Even in its less action-packed moments, the story is too captivating to feel slow. However, once you’ve adjusted to the setting and the novel hits its stride, the fast pace becomes a strength rather than a weakness. The pacing of the story is swift, almost rushed, especially with a world of so many new magical rules, complex mythology, and lengthy names (try saying “Malachiasz” five times fast). Though each of them may come from different lives, they all share the same goal - to kill the king and end the war.įrom the opening battle sequence, readers are thrust into the story at whiplash-inducing speed. When her beloved monastery is attacked and she is forced to run, she meets a few unlikely allies in a Tranavian defector and a prince. She is a cleric, blessed with the rare ability to communicate directly with her deities and possess their powers, and she has never known any other life than one of faith. Raised in a Kalyazin monastery, Nadezhda “Nadya” Lapteva has known all her life that she was chosen by the gods to save her country from the heretics. A holy war has dragged out for centuries between two nations: Kalyazin, a country faithful to the gods, and Tranavia, a country that broke apart to develop their own heretical blood magic. The world of “Wicked Saints” is a vibrant and deadly one. What makes a monster? What does it take to become one? And what does it mean to love one? Every moment in the story is fascinated with these questions and desperate to explore every corner for the answers. Duncan’s glittering debut, is a novel obsessed with monstrosity. As a dark and ambitious exploration of power, religion, love, and what it means to be a monster, “Wicked Saints” is a significant addition to the young adult fantasy genre.
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