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Even Though I Knew the End

C. L. Polk

Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Pages
136
Started Reading
Jun 28, 2025
Finished Reading
Jun 29, 2025

Had this on my TBR list and forgot how it ended up there, but I picked it up at the library and it was a perfect two-day read. Reminded me a lot of the film Constantine: damned souls, rogue angels, and demons. There’s magical syndicates, too, but thankfully we don’t get too deep into their bureacratic inner workings. It borrows a lot from film noir, but eschews some of the usual tropes: in most noir sex gets you killed, but the queer sex here is joyful and a refuge from a dangerous world.