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I enjoyed this book very much and am looking forward to a follow-up. It is extremely well-written and deserves all the hype surrounding its release.
The plot is transformative in its ability to demonstrate both sides of good and evil. This perspective really embellishes the fear and horror instilled by the chilling void of the Satanic cults lack of conscience, contrasted by the gripping plight of the good-hearted victims.
A really unique and thrilling read.
 
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MatthewFrend | 1 anden anmeldelse | Jun 30, 2020 |
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55 points, 3 stars
Warning: excessive violence

Quote:
"If God truly cared about Will, He would have warned him of what was coming—openly, unmistakably warned him."

Review:
It is unfortunate, but no matter how much I tried I couldn't make this book work for me. It just wasn't what I wanted at all. The tone of the book matched exactly what Bill Halpin was trying to do, it just didn't match what I wanted out of the book. It was overly violent with an air of anticipation for more bad things to come.

It didn't help that this was incredibly low on fantasy. Everything until the final pages can be explained away as a bunch of well-equipped, well-funded crazy cult people with an agenda. Which has its place, and I can enjoy a good low fantasy book. However, I was just left frustrated by the lack of overt fantasy for too long.

The story moved a bit slow, too. The Cult of Eden shows the happy, if a bit strained, life of the Battese family before evil crashes down on them. The narration is split between the Battese family, and one of the high ranking Eden members on a mission. Which leads me to admit that the book does showcase the evil side very well. It isn't just chaotic evil, there are rules and expectations to the evilness. Yet despite how slow the book started, the entire book takes place in the span of a very awful 24 hours. It was probably even less than 12 hours, I wasn't counting. The entire book was just a series of horrifying action sequences, pain, and death.

The Cult of Eden was also surprisingly way more religious than I thought it would be, based on the blurb. I expected some Christian mythology. I was unprepared for the amount and depth. I'm certain that I missed an entire level of cleverness that people who were raised in religion or are religious would understand a heck of a lot more. Not only is it religious in nature, it also manages to skew those beliefs when needed quite well, to my untrained sensibilities.

It really is unfortunate that I couldn't get into this book. It was a bit too slow and a bit too violent for me. On paper, this should be everything I wanted to read. I just couldn't make it work for me.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Bill Halpin, Cosmic Egg Books, and Netgalley for providing the opportunity to review this copy!
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keikii | 1 anden anmeldelse | Jan 23, 2020 |

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