atris_lauraborealis's review
2.0
The only reason this is two stars and not one is because I love supernatural and liked the general premise of the book.
This book seems like it is built out of a fleshy outline and some flat character descriptions. The only real excitement I saw from the author were the bloody descriptions of battles and violence, which were perfect for both the series and the story.
Everything else that I wanted it to do, like dive into the inner minds of Sam and Dean, something we never get in the show, or explore more descriptive, expansive stories, failed. Character interactions, descriptions and dialogue were flat and as boring as possible: down to "he wore a leather jacket and held a large gun". Really? You couldn't have said "he flexed his meaty hand, the movement causing the scarred leather jacket to squeak as he hefted the double barrel shotgun to rest on his forearm"?
Sadly I was let down and turned off from a series I could have truly loved.
This book seems like it is built out of a fleshy outline and some flat character descriptions. The only real excitement I saw from the author were the bloody descriptions of battles and violence, which were perfect for both the series and the story.
Everything else that I wanted it to do, like dive into the inner minds of Sam and Dean, something we never get in the show, or explore more descriptive, expansive stories, failed. Character interactions, descriptions and dialogue were flat and as boring as possible: down to "he wore a leather jacket and held a large gun". Really? You couldn't have said "he flexed his meaty hand, the movement causing the scarred leather jacket to squeak as he hefted the double barrel shotgun to rest on his forearm"?
Sadly I was let down and turned off from a series I could have truly loved.
the_ber's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ladysmijubug2's review
4.0
I never expect much from these Supernatural novels, they rarely do justice to the boys' characters, or the overall feeling of the show. This one was different. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, and the new characters were fascinating. I'm a little sad this isn't an actual episode.
fpwoper's review
2.0
This one was okay but it disappointed me too. I think I got my hopes up again after reading Coyote's Kiss. There wasn't anything wrong with the story itself, but it was the flashbacks.
The flashbacks to a hunt in which Dean and Sam first met a god. It didn't contribute much to the story apart from a lot of confusion about when it was set and why and how (and did I mention why it is even necessary to have these annoying flashbacks?). Honestly, the book would have gotten 4 stars if the flasbacks weren't there. It seemed like the author wanted to tell two stories and just couldn't choose between either of them so he just linked them and thought that was a good idea. It wasn't. It doesn't work that well, disrupts the general flow of the story (which was amazing!), drags you out of the fighting gods mindspace and into something that happened... once upon a time and has something that is related to the gods they are facing there but not quite.
No, this was definitely not my favourite.
The flashbacks to a hunt in which Dean and Sam first met a god. It didn't contribute much to the story apart from a lot of confusion about when it was set and why and how (and did I mention why it is even necessary to have these annoying flashbacks?). Honestly, the book would have gotten 4 stars if the flasbacks weren't there. It seemed like the author wanted to tell two stories and just couldn't choose between either of them so he just linked them and thought that was a good idea. It wasn't. It doesn't work that well, disrupts the general flow of the story (which was amazing!), drags you out of the fighting gods mindspace and into something that happened... once upon a time and has something that is related to the gods they are facing there but not quite.
No, this was definitely not my favourite.
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