This book had all the ingredients for something truly fun: a cursed world, morally gray vibes, chaotic magic, and banter that gave me a couple of genuine chuckles - especially between Vexx and his raven companion. Their back-and-forth hinted at a deeper bond I really wanted more of but somewhere along the way, the story lost me.

The plot quickly spiralled into a whirlwind of "what is happening?" and by the end, I was more confused than invested. I was intrigued by the premise, and I wanted to love it. But the further I got, the harder it was to stay engaged.

3.5 ⭐️ a very quick Novella style read. It’s about 93 pages. I really did like the idea of a curse necromancer named Vexx. The dark elements that surrounded the story in a different characters we meet were very interesting. It just kind of got a little crazy towards the end. I do hope she she’ll write more to the story later on. I really loved the idea of it. Perfect October novella.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This had the bones of something interesting (no pun intended) but lacked the substance to pull it off. I liked a lot of the interactions between Vexx and Nevermore (though the Poe reference in a world where he clearly didn't exist was immersion-breaking), they clearly had some backstory/history I wanted to see more of. I feel the characters are probably fully fleshed out - but only to the author. The rest of us are left trying to understand who they are with very minimal details.

The rest of the plot quickly spiraled into a lot of "what is happening" and by the end I was more confused than anything else. So much of the book is "witty" dialogue that the little action we do get doesn't have a chance to show the reader anything.

Overall it was enjoyable enough to finish, but not something I'd give a strong recommendation for. 2.5/5

Thanks to Netgalley & also to Ilya for a throughly entertaining book.

This book feels like the lovechild of monty pythons the holy grail & the blade itself by Abercrombie. The characters are excellent and the story is a quite funny. The constant bantering between Vexx & his raven friend reads like the " who's alon first" skit from the 50s.

There's magic, swords, necromancy....annnnd...something much older....much older. Lol. The book has its sharp swords, and even sharper with and all characters mesh wonderfully for this darkly comedic fantasy

A great read

This is a what in the world did I just read book?!?! It’s very… Strange. It wasn’t what I was expecting at all! This book falls under the fiction, fantasy and romance genre. It is weird and creepy, mixed in with some dark humor. Even though I did finish the book, it left me wondering why I did.

“Vexxed” is about a cursed necromancer, who is named Vexx. He gets a graveyard job and it gets very dangerous quickly! This cursed guy is with an undead raven at his side. The raven gives Vexx a different perspective on his situation at hand. Romantic interests start happening, along with magical things. I give this a 2 out of 5 stars. This book was just not for me. It might be for others though! I see this book as being a very controversial one.

Thank you to NetGalley and author Ilya Voskresensky for this digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Was a fantastic book that i thoroughly recommend and will be buying as I need a trophy version lol. I enjoying the different dynamics at play and the way that different cultures were introduced and included. It’s a fantastic book and I highly recommend!