what was happening in this book and where we left off in The Ghost and the Darkness VOL 2."
No, this story is not for everyone. Take the authors warnings to heart. It is very brutal, graphic and disturbing (all things I love in a good read) and it quite blatantly shows the shattering of even the strongest minds when faced with unspeakable horrors....BUT it is also about hope, and love, and family..those ties that bind. Everything you love about the Fallocaust series is in this book. (Well except Reaver and Killian, they aren't born yet!)
Thank you Quil, this book is simply magic. I truly mean that I loved it from the first page to the last page. It flowed, it kept me completely enraptured and turning pages well into the early hours some days. You have crafted an amazing story, that at its heart is a very difficult subject to tackle and you've done it with tact and delicacy. I know will be chomping at the bit and asking you repeatedly when the next one is done!
April 23, 2015
I don't know where to start. This book is awesome. It completely fucked with my head. I need more. Things I knew where totally turned around.
I was intrigued, already, by Sanguine and knew I was going to love him.
I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I would come like Nero, even a little. I fell in love with him.
Still not entirely sure about Silas. Don't think I'll ever hate him as much as I once did, though.
Some things will never change. That is my complete and total adoration of Elish. Yes, he can be cold and manipulative. He has his reasons. He still remains my favourite.
Some of the chimera's later actions made more sense after knowing what happens here. But, so many questions and such a lot of scheming and manipulation to come.
Big shoutout to Kristie, Mare and Charity, for taking this fucked up journey with me. It was all the better for having you there. Even if (naming no names) my distress over certain events, caused amusement!!!
Can't wait to see what Quil comes up with next.
I was intrigued, already, by Sanguine and knew I was going to love him.
I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I would come like Nero, even a little. I fell in love with him.
Still not entirely sure about Silas. Don't think I'll ever hate him as much as I once did, though.
Some things will never change. That is my complete and total adoration of Elish. Yes, he can be cold and manipulative. He has his reasons. He still remains my favourite.
Some of the chimera's later actions made more sense after knowing what happens here. But, so many questions and such a lot of scheming and manipulation to come.
Big shoutout to Kristie, Mare and Charity, for taking this fucked up journey with me. It was all the better for having you there. Even if (naming no names) my distress over certain events, caused amusement!!!
Can't wait to see what Quil comes up with next.
May 23, 2020
When you're emotionally drained and exhausted, but the show must go on.
On to the next one.
On to the next one.
March 8, 2017
5 STARS
Just WOW, as a side book in this series I remember telling people or scream typing at them that they just had to read Breaking Jade straight after Fallocaust. As they were kind of running on the same linear time space.
Severing Sanquine is not but if you're a Fallocaust fan like me, you need to read all the books.
Sanguine wasn't a favourite character of mine at all and hadn't grasped my interest at all. Well now if you had a similar line of thinking then drop everything and head back to Skyfall kidz.
This book is just amazing as are all the others and you get such a broader understanding of so much more of the bigger picture yet again.
This book is also set about 70 years back in time BUT DO NOT let that put you off.
These books are my favourite Dystopian series that I have now ever read without a shadow of a doubt
SEVERE SEXUAL TRIGGER WARNING
Just WOW, as a side book in this series I remember telling people or scream typing at them that they just had to read Breaking Jade straight after Fallocaust. As they were kind of running on the same linear time space.
Severing Sanquine is not but if you're a Fallocaust fan like me, you need to read all the books.
Sanguine wasn't a favourite character of mine at all and hadn't grasped my interest at all. Well now if you had a similar line of thinking then drop everything and head back to Skyfall kidz.
This book is just amazing as are all the others and you get such a broader understanding of so much more of the bigger picture yet again.
This book is also set about 70 years back in time BUT DO NOT let that put you off.
These books are my favourite Dystopian series that I have now ever read without a shadow of a doubt
SEVERE SEXUAL TRIGGER WARNING
March 25, 2016
4.5 speechless stars
This author is talented, demented and a genius. It's impossible to step away from this series.
This author is talented, demented and a genius. It's impossible to step away from this series.
March 15, 2015
This Book was the hardest one to read so far. After Reading Fallocaust Book 1 I thought "Wow this is hardcore" , Breaking Jade was the same reaction, after Fallocaust 2.1 and 2.2 I was so so broken and now after Severing Sanguine I just think that the first Book was like Disney Land. Poor poor Sanguine, what happened to him just explains everything. And I tell you this, from all this crazy ass Chimeras Sanguine is the most soft hearted and human one (yeah strange I know, but read the book.....). Also the Book changed my view on Nero, yeah total crazy fuckhead Nero has another side.....and wow was I suprised.......
In the end all chimeras are totally crazy so if you hate one you can also hate all because every single one is not innocent. In this crazy world Quil created no one is really innocent ( not even our sweet Killian).
So five points for this Book, can't wait for the next one ( I really want to read more about Elish)
In the end all chimeras are totally crazy so if you hate one you can also hate all because every single one is not innocent. In this crazy world Quil created no one is really innocent ( not even our sweet Killian).
So five points for this Book, can't wait for the next one ( I really want to read more about Elish)
June 3, 2020
I just can't give this anything but 5 stars!!!!
It was incredibly difficult to read about Sami's abuse. I dreaded to read the rest of the story. But the twists... Loving characters you've hated in previous books....
I'm so fff confused now so I'll just continue on my way... What I do know that Sanguine is in the middle of this!!
It was incredibly difficult to read about Sami's abuse. I dreaded to read the rest of the story. But the twists... Loving characters you've hated in previous books....
I'm so fff confused now so I'll just continue on my way... What I do know that Sanguine is in the middle of this!!
July 28, 2021
“And though I ran and I ran, in a desperate attempt to be free. I realized I could not out run him. For this Crow had become me.”
September 12, 2018
This was my favorite so far.
I have loved all the characters, but I think Sanguine just worms his way into your heart from the beginning, and no matter what he doesn't let go.
I can't review this without spoilers.
I did several status updates as I was reading, that sums it up.
I powered through this one in about 24 hours. I had trouble putting it down for silly things like sleep and work. I can't wait to see how things progress in the next few books.
I have loved all the characters, but I think Sanguine just worms his way into your heart from the beginning, and no matter what he doesn't let go.
I can't review this without spoilers.
I did several status updates as I was reading, that sums it up.
I powered through this one in about 24 hours. I had trouble putting it down for silly things like sleep and work. I can't wait to see how things progress in the next few books.
March 22, 2015
What a hard, challenging, dark read.
As I really loved Sanguine in both Breaking Jade and The Ghost and the Darkness I was rather happy to know his story and therefore excited to know that there was a full companion book about him.
I admit freely that I love these stories and the world they are set in and I especially enjoy discovering more about the Chimeras and their world.
All in all this is one of my favourite series and I keep looking forward the next books.
As I really loved Sanguine in both Breaking Jade and The Ghost and the Darkness I was rather happy to know his story and therefore excited to know that there was a full companion book about him.
I admit freely that I love these stories and the world they are set in and I especially enjoy discovering more about the Chimeras and their world.
All in all this is one of my favourite series and I keep looking forward the next books.
March 30, 2016
Shock and awe!
Severing Sanguine, a companion book to the Fallocaust series #2, has left me in shock and awe at this author's creative mind. I mean, how did Quil Carter come up with this storyline? It's really brilliant in the most macabre and tender and heart wrenching and sickening and fascinating and sexy and captivating way.
In my opinion, this has been the darkest book in the series so far probably due to the subject matter of child abuse. We are introduced to young Sanguine, abandoned while yet an infant and follow him as he's banished from his foster home at the age of six into the graywastes only to meet up with evil incarnate a few years later and, then....then...finally landing in Skyfall. While the book wasn't exploitive, the horrific actions of a pedophile living in the pages had me constantly setting the book aside to gather my thoughts and shed some tears. In other words, this book is not for the weak/faint of heart or spirit.
While Severing Sanguine's focal point is about this young chimera and how he was resurrected from the graywastes into his rightful place among Skyfall royalty, it is also a must read in order to better understand the mind of King Silas and the family that surrounds him. I found myself guessing and second guessing the motives of almost every main character. I don't know what the next book will bring but I'll be ready....I think. Well at least after I've rested up and gathered my strength, I'll be ready to start Book 3: The Suicide King.
What else but 5+++ stars
Severing Sanguine, a companion book to the Fallocaust series #2, has left me in shock and awe at this author's creative mind. I mean, how did Quil Carter come up with this storyline? It's really brilliant in the most macabre and tender and heart wrenching and sickening and fascinating and sexy and captivating way.
In my opinion, this has been the darkest book in the series so far probably due to the subject matter of child abuse. We are introduced to young Sanguine, abandoned while yet an infant and follow him as he's banished from his foster home at the age of six into the graywastes only to meet up with evil incarnate a few years later and, then....then...finally landing in Skyfall. While the book wasn't exploitive, the horrific actions of a pedophile living in the pages had me constantly setting the book aside to gather my thoughts and shed some tears. In other words, this book is not for the weak/faint of heart or spirit.
While Severing Sanguine's focal point is about this young chimera and how he was resurrected from the graywastes into his rightful place among Skyfall royalty, it is also a must read in order to better understand the mind of King Silas and the family that surrounds him. I found myself guessing and second guessing the motives of almost every main character. I don't know what the next book will bring but I'll be ready....I think. Well at least after I've rested up and gathered my strength, I'll be ready to start Book 3: The Suicide King.
What else but 5+++ stars
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November 28, 2018I don’t want to rate or review this one. It may be my favorite of the series so far but it was also the one that provoked my greatest disappointments.
Beyond that, I’m tired. I’m tired of feeling disappointed and angry. I’m tired of growing to love characters who later turn into rapists and monsters. I’m tired of Silas. And the entire dynamic has become boring, repetitive and old.
There is a huge part of me that wants to quit. It’s still up in the air whether or not I’ll continue, but right now, my disappointment and disgust over the mind numbingly repetitive cycle of Silas’ abuse and the family’s acceptance of it is pretty overwhelming.
Apologies for the crap review, my brain is mush.
ETA 4 hours later: so that didn’t last long, I can’t stay away and have just started the next book, The Suicide King vol 1.
Beyond that, I’m tired. I’m tired of feeling disappointed and angry. I’m tired of growing to love characters who later turn into rapists and monsters. I’m tired of Silas. And the entire dynamic has become boring, repetitive and old.
There is a huge part of me that wants to quit. It’s still up in the air whether or not I’ll continue, but right now, my disappointment and disgust over the mind numbingly repetitive cycle of Silas’ abuse and the family’s acceptance of it is pretty overwhelming.
Apologies for the crap review, my brain is mush.
ETA 4 hours later: so that didn’t last long, I can’t stay away and have just started the next book, The Suicide King vol 1.
April 29, 2021
Deep in my madness, he had heard my pleas.
A boy locked in darkness, loneliness, and naivety.
Isolated from others, chased from his home.
He went looking for a friend, and far did he roam.
The boy was captured, tortured, raped, and abused.
But he had his Crow beside him, to give up he refused.
Eventually he was rescued, but that Crow remained.
No longer a friend, but beast with madness ingrained
And though I ran and I ran, in a desperate attempt to be free.
I realized I could not out run him.
For this Crow had become me.
Holy fuck, this book has wrecked me in so many ways, bad and good. It's beautifully written and how we follow Sanguine from when he was a child growing up into a man, fascinated me very much. His whole personality changed, an innocent boy who was way too naive was confronted with the horrors that the arians brought upon him when he trusted them. A lot of reality how one grows up in a world like this, being deceived every time or getting stabbed in the back. It made him strong but also fragile, it put him in a mentally unhealthy state with which he also suffered from psychosis. It was engaging to read how Silas helped him to be less anxious, to stop being the monster under his own bed. This book was very difficult for me to read because you are confronted with a lot of mental problems. I think everyone can relate to certain things that Sanguine has had to go through.
The wonderful thing I found despite everything he went through, he was still a beautiful, kind soul who always wanted to help everyone he recognized himself in. Our Sangy is so precious and I want to protect him from everything to come.
There have also been enough times where I could kill someone myselfone of the characters themselves that I could pull my hair out.
Silas has pissed me off a few times… A lot of times, but also Sanguine himself.
Sometimes I wish he didn't always put himself aside for the man who hurt him the most.
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On to the third book!
I'm really scared to start this one with all the warnings other readers have given me.
Shit's about to go down!
Me trying to run away from the fallocaust.
A boy locked in darkness, loneliness, and naivety.
Isolated from others, chased from his home.
He went looking for a friend, and far did he roam.
The boy was captured, tortured, raped, and abused.
But he had his Crow beside him, to give up he refused.
Eventually he was rescued, but that Crow remained.
No longer a friend, but beast with madness ingrained
And though I ran and I ran, in a desperate attempt to be free.
I realized I could not out run him.
For this Crow had become me.
Holy fuck, this book has wrecked me in so many ways, bad and good. It's beautifully written and how we follow Sanguine from when he was a child growing up into a man, fascinated me very much. His whole personality changed, an innocent boy who was way too naive was confronted with the horrors that the arians brought upon him when he trusted them. A lot of reality how one grows up in a world like this, being deceived every time or getting stabbed in the back. It made him strong but also fragile, it put him in a mentally unhealthy state with which he also suffered from psychosis. It was engaging to read how Silas helped him to be less anxious, to stop being the monster under his own bed. This book was very difficult for me to read because you are confronted with a lot of mental problems. I think everyone can relate to certain things that Sanguine has had to go through.
The wonderful thing I found despite everything he went through, he was still a beautiful, kind soul who always wanted to help everyone he recognized himself in. Our Sangy is so precious and I want to protect him from everything to come.
There have also been enough times where I could kill someone myself
Silas has pissed me off a few times… A lot of times, but also Sanguine himself.
Sometimes I wish he didn't always put himself aside for the man who hurt him the most.
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On to the third book!
I'm really scared to start this one with all the warnings other readers have given me.
Shit's about to go down!
October 30, 2023
Sanguine’s story didn't need to be this long. It was really too long..
May 4, 2025
This is the Sanguine's story. I have been eagerly waiting to read this one since being introduced to Sanguine in Breaking Jade. Sanguine is a compelling, complex, endearing, dangerous, tragic, and mysterious character. This book is dark, distressing, disturbing, tragic, horrific, heartbreakingly bleak, even moreso than the others, and at the same time, holds the tiniest slither of hope that things can get somewhat better, nowhere near perfect, but better (but it's a long and hard fcking road)...this was the MOST INCREDIBLE READ! I love LOVE this whole series so far!! The Fallocaust series has changed the face of reading for me, across so many genres / tropes - MM, sci-fi fantasy, dystopian/ apocalyptic, AND allowed me to fully embrace my love of pitch black humour etc.
I'm not sure what else to say - if you've made it this far in the series, you're probably in complete obsessive love with this series as well. Quil, you truly have a remarkable talent.
I'm not sure what else to say - if you've made it this far in the series, you're probably in complete obsessive love with this series as well. Quil, you truly have a remarkable talent.
March 15, 2015
Loving this series.
November 16, 2025
ripping out my heart and speeding over it with a dump truck would've hurt less than this book
February 13, 2023
Definitely one of the more difficult books to read in the series. This book ends some 20 or 40 years before the main books of the series begins but we get the opportunity to see some groundwork laid out.
November 24, 2015
I really don’t know why I didn’t post this before…
Rosa’s sabroso review
The best
How Sami’s mental illness was showed. As a mental health professional I pay real attention to character’s personalities and issues and Sanguine’s problems were described realistically and flawlessly.
Also, how the book had a horror style scenes that frightens the hell out of me.
The worst
I don’t know if it just me always wanting more of these series, but I would have loved to read more about Valen’s last years and Mantis’ therapy sessions.
The ugliest
ALL Sami’s childhood, Jasper, Sunshine House, Gil, Cory… everything was scaring and hurtful. I had to do lot of Puppy Therapy to get past some scenes.
The hottest
Sanguine and Nero, Nero and Sanguine. I totally heart Nero and he’s hot wherever he appears XD
Also Silas and Sanguine’s first kiss and time were smoking hot.
The funniest
I find Elish’s jealousy really funny, especially when Sangy was made immortal and he was like
The saddest
Cepherus’ doom. It was frustrating and awfully sad reading Nero’s despair over his confined lover.
Great job as always Quil <3
Rosa’s sabroso review
The best
How Sami’s mental illness was showed. As a mental health professional I pay real attention to character’s personalities and issues and Sanguine’s problems were described realistically and flawlessly.
Also, how the book had a horror style scenes that frightens the hell out of me.
The worst
I don’t know if it just me always wanting more of these series, but I would have loved to read more about Valen’s last years and Mantis’ therapy sessions.
The ugliest
ALL Sami’s childhood, Jasper, Sunshine House, Gil, Cory… everything was scaring and hurtful. I had to do lot of Puppy Therapy to get past some scenes.
The hottest
Sanguine and Nero, Nero and Sanguine. I totally heart Nero and he’s hot wherever he appears XD
Also Silas and Sanguine’s first kiss and time were smoking hot.
The funniest
I find Elish’s jealousy really funny, especially when Sangy was made immortal and he was like
The saddest
Cepherus’ doom. It was frustrating and awfully sad reading Nero’s despair over his confined lover.
Great job as always Quil <3
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February 9, 2017
I did it. It took 6 months, but I fucking did it!
This book was so rough for me, but I felt I had to stick with it because it is so detrimental to the entire story. Don't get me wrong, it's brilliant, but it was just super rough for me. Even in a fictional-paranormal-dystopian-cannibalistic world, child abuse and assault is never cool. that broke me, so it was very hard to get into this story and out of.
That being said. I love how Sanguine turned out. I also loved seeing the lighter side to everyone, including Silas. I think Sanguine's past really brought thator in everyone, except Elish. Well, until the end, that's when everything went all dark and interesting again. More pieces of the puzzle left to be solved. I really can't wait to jump back into the suicide king now.
Gah, I'm glad that's over. I love you and your writing, Quil, but please don't ever do that again lol
This book was so rough for me, but I felt I had to stick with it because it is so detrimental to the entire story. Don't get me wrong, it's brilliant, but it was just super rough for me. Even in a fictional-paranormal-dystopian-cannibalistic world, child abuse and assault is never cool. that broke me, so it was very hard to get into this story and out of.
That being said. I love how Sanguine turned out. I also loved seeing the lighter side to everyone, including Silas. I think Sanguine's past really brought thator in everyone, except Elish. Well, until the end, that's when everything went all dark and interesting again. More pieces of the puzzle left to be solved. I really can't wait to jump back into the suicide king now.
Gah, I'm glad that's over. I love you and your writing, Quil, but please don't ever do that again lol
March 9, 2016
OMG. This was a difficult book to get through. Well, mostly the first 25%. But this is a long freakin' book so 25% lasts like FOREVER!!! Horrific events happening to a sweet little boy. I can honestly say that I rarely cry when reading books but this one broke my heart many times. But I'm glad I persevered because I think Sanguine's story will be an important one in the Fallocaust tale. Quil's writing of a child's POV was perfection.
April 29, 2016
That first 30 to 40% was super hard for me to get through and read.
Crazy journey so far.
Crazy journey so far.
June 1, 2020
I continue to be amazed at how brilliantly this series is crafted and executed. My heavens. While I am mentally exhausted and overwhelmed by my emotions on everything that happened and for what is to come, I cannot for a moment stop to take a breath. I must continue. Immediately.
Bravo Quil. Bravo.
If you are not reading the companions...you are seriously missing half or more of the overall story and brilliance of this epic series.
June 20, 2020
I'm growing weary of the length of the series and the horrible torture within but I shall continue to soldier on for now.
The author's note at the end mentions that the length is important to tell the story adequately. Even though I do like Sanguine's character, I can assure you that the point was swiftly made clear. I didn't need all those extra pages to understand why he is the way he is.
The author's note at the end mentions that the length is important to tell the story adequately. Even though I do like Sanguine's character, I can assure you that the point was swiftly made clear. I didn't need all those extra pages to understand why he is the way he is.
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