Frank Chillura (OhYouRead)'s Reviews > Beholder

I knew I would love this book even before I started reading it. Ryan La Sala does not disappoint!! Especially when it comes to horror!

Beholder was an intense, bizarre, action-packed and QUEEEEER (which I always need) story, that had me shocked from the very beginning.

Our MC, Athan, is pushed by a family friend to go to a party and have fun, but at some point the fun turns to screams and a mysterious boy pushes him into the bathroom, telling him to lock the door and not come out. When he does exit the next morning, it’s to find that the party guests have all been slaughtered and their bodies arranged in the living room. As the only survivor, he runs when the police arrive, knowing he’ll be their #1 suspect.

Now if that’s how you begin a book, you know the rest is going to be a wild ride. And that it was. Not only is there some kind of killer out there, but it looks like all of the cards are stacked up against him. He becomes an unreliable narrator and then I don’t know what to think. Of course, that’s when our mysterious boy (Dom) shows back up (who is also the love interest, as he should be!).

I LOVED the incorporation of the supernatural abilities (I’ll let you find out about that yourself!!) and a secret society (It gave me a little dark academia vibe). Think the Hellfire Club in X-Men… Atleast that’s how I imagined them. 😂

I also just really loved Athan. He’s described as very large and muscular, which gave me Cavill Daddy vibes, if he was like 20 years younger. So I would have probably swooned if he hit on me… if I was YOUNGER, you weirdo! He was a wounded bird that I wanted to save. I love how much he cared about his Yaya and how the whole book was centered around trying to save her (and stop the baddies).