Reviews

Joey Leonard's Last Movie Marathon by Kevin Lucia

unsarahble's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

drakaina16's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Thank you to the author for providing a review copy. 
Oh, this was a fun little slice of cosmic horror! Joey Leonard is about to have a really bad weekend. When the video store he's given 20 years of his life to closes, he finds a homemade tape in a bin of horror movies. I really loved the homage to 80s and 90s B-movie horror, which is my favorite. Any book that gives a shout-out to The Suckling is okay in my book. 4.25 stars. 

simplysonia's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Everyone has nostalgic moments that pop up occasionally. This book hit one of my most fond memories from our local mom and pop video store. I remember going every weekend with my mom to get horror movies for a marathon. However, I thankfully did not rent a movie like Joey inherited when his employer passed away leaving the store's entire horror collection in his possession. Poor Joey has lost everything at this point and decides to have a horror marathon using the movies from the video store.  What happens next is a wild ride with an ending I never saw coming. To say I enjoyed this story is an understatement. I felt like I was on an adventure with each chapter. I would definitely recommend this book!

I was provided a copy of this amazing book and am leaving this review voluntarily. 

ancarroll5's review

dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

I loved the main character Joey I wanted to read so much more and was sad when the book in my opinion abruptly ended because I really did love the character and writing I would definitely check out more books by this author 

goobersmom57's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had to take a night to really be in this story a bit longer. I went into this (blind) expecting kind of a campy 90’s nostalgic book. What I got was so much different but so much more than what I had in mind. Kevin Lucia is very descriptive and really knows how to draw you into his story. He’s very good at setting the pace and the tone as well. I was able to really immerse myself in this book, and feel Joey’s emotions and visualize this world.  I used to frequent an independently owned movie rental store, so the store and movie references in this book really played to my nostalgic heart strings. I also remember when my local store closed and the heartbreak that came along (as a customer). At 170 pages you’ll get a full story that keeps you turning the pages. The best comparison I can draw is a darker version of The Twilight Zone (a personal favorite, so this is a huge compliment coming from me). I wish I was better at writing because I’d really like to be able to do this book more justice than I have, without spoilers. It is a 5+ ⭐️read for me and I highly recommend this to everyone!