mybloodybookstagram's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence
bobmetal's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
weathersreadsgarbage's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I’m getting really tired of Laymon’s tendency to promise me vampires and then spend 95% of the book on things that aren’t vampires. When we meet in hell I’m kicking the guy in the shin.
Also I’m glad that Bill yanked Cat’s fetus out of her piece by piece. This bitch is so dumb she has no business breeding. Every single aspect of this story could have been fixed by someone having a single brain cell but why have that when you have what feels like 700 pages of nice guy pandering to do?
Also I’m glad that Bill yanked Cat’s fetus out of her piece by piece. This bitch is so dumb she has no business breeding. Every single aspect of this story could have been fixed by someone having a single brain cell but why have that when you have what feels like 700 pages of nice guy pandering to do?
tracymaybe's review against another edition
2.0
What a terribly boring, definitely-not-in-on-the-joke, disappointment of a book.
I slaved through the pages and endless descriptions of Cat’s body and their every actions, hoping the ending would be the ultimate conclusion, explaining some (if not all) of the foolishness.
It seems Laymon then realized he had written enough pages that his publisher demanded, and stopped – abruptly. The kids get scared and the adults live happily ever after.
Boo
I slaved through the pages and endless descriptions of Cat’s body and their every actions, hoping the ending would be the ultimate conclusion, explaining some (if not all) of the foolishness.
It seems Laymon then realized he had written enough pages that his publisher demanded, and stopped – abruptly. The kids get scared and the adults live happily ever after.
Boo
bookiebookerman's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I started this expecting to not have a satisfying resolution, and I was right. I hate that feeling of no resolution.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, and Sexual assault
kkehoe's review against another edition
2.0
As much as I usually enjoy Laymon, this is sadly one of his "and then this happened" sagas of random problems befalling someone as they attempt to go somewhere. Ironically, the other novel that felt the same way, and that I didn't care for, was The Travelling Vampire Show.
alf_hughes's review against another edition
2.0
It took 300+ pages to tell a story that should only take 50 pages.
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