Absolutely amazing story! Not my usual type of read but it reeled me in within pages. Didn't expect to cry so much towards the end.
Only reason for not giving 5 stars is the groundhogs day finale that felt never ending. I get the point and you really feel like you're the characters but that trope gives me extreme anxiety.
Really excited to read this after seeing the movie, but this is the rare case where the movie was better. It was such a slow burn that had I not been waiting for the creature I would've dnf. The last 50 pages were almost worth the long beginning though. Just really wanted more of Moder — my reason for reading the book in the first place.
Haven't finished a book this fast in a long time. Twists at the end of every chapter that kept you wanting to go on! Marrs does such an amazing job at creating characters and connecting them to you. He somehow blended every genre perfectly into this novel, and you feel every heartbreak and happy moment. Can't even pick my favorite storyline cause they were all so enthralling.
Waited so long to read this and there were just too many plots and not enough linking it all together. There were a lot of great ideas but everything was just so scattered and wrapped up so quickly that it left you dissatisfied. I was interested to see the storyline behind the Robins but they literally popped up once with barely a mention.
The character of the Grim Knight completely outshined the Batman who Laughs from character design to origin story. The laugher's proportions made him seem so non-threatening, which contrasts how creepy his facial features were done and don't match the cover appearance of him sitting on the throne looking massive next to the Robins.