Not for Me

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I have to be fully honest – even with the risk of Celadon not liking my opinion and thus never sending me an advance copy again – Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin is not my favorite. If I was not curious about the mystery surrounding Allison’s death, it could easily have been a DNF (do not finish).

The writing style is of a cyclical nature with few headings. The character telling the story switches often which makes the plot a bit confusing. It also makes it really hard to connect with anyone. The writing style is super wordy too. I love descriptions of places and people. I love backstory, too. But there is a thing as too much and well this is too much.

Saint X centers around the unfairness of life – how certain events can cause us so much pain and grief that a person can get stuck going through life / going through the motions instead of living it.

All in all, I was left with a feeling of disappointment. Allison’s death was anticlimactic which is a shame because I REALLY REALLY wanted to love this one.