MC Roberts (Disappear In Ink)’s Reviews > The Man Made of Smoke > Status Update

I saw that twist from the very beginning. Kind of proud of that one, but disappointed because it felt like low-hanging fruit.

It was as though a part of him knew he wasn’t done with it just yet. That his worst crime after that first year hadn’t been failing during it, but giving up at the end.
Because that was not who he was. He was not a man who gave up.
He was a man who kept going.

“How can you bring yourself to talk to them like they’re human beings?”
…
But however horrific their crimes might be, they *were* only human beings. It was important to remember that.
I pushed open the door.
“Because there’s no such thing as monsters,” I said.