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A review by caseythereader
The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Thanks to Tor Dot Com Publishing for the free copy of this book.
- THE PARLIAMENT is two books in one: a claustrophobic horror novel with a YA fantasy novel tucked inside.
- The imagery in this book is truly terrifying, and the sense of creeping panic in both stories was excellent. Also, the story within the story felt like it could have been a real YA novel from the ‘90s-‘00s.
- Unfortunately, beyond the atmosphere a lot of this book fell flat for me. The younger characters in the library were mostly interchangeable. Similar events repeated themselves multiple times without much new information coming from them. And the main character spent most of the book keeping a “big secret” that very obviously wasn’t going to be a big deal.
- THE PARLIAMENT is two books in one: a claustrophobic horror novel with a YA fantasy novel tucked inside.
- The imagery in this book is truly terrifying, and the sense of creeping panic in both stories was excellent. Also, the story within the story felt like it could have been a real YA novel from the ‘90s-‘00s.
- Unfortunately, beyond the atmosphere a lot of this book fell flat for me. The younger characters in the library were mostly interchangeable. Similar events repeated themselves multiple times without much new information coming from them. And the main character spent most of the book keeping a “big secret” that very obviously wasn’t going to be a big deal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use