YMMV / Halo: Broken Circle

• Complete Monster: The power-hungry Prophet of Exquisite Devotion, born I'ra Be'Ar, regularly bullies lower ranking Prophets and harbors extreme contempt for their allies the Sangheili. Not only does he happily go along with the Prophet of Truth's plans to exterminate the Sangheili, but he uses gravity torture to kill several captive Councilors. When Zo Resken refuses to participate in the executions, Exquisite Devotion orders his fellow Prophet to be tortured to death as well.
• Win Back the Crowd: After the negative reception to the entire Kilo-Five trilogy and the mixed feelings about the first two books in The Forerunner Saga, this standalone novel, combined with the previously released Halo: Silentium, managed to prove to the Halo fanbase that the novels still had their groove.