Thanks @mbooktours and @exquilofficial for sending me this outstanding book. The book starts with a very confusing and hard to understand storyline, but after processing – reading almost 1st half I started to understand what the whole story was about. The book is an absolute masterpiece. A fantastic urban fantasy with such awesome scenes that you won’t be able to stop yourself once you start understanding the story. It’s a beautifully written yet ugly and dark read. The ending might not be satisfying or everybody might not like it, but don’t all masterpieces end like that? I love everything about this book and I definitely suggest this book :)  5/5 🌟

The Nephilem is not only beautifully written, but it’s visually stunning too. There are beautiful illustrations at the start of each chapter and the typesetting is lovely.

The writing style drew me in from the first page and the author brings the hustle and bustle, culture, food and architecture of the Mediterranean to life in such glorious technicolour that I felt I was journeying alongside Hyienna. The world building and plot unravelled at a good pace as the story progressed, so it kept my attention and never felt over complicated. The premise is unique and it contained everything I look for in a book – romance, intrigue, twists and turns and conspiracy a plenty!

The characters are very well developed and relatable with well-crafted backgrounds and convincing dialogue. They’re linked by trauma in their past, and one of the themes throughout the story is how this trauma shaped each of the characters differently and how it affects their actions. The writing is raw, convincing, and moving and I really felt for the characters.

Nephilem is a vibrant, moving and intriguing urban fantasy full of bittersweet romance, conspiracy and magic and I loved it!

Review on Goodreads by: Read, Read, No Sleep, Repeat

My first thought on this book was how intriguing, the cover is stunning and I loved the beautiful sketches of animals and patterns at the start of each chapter. That intrigue was kept up throughout with a cast of deeply thought out characters, each with their own unique, but tragic backstory. I loved Exquil’s use of descriptive language to transport me to Formentera. I also loved how he made me think, this was certainly a very deep book. Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend to those who like something a bit different.

Review on Goodreads by: calmstitchread

Firstly I have to say how absolutely stunning the hardback edition of this book is, with the beautiful illustrations. They really help bring the story to life.
It did take me a few chapters to get into the story but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen.

I liked the characters I found them intriguing and enjoyed learning more about them. This was a great debut. If you fancy reading something different I recommend giving this a try.

Review on Goodreads by: Vicki (chaptersofvicki)

The Nephilem was a blend of mystery, fantasy elements and romance. I liked it from the very beginning because the way the author described everything was impeccable. I really loved the setting and atmosphere in this book. Simply put, the writing style could suck you in and the story wasn’t any less intriguing either. Hyienna and Moirae’s conversations had me laughing because they were so much fun.

Review on Goodreads by: Jia