Reviews

Days Gone Bad by Eric R. Asher

warwriter's review against another edition

2.0

What have I missed? I had to go back to see if I was reading the third book in the series, not the first. Not enough information. His sister's a vampire? And he's a necromancer? There's a story there, but to tell you the truth, there's so much confusion I don't really want to plow through the hidden jokes to find out what the story is. I think that I can write a better story than this.

warwriter1939's review against another edition

2.0

What have I missed? I had to go back to see if I was reading the third book in the series, not the first. Not enough information. His sister's a vampire? And he's a necromancer? There's a story there, but to tell you the truth, there's so much confusion I don't really want to plow through the hidden jokes to find out what the story is. I think that I can write a better story than this.

reading_since_10's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the humor in this book though at some moments I felt there was too much of it. Not every situation has to be followed by a smirk or a smile. Nevertheless I'd love to see how this series develops and I'll most likely read book 2 in the nearest future.
Also good to note that this was a freebie and I gave it a chance and I'm not regretting to have found a new UF author and series.

spiringvenus's review against another edition

3.0

Reading authors who will be at Coastal Magic Con. I’m not sure if I’ll continue to read the series. 

Things I liked:

1. Interesting magic world with a variety of creatures 
2. Happy the panda 
3. Frank the human 

Things I didn’t like:

1. The number of times the author wrote “I said. She said. He said.” It was very distracting while listening to the audiobook. 
2. The plot was confusing to me. There was a lot of travel and I’m not entirely sure why. I couldn’t quite figure out the main character’s plan. 
3. It’s not cool to blow up pigeons. 

crankyoldnerd's review

4.0

I don't remember getting this book but had it on a plane on my iPad and started reading it to see what it was

I enjoyed it very much, figure if you like Dresden, Iron Druid, or Alex Versus, or another necromancer series by Stephen Blackmoore you will enjoy this as well.

Wise cracking necromancer fighting evil. Was a fun read and looking forward to catching the others.

elzabetg's review

4.0

Amusing and rather clever. I enjoyed it.

inmyhumbleopinion's review

4.0

I received a free copy of this audio book from the author when I met him at Coastal Magic Con. My husband and I listened to it on the way home and were enthralled. This story grabbed us from the start. Mr. Asher has built a vivid picture of a world where vampires, fairies, witches, ghosts, Watchers, and others exist side by side with common folk. His is a world filled with magic and mayhem, humor and love. William Dufris did a fantastic job of bringing the story to life. This story is not for the weak of heart. It is often violent and is graphic in its depiction of the violence. But the story is well worth it and would be diminished without the horror of the violence. I will most certainly be checking out the further adventures of Damian Valdis Vesik.

nannyf's review

4.0

Damian Valdis Vesik is a necromancer. He is also a shop owner, but it's not your everyday shop. He runs Death's Door, a shop selling magical goods. He has friends of various species, from fairies to vampires.

Damian's master, Zola, returns after a few years away and brings with her some bad news. Something which she has not encountered before is coming, something evil, something Damian is not yet prepared for. Zola tutors him in further magical ways of trying to deal with what is approaching, but can she prepare him enough?

Damian and Zola attempt to recover talismans which were used to trap evil spirits many years ago, before anyone, or anything, else finds them.
They uncover secrets along the way, both good and bad.

Together they have to face the evil, try to stop it in its tracks, before it accomplishes its goal and destroys both them and the world as they know it.

Damian has a wicked sense of humour, and I can almost feel the authors humour coming out in a few places. On the first page he writes -

" I pressed a few buttons on my personal chef, a.k.a. microwave"!

This is just a typical male thing and it works so well.

He also causes an incident at the wedding of his ex which is beyond anything I could ever imagine anyone doing as a prank! All I will say is exploding pigeons! Very very funny!

I liked this book a lot. The author uses a lot of description, which felt slightly too much at times. I wanted the action to start straight away. But the build up is worth it as you get through the story.

I felt like I wanted to read the prequel though, as there's so much we don't find out. I'd love to read the story of Damian and Zola when they first met, and how she helped him discover and mold his powers.

There is a lot of promise in this book and I look forward to finding out more about Damien, Zola, and the rest of the characters the author introduces us to.

hollydoesstuff's review

4.0

I seem to like hungry sarcastic male leads in a story as much as a I like sassy female leads. I got this for free, and it was better than expected. There were a lot more fleshy explosions and gory bits than I saw coming, but I was okay with it. Fun filler read while waiting for some of my preferred male lead paranormal suspense thriller type series to come out with the next one.

melloplayer's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0