The Reaper has come. And he’s brought hell with him.

Well, this book is.. disappointing. 

Okay, so the first two novels were divine! I loved it so much! But this novel. Boy this novel pissed me off. 

Just going to copy and paste my review from Goodreads:

"Darrow was captured and tortured over and over and over and over again (the first few times it happened in the previous books, it was gripping but to have it happen over and over again just makes the writing seem lazy. UGHHHHHHH) then because of some divine intervention this lucky son of a bitch, who has what it seems like more than 9 lives than that of a cat, gets saved because he was:

1. Able to talk his way out of it  and was convincing enough for his captor to have second thoughts and spare him 

2. Surrounded by friends who are more capable than him 

At some point I started rooting for Octavia and the Jackal because Darrow that stupid bitch was imprisoned - AGAIN. & AGAIN. & AGAIN. It’s the same thing over and over with a slightly different dialogue and different captor. JESUS CHRIST MAKE THE HORRORS STOP.

The first 2 novels were beautiful bordering on sublime, even. But this? It bored and angered the living Jesus out of me."

I could've finished this book yesterday but I was rolling my eyes so hard I had to stop. Okay but I'll give credit where credit is due, the ending with Pax was cute. The softie in me liked it. But it's not enough to salvage my relationship with this novel. And because of this abomination, I honestly wouldn't be reading the 4th novel in the saga. I just.. Jesus, I'm tired. I can't anymore.

It's a very different feeling from A Song of Ice and Fire where I couldn't put my book down and I wanted George R. R. Martin to finish the whole saga and wrap everything together neatly with a bow. Which he won't... I could still remember when I finished reading A Dance with Dragons, it was like.. late 2013 and I was thinking, "Shit I wouldn't be able to read his next novel because I would be in med school by then." Mother eff.. I'm a licensed physician now but still no Winds of Winter. Tbh, I feel like the TV show fucked it so bad George got disappointed and felt like it wouldn't be salvageable. Which sucks because A Song of Ice and Fire WAS a defining moment for our generation! Okay, I didn't watch the show but I read the books so it still counts, right? 

Anyway, the point is - I'm looking for that high. I want that world building and imagination and unexpected twists (will never forget Ned. I WAS ROOTING FOR NED, DAMN IT. And hello Red Wedding?) Those were all surprises! Red Rising saga was good but it never made me react how I reacted while reading A Song of Ice and Fire.