Meet Leander: lover, fighter, liar. He learnt a long time ago that nothing is as intoxicating as blood. But whether it's his or someone else's doesn't matter anymore. There's a mysterious pain in every muscle of his body - and it's got so bad that he'll do anything to escape it.
Up to now, it's been his secret. But it's hard to remain invisible when you leave a trail of destruction everywhere you go. So, when he comes to the attention of one of London's most infamous criminals, Leander decides to put his appetite for violence to the ultimate test.
Let the villain win.
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(HQ, 24 August, copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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I really enjoyed this book.
Leander is one messed up dude; seducing people on a whim, selling himself to buy heroin to help with his chronic pain and generally being intense and disturbing. He's one of the most dysfunctional main characters I've had the pleasure of reading in a while.
Leander is beautiful and mad and intriguing as hell.
I loved the way the author tells this unique story, blending bits of American Psycho, A Clockwork Orange and Trainspotting. What's not to enjoy? There is humour at the core of the novel, a welcome release from the darkness.
This is not an easy book to read or digest and I had to turn away my eyes at times when it got a little too much but it is nevertheless, a damn good read worthy of your time.
