wallabystew's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sws004's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
majean's review
5.0
Jimmie, Heck, Lovina, and Max are all back for some wild and crazy shit. The fireworks start pretty much right away (where there's Heck, there's fire), and they just don't stop. The characters spend most of the book on separate paths, and you aren't always sure where it's going.
(Read my full review here: https://horror.media/book-review-king-of-the-road-by-r-s-belcher)
(Read my full review here: https://horror.media/book-review-king-of-the-road-by-r-s-belcher)
moreadsbooks's review
3.0
Insane Clown Posse, serial killer clowns who are not members of Insane Clown Posse, a werewolf motorcycle club in addition to the monster-killing motorcycle club I already knew about, the usual demons and monsters and scary things that are supposed to only come out at night but sometimes break the rules, a trailer park full of intrepid, Image comics reading kids (I could read a whole book about the trailer park full of intrepid kids!) and a tenant who goes by the name Calvin but is actually Hastur (best line in the book - "A stray thought sprang up in Lovina's mind - God help the poor flatfoot that knocks on the door to Calvin's trailer."), a missed opportunity to name drop Fiona Staples, and the Black Dahlia, among other things. Just another exciting entry in the Brotherhood of the Wheel series.
vailynst's review
5.0
Review to Come
Notes:
I already want the next book! Maybe it'll take less than two years to come out? Maybe?
ETA: Well. Okay. Maybe the third book will come out in like 3 years? I read an article & it seems like the author has several projects lined up. Which is good! More books! Just not necessarily one here.
At the end of the story, I'm left thinking:
When is there ever a right or good time to start a story? The very beginning? Middle? Towards the end? Yet, since time moves on, there's no true end. I had a few jumpy thoughts about what I learned from this book and what may come up next. I love the current cast of characters but I want more about all the things I don't know. =P
Mysteries!
Notes:
I already want the next book! Maybe it'll take less than two years to come out? Maybe?
ETA: Well. Okay. Maybe the third book will come out in like 3 years? I read an article & it seems like the author has several projects lined up. Which is good! More books! Just not necessarily one here.
At the end of the story, I'm left thinking:
When is there ever a right or good time to start a story? The very beginning? Middle? Towards the end? Yet, since time moves on, there's no true end. I had a few jumpy thoughts about what I learned from this book and what may come up next. I love the current cast of characters but I want more about all the things I don't know. =P
Mysteries!
suzjustsuz's review
4.0
4+ stars
I liked this one even better than the first, and I love that Belcher is starting to give us a glimpse of a longer arc. I also love Bronson Pinchot's narration and voice acting, although I wish he wouldn't whisper with some of his breathier voices. His voice is so deep that when he whispers my poor ears can't hardly hear it unless I have earbuds in. That said, I don't think I'll ever be able to get my head around the character with the Scottish brogue/Hillbilly accent. I'm not sure how Pinchot manages it, but he carries it off quite well.
The story is excellent.
I liked this one even better than the first, and I love that Belcher is starting to give us a glimpse of a longer arc. I also love Bronson Pinchot's narration and voice acting, although I wish he wouldn't whisper with some of his breathier voices. His voice is so deep that when he whispers my poor ears can't hardly hear it unless I have earbuds in. That said, I don't think I'll ever be able to get my head around the character with the Scottish brogue/Hillbilly accent. I'm not sure how Pinchot manages it, but he carries it off quite well.
The story is excellent.
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