saraleoni's review
2.0
If you've read this far in the series, you'll probably read them all so this is just a heads up. The story wasn't bad. It also wasn't good. My biggest beef is that, like with so many of the tie-ins, Sam and Dean weren't the focus. This story could've just as easily been a novel for Buffy or The X Files or almost any other supernaturally themed show. Or not a tie in at all since most of the events unfold with the brothers as witnesses at best. As if to prove this point, the author missed a great chance at the end to show the strength of the brothers' love in shaking off the mind control they get put under; instead of one getting through to the other, they each individually decide not to be controlled and it works. Totally lame. And if the author didn't have to worry about including characters that the reader wants to see, he could've used the extra pages to better develop the story. Instead we get there stories: the supernatural events playing the town's citizens, Dean and Sam nosing about to see (mostly uselessly) what's going on and how to stop it, and a flashback story that only reinforces what the brothers have already realized. Definitely don't need to reread this one.
iamvertical's review
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
I'm a huge fan of the show and I had no idea these books existed but I'm so happy I found this one. While it wasn't the best thing I've ever read, it was still good. I will definitely be picking up the other books. The only thing that I didn't really like that much about this book was the long chapters but other than that, I found it pretty enjoyable.
I'm a huge fan of the show and I had no idea these books existed but I'm so happy I found this one. While it wasn't the best thing I've ever read, it was still good. I will definitely be picking up the other books. The only thing that I didn't really like that much about this book was the long chapters but other than that, I found it pretty enjoyable.
hannahpachet's review
3.0
This book got fairly slow for my quite often, just because it had so many storylines I wasn't interested in. There were about four that were present time and one in the past; I think it would have been a lot better if there were about three total. But I do always enjoy reading about Sam and Dean, so this satisfied that at least.
rainweaver13's review
2.0
If you're looking for a good character-development book about the Winchester brothers, this is not it. But if you're looking for a book about god-like monsters fighting each other with the Winchesters peripherally involved, have at it. :)
maggie_the_reader's review
2.0
Definitely not the best of the Supernatural tie-in novels. The author over explains the characters' past in the most simplistic ways and doesn't capture Sam and Dean's personalities the way some of the other books have. The writing in general is just flat. This one can be skipped even by the most die hard fans.
heather_rushforth's review
3.0
2nd of the Supernatural books I have read, this one left a lot to be desired. I feel like the author had his own storyline with the gods, which was a excellent premise and hook, but then had to wiggle Dean and Sam in somehow. The ending seemed rushed and weak with the solution being to easy and the catalyst (the painter) an afterthought and weakly explored.
traci1974's review
3.0
The plot was ok, but the book went on far longer than it called for and could easily have been 50 pages shorter. And while the characterizations of Sam and Dean were decent, they felt a bit subdued. I also would have preferred more Winchester time and less secondary character time. Overall, this was an ok tie-in (better than a couple others I've read) but certainly not the best.
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