#eight will fall

EIGHT WILL FALL by Sarah Harian Book Birthday: November 26, 2019 Publisher: Henry Holt - Macmillan

In a land where magic is outlawed, eight criminals led by seventeen-year-old Larkin are sent on a mission to kill an ancient evil that plagues their kingdom. Descending into an underground realm full of unspeakable horrors, Larkin and her party must use their forbidden magic to survive what lies in wait, teeth sharp and jaws deadly.

As she fights for her life, Larkin finds a light in Amias, a fellow outlaw with a notorious past. Soon Larkin and Amias realize their fates are entwined. The eight of them were chosen for a reason.

But as the dangers multiply and her band of felons are picked off one by one, Larkin must confront a terrible truth: They were never meant to return.

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2 stars

I really wanted to like this book. Eight felons who are Empaths are sent down into The Reach to figure out what's causing the destruction on the surface.

This is not a bad book. I don't know if I just wasn't feeling this book, if I just wasn't in the mood for reading, if I thought it was something else, or what but I couldn't get into it. The vibes were supposed to be like Six of Crows, Suicide Squad, and The Descent. I got the Descent but this book wishes it could be the first two.

The pacing of this book was really good in my opinion. There was constantly terror or fights or stumbling upon something gory, or revelations.

Eight characters feels like a lot and this book is only done through one of the POVs. On one hand, I'm glad that it didn't have eight different POVs, but on the other hand I couldn't really tell you anything about the people Larkin traveled with except basic generic info.

I actually really couldn't get to like Larkin. I felt like she was kind of all over the place. She basically becomes the leader really quickly which okay, I'll suspend belief because she has worked in a mine. She's also special because of her resistance to a metal that cuts Empaths off their power. The powers were kind of cool.

The BEST part of this book is the gory stuff and the horror bits. It's the only times I actually was really into. The plot itself was okay and there was a plot point that glaringly obvious from the get go. Also, this book tries to cram in a romance that just didn't hit the mark for me. I really couldn't tell you exactly what the ending was even after reading it. I was that bored.

Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian

Hey guys!I don’t know why but I picked up this book, read a few chapters, put it back down, and then forgot about it. Now that I finally finished reading it, I could kick myself for tacking so long! Eight Will Fall on Goodreads The Plot (according to Goodreads): In a land where magic is outlawed, eight criminals led by seventeen-year-old Larkin are sent on a mission to kill an ancient evil…

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