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A review by talkingmongoose
Mosquito Man by Jeremy Bates
3.0
I really enjoyed the first 4/5ths of this. The characters were good fun and I enjoyed their interactions.
However, once Ellie is kidnapped things quickly fell apart. Rex is killed off with little fanfare - I’m assuming this was for shock value, but it just fell flat. Tabitha then attempts suicide despite not knowing the fate of her daughter in a move that felt very out of character.
The Mosquito Man (Men) was a crap villain. The brief explanation at the end could have been fleshed out throughout, but I think the larger issue was that there wasn’t much of a ‘legend’ to begin with. Other than a brief (but excellent) chapter on sightings in the small town, the reveal that a human-sized mosquito was committing the murders felt silly. Maybe I should have taken the title of the book more literally.
Still, I very much liked the punchy writing style and am looking forward to reading more from the author.
However, once Ellie is kidnapped things quickly fell apart. Rex is killed off with little fanfare - I’m assuming this was for shock value, but it just fell flat. Tabitha then attempts suicide despite not knowing the fate of her daughter in a move that felt very out of character.
The Mosquito Man (Men) was a crap villain. The brief explanation at the end could have been fleshed out throughout, but I think the larger issue was that there wasn’t much of a ‘legend’ to begin with. Other than a brief (but excellent) chapter on sightings in the small town, the reveal that a human-sized mosquito was committing the murders felt silly. Maybe I should have taken the title of the book more literally.
Still, I very much liked the punchy writing style and am looking forward to reading more from the author.