Will Hill (1)
Autor/a de Department 19
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Sobre l'autor
Will Hill is an award-winning author whose most recent novel, After the Fire, won the YA Book Prize 2018 and has been shortlisted for several other awards including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being selected for the 2017 Zoella & Friends Book Club. Will grew up in the north-east of England and mostra'n més worked as a bartender, bookseller and in publishing, before quitting to write full-time. His first novel, Department 19 - the first in a series of five - was published in 2011 to widespread acclaim, garnering Will, and the series, a huge fan base. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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- male
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3.5 Stars
Well this was surprisingly gory with heaps of bloody deaths!
I actually really liked the concept and enjoyed the story, however, Jamie isn't a particularly likeable character with his tantrum type outbursts. The situation is quite stressful with his mum kidnapped and the vampire blood baths happening in front of him so emotions are absolutely running high. I am interested to see what happens so will eventually continue on to book two but it won't be at the top of my TBR.
Well this was surprisingly gory with heaps of bloody deaths!
I actually really liked the concept and enjoyed the story, however, Jamie isn't a particularly likeable character with his tantrum type outbursts. The situation is quite stressful with his mum kidnapped and the vampire blood baths happening in front of him so emotions are absolutely running high. I am interested to see what happens so will eventually continue on to book two but it won't be at the top of my TBR.
Update with CW: child abuse, gun violence, psychological/emotional/sexual abuse, sexism, misogyny, slut shaming, suicide
Well that made for a challenging but gripping read.
When reading about cults the two elements that strike me as the most interesting are the levels of control that leaders have over their communities, and the blind faith and devotion practiced by their followers. This book was a window into how control is exerted and devotion obtained. The threats, lies and deception used to control members in this book was sinister in nature and was aimed at supporting Father John's own narcissistic agenda. Even though, due to the dual timeline, I knew the outcome of the showdown between the police and the Holy Church of the Lord's Legion, I was still filled with a sense of dread whilst reading. The way that the girls were treated made me angry and uncomfortable and I was concerned for their safety throughout the entire novel.
We all search for meaning and purpose. So when the people in the story felt that they had found their 'place in life' under the leadership of this 'messiah-like' being I was overwhelmed with sadness. It must have been quite soul destroying for those whose elation and joy turned to confusion, disillusionment and disappointment as the truth was laid bare. I can't imagine the terror they must have felt at the thought of their loved ones being hurt for their own disobedience or dissenting opinion.
This story unfolded quite slowly but I don't think it would have been quite as impactful had it moved more quickly. We as Readers needed to follow Moonbeam's journey as she slowly began to awaken to the truth of her community and the lies it was built on. We also needed to see the path she followed to get to the point where she could finally reveal what happened during the raid.
An interesting and well written novel.… (més)
Well that made for a challenging but gripping read.
When reading about cults the two elements that strike me as the most interesting are the levels of control that leaders have over their communities, and the blind faith and devotion practiced by their followers. This book was a window into how control is exerted and devotion obtained. The threats, lies and deception used to control members in this book was sinister in nature and was aimed at supporting Father John's own narcissistic agenda. Even though, due to the dual timeline, I knew the outcome of the showdown between the police and the Holy Church of the Lord's Legion, I was still filled with a sense of dread whilst reading. The way that the girls were treated made me angry and uncomfortable and I was concerned for their safety throughout the entire novel.
We all search for meaning and purpose. So when the people in the story felt that they had found their 'place in life' under the leadership of this 'messiah-like' being I was overwhelmed with sadness. It must have been quite soul destroying for those whose elation and joy turned to confusion, disillusionment and disappointment as the truth was laid bare. I can't imagine the terror they must have felt at the thought of their loved ones being hurt for their own disobedience or dissenting opinion.
This story unfolded quite slowly but I don't think it would have been quite as impactful had it moved more quickly. We as Readers needed to follow Moonbeam's journey as she slowly began to awaken to the truth of her community and the lies it was built on. We also needed to see the path she followed to get to the point where she could finally reveal what happened during the raid.
An interesting and well written novel.… (més)
Wow. This was an excellent read. The world building was fantastic. Seeing everything through Moonbeam's eyes was gripping especially her memories of her time in the cult. This is a book I would recommend to everyone especially those that want to what it is like living in a cult.
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 10
- Membres
- 1,265
- Popularitat
- #20,291
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 82
- ISBN
- 111
- Llengües
- 4
For me, however, the book seemed rather lengthy with a few dragged-out scenes, I also wasn’t a big fan of the main antagonist either. The book had all of the antagonists as vampires which I didn’t really like, but it was fine because it is just the characters which doesn't matter that much. Their being vampires did give them a lot of strength and their necessary antagonist edge but I wish they maybe chose something else for the antagonist. Otherwise, though the main idea for the book was really good with the secret government agency that lives in our world but we just don’t know that they are here. It also had a good amount of action throughout the majority of the book and that was a good upside but then it just went straight back to boring stuff for a while making me want the action, even more, when it came.
The fact that there were three main characters was nicer as well because more action could happen. It would switch back and forth from the Department 19 group, to Dracula, and to Frankenstein which in some cases would be nice because now something new was going on. However, sometimes it would be some big action seen, and then it just switched to a different character to follow currently or tell more backstory on. I actually skipped a whole chapter because the scenes when it cut to Frankenstein were kind of boring and I was just getting into a good action part when it cut halfway and when to that so I just got back to what I was reading.
Otherwise, it was a decent book, if you like a lot of bad and forth with action and then nothing while a lot of detail to give you an image in your head with cliffhangers, then this could be an alright read for you and a good way to pass time. However, I probably would not recommend this book the most people that I know because I feel like they could find something better.… (més)