The God of Endings: A Novel by Jacqueline Holland
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So sad
I had a hard time finishing this book. Just so hopeless.
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The God of Endings
I read tis book online This book is based on female life even she may be a mother daughter or lover or even a vampire drinking blood she is sentimental This story is based on 1980 a vampire who is living for more than 150 years and Now running a art school and she get disturbed by a child , she says she is a gifted child for her feelings of sentiments love and family recalling her past present and feature fealings and the gift she got from her grand father the nw york children and their life style sispence on know the sub characters ehur and ladas this bool make us a lovers of vampire the cat blood drinker, this book is little slow in begging but it will take off after that, if you want to know meaning of life and mystery you will get a good lesson from fine arts school Dracula teacher, this book is written in visual pattern so it is little easy to travel a vampire life , Abyss childhood makes me when where the author crossed scenes like this. The debut writer hardly wishes for success Hope this book the god of endings my become movie in feature good writing by jacqulin Holland
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Never wanted it to end
I found myself getting lost in this book. I truly did not want it to end! Beautifully written.
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The struggle is real
I have struggled with this book review for a while now. Never has a book touched me like this. It’s a love hate. I feel like it should be read by high school or college literature classes. This is unlike anything I’ve read. I love any kind of vampire tale. But after this, I no longer want to be one lol. It’s a serious book. Collette had no choice. She had died from an illness when very young and was turned. After growing up, she runs a preschool from her home. She is older than I don’t know what. I couldn’t get enough of this book but all the time thought I’m not even half way?! It’s so long. At times it became tedious. I think if it had been half the length it would be 5 stars. Because we were looking at her life and alternating each chapter between the present and her past. She lived through wars and watched people she loved grow old and die. After the second half it was so depressing I had to read something else. Make sure you’re in the mood for this. It’s very poetic. But the part that became horror was something if I’d known I wouldn’t have read it. Little warning: animal cruelty. But I can see how if it were real life, it would happen. There was also a shocking part. That really threw cold water on my sexy vampire wannabe. It really makes you think. Also, if I’d known how it ended, I wouldn’t have read it. I DO like the decision she made, but what happened to cause it was something I don’t like to read about. I work in a hospital and see enough sadness and death. No one wants to see it like this. There’s one person in the book I wish she would’ve killed slowly. I’ll let you decide which one. But after it was such a long book and had such a buildup, it pretty much just ended in a chapter that was quick and a pretty much flat ending. I was like, ‘That’s all?!’ And to happen on Christmas! Not sure if this will have a second book after this. But the main thing and also the reason for the title, we never really saw. The mythical part about it. I get the meaning of what she learned and that makes sense. But seems like that all fell away fast. I just wish it would’ve been more dramatic. I’d also like to read about the life she was choosing at the end. To hear more about others like her that we met. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher/author
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Slow Moving, Beautiful, Intense Story
When the right book finds me at the right time, magic happens. And magic happened as I listened to The God of Endings. First, Saskia Maarleveld is a captivating narrator, with her ability to effortlessly switch accents, and to infuse personalities in her works to make me believe I was listening to the characters speak. The story is told in alternating timelines. The present in this case is 1984, and the past reaches 150 years. The transitions were seamless, and the atmosphere and setting felt believable wherever we were in history. I loved that the author played with genre expectations and colored outside the lines. This story honestly reflects society back at us in the way we treat people we don’t understand, who are different from our accepted standards. In how that fear of the “other” allows us to turn them into monsters unworthy of basic human empathy. Pacing is slow but steady, not through any fault of the author, but because it needs to be in order for us to feel this story at its core. *Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the free download!*
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How good
In "The God of Endings," Jacqueline Holland presents a fascinating and imaginative exploration of death and the afterlife. The novel follows the story of Gabriel, a man who finds himself in a mysterious and surreal world after his untimely death. In this strange new place, Gabriel discovers that he has been chosen to become the God of Endings, tasked with overseeing the final moments of human lives and guiding souls into the afterlife. Holland's writing is vivid and atmospheric, bringing to life the otherworldly landscape of the afterlife with incredible detail and precision. Her characters are deeply compelling, each with their own unique motivations and perspectives on death and the afterlife. Gabriel's journey is both epic and deeply personal, as he grapples with the weight of his new role and the responsibilities that come with it. One of the most impressive aspects of "The God of Endings" is Holland's ability to blend together different genres and themes. The novel is equal parts fantasy, thriller, and philosophical exploration, with elements of horror and suspense woven throughout. The result is a deeply engaging and thought-provoking novel that defies easy categorization. Overall, "The God of Endings" is a masterful work of fiction that showcases Jacqueline Holland's incredible talent as a writer. It is a rich and imaginative novel that will appeal to fans of fantasy, suspense, and philosophical exploration. Highly recommended for anyone interested in exploring the mysteries of death and the afterlife in a fresh and inventive way.
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Not horror
SpoilersSpoilersSpoilersSpoilersSpoilers First impressions: the cover art is so eye catching. I appreciate the "door" symbology on the cover. Think Anne Rice's Louis style of vampire, very drab and human. In the end the author won me over but I struggled to finish. It was a "day in the life of" type book with a lot of drinking animal blood and snot nose kids. Vampire books are a fascination for me. The thought of a literary fiction vampire book that isn't horror or romance is a new concept so I was excited to receive this advance copy. I'll just cut right to the chase, the beautifully eloquent writing and masterful characters held so much potential but I had trouble staying interested in the more modern timeline. The drama of Anya's dark childhood was fascinating and intriguing but the 1980s stream just seems to be a lot of drinking cat blood, teacher stuff and snot nose kids for the first third of the book. I found myself reading the modern Collette chapters just so I could get back to Anya's dark childhood. At the point where she was living with a witch in the woods and beautiful twin boys, I was enraptured but even then I ended up being more interested in Ehru and Lada's story than Anyas which became a trend with this plotline. The side characters were more interesting than the main character. It's so cinematic but unfortunately that stage of the Vampire's life passes quickly. There wasn't a crescendo to this plotline at all. It plodded along at a "day in the life of" way that was hard to really stay engaged with. Being a fan of folk horror I enjoyed the Czernobog. I wanted it to be real but I still appreciate the euphemism for life. I was committed to finishing this book because the writing is impressive for a debut. I liked the short chapters but the pacing was so unbelievably slow. Had this not been an advance copy I would've set it aside. I wanted it to be darker and more paranormal than it was. In the end Jacqueline Holland won me over. I hope she continues this into a series. I'd love to follow Leo's unlife.
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Vampire Addie LaRue
Anna/Anya/Collette is definitely the love child of Louis de Pointe du Lac and Addie LaRue (with perhaps a smattering of Claudia); a misanthropic vampire chased by an old god
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