Thank you to #NetGalley for providing me a copy of #TheWhiteDevil to review.

It took me a while to compile some sort of review for this book, as I found it quite disjointed and confusing. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind to read it but from looking at other reviews it seems they found the same thing. Skipping around in time and taking a significant role in various major world history events is part of the main character’s role, but it just didn’t make for an easy to read novel unfortunately. It was interesting in a conspiracy sort of sense, but for a structured whole it was a difficult read.

3.5 stars

A dystopian novel in which the main protagonist Thomas Cale has been brainwashed into thinking he is a warrior for God.

This was a strange and fascinating novel and to be honest I found it a little hard to read. Some of the themes were disturbing but although this wasn't an interesting read it was still very interesting.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review

It was one of the weirdest books I have ever read. I am afraid it had no appeal for me though I was hoping down to the very last pages that I somehow get hooked.

The story is pretty basic, as old as mankind really: committing a crime for the greater good. However, all actions and places and characters and motives and the language used were all too complex. The whole of the book could have been told in a couple of hundred pages, simpler, and it would have made more sense.

The "hero" is Thomas Cale, who is a villain really - with nothing really good about him. The book seems a dystopia, a magical what-if scenario on US history, but with all characters so dark, it felt rather gothic.

This book is set in a dystopian world. It follows Thomas Cale, who has had a very disturbing upbringing to be conditioned into some kind of ultimate warrior. However, his conscience fought back and he switched sides. His methods are still disturbing, but in his head he is doing what is necessary for the fight of good vs evil.
Ass he travels the world, fleeing from his enemies, he leaves behind a trail of death and destruction. You come to learn however that his reputation is far far worse than his true character, and that he has been built up as some sort of legend and an omen of huge disasters.
We follow Thomas as he tries to exact revenge on a betrayal from when he was a young man. He had his heart broken and his friends were all killed due to his one true love. He has since made it his mission to track her down and make her pay the ultimate price.

There are many historical events that occur or are mentioned that have happened differently to how they truly came about. Such as acts of war or assassinations of political characters.

Thomas is a very complicated character. He is very love/hate. It makes for a very interesting read as you can completely understand why he behaves a certain way, due to his horrific upbringing and all the abuse he suffered.

I really enjoyed the beginning of the book when we were getting to know Thomas and his back story. It's made me add the previous series about him to my read list.

I'm sorry to see there are no reviews for this book because it's weird and fascinating at the same time.
It's hard to find the world because it's alternate history, there're some elements of dystopia and a not-so-veiled satire of politics.
Thomas Cale is a complex character on the moral grey side of the spectrum. He's arrogant, knows what he can achieve but it's also a man with a story of child abuse and gaslighting.
I think he's the highlight of this book. I didn't know if I wanted to hate or love him, surely i was charmed.
The style of writing is the most distinctive tract: a mix of backstories, documents and thriller.
Even if it's out of my comfort zone I couldn't put it down as the author is a talented storyteller.
I wish the best for this book and I think it could be appreciated by people who love alternate history.
I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine