First of all, the cover of the book is misleading. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful, but it made think this story would be about two guys fighting vampires or werewolves in Victorian England. BUT NO. It's modern military fighting zombies. Is this a slow burn? Yes and no. It is for the reader but not for the mcs. These guys were head over heels for each other in just two months. The pacing really confused me since things were happening too fast and too slow at the same time. Also, the sex scenes happened at really weird moment. There plenty of reasonable times these guys could've shaken the sheets, but I guess sbeing in the middle of a crucial mission, or the crypt of an abandoned church was a huge turn on for them. I still enjoyed it tho. It was entertaining, easy to read, and the actions scenes were well-written. Although plot and world-building wise there were some holes in there. There were too many characters as well, many time as I was like... "ok..... should I even bother with these people?" But yea, if you're looking for something fun to pass the time, this is it. I'm aware this is TJ Rose's debut novel, so I'm looking forward to reading the rest of her work. I just hope the covers are not misleading as well.

It took me about six months to go through this beauty, and I regret nothing. This book demands a meticulous reading in which I tried to take in as much as possible from each character because this is not a plot driven book. Actually, the plot is pretty simple and nothing much happens. So why is this boy so freaking thicc? Because this is a character study, a dissertation on human nature. Through the pov of the Karamazov brothers we get to see different sides of behavior, from the most spiteful to the most innocent, not only from the Karamazov themselves but other characters as well. I didn't like the Karamazov as people, maybe except for Alyosha, although he got on my nerves at times. However, Ivan was the most interesting of the brothers. His ramblings and discussions about religion and human morality were *chef's kiss*. The Grand Inquisitor was an incredible chapter in itself. I also loved the chapters about The Boys, and how they see things differently from adults. Now, there's something that kept bothering me during the trial chapters and that was when they called Ivan the eldest brother. I mean yeah he acted like he was but, at the beginning of the novel, it's stated that Dmitri was Fyodor's first child, later followed by Ivan and Alyosha... so I'm confused. But apart from that, this novel is a masterpiece along with Crime and Punishment, which I definitely want to reread now.