The Monsters in our Shadows

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This story was great, I sped through the first half of the book within a day.
We fallow Anthem, an Exilist who lives in the walled city of Atlas. The post apocalyptic world is dark and bleak, one where monsters called Shivers haunt the living until they are hungry enough to devour them alive. Anthem is tasked with moving the afflicted and their shivers out of Atlas and to keep the city safe. This is not an envious role within the community, people see the Exilists as horrible people who bring death to their doors.
Anthem, a broken man, who wants to help the city and cares deeply for the habitants, is thrown out of the city and has a new job, one that could save or destroy his people.

This world is dark, bleak and humanity is on the brink of extinction. The journey is hard but the rewards could be the change that humanity needs to survive.

I really enjoyed this story. The characters were great and you cared for the habitants of Atlas, the stress and fear they must be under is terrible. The world building was great, I really liked hearing about Anthems day to day role within the city. The twist at the end was a little obvious but didn't detract from the overall story.

4/5 - very good story, one I'm very glad I picked up.

4.5- This book had me hooked from the beginning! It's part dystopian part horror and one I would read little bits at a time before bed because I could tell it was one I didn't want to end. The elements of the shadow monsters lingering also has a meaning in todays world and our mental status we must fight through. The main character never seems to give up and is optimistic at the worst of times. I read this book from Netgalley and unfortunately seem to be unable to find one for purchase ATM but it's definitely one I want to own for my book collection.