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A review by jessica_reading_writing
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
3.0
Overview: Everyone knows I love Dexter. The TV series is one of my favourite series (and part of my inspiration for my book My Dark Self) so I feel bad that I don't love the books. I have a sort of love/hate relationship with the books. I watched the show first and because I loved it so much I was expecting to love the books, but this is the 3rd Dexter book in the series (there are 7 in total) and unfortunately they don't always hit the spot. This one had a good premise and I love delving into Dexter's dark mind, but the overall plot was just...weird.
Good points: Dexter. He is the best bit about the books and always will be. His dry sense of humour. His lack of emotion, but his ability to hold down a functional relationship with his fiancee and her two kids (who are creepy weirdos too).
Not so good points: Every other character (apart from Dexter) is soooo one-dimensional. His sister, Debs, is the most pointless character and has little to no development at all. The ending of this book made no sense...when it starting talking about gods and weird bull heads I was a bit like...huh?
If you enjoyed the TV series then I'd recommend these books. If you haven't read about Dexter yet then give the first book a go (Darkly Dreaming Dexter) and see how you get on...I will be reading the whole series, but I'm certainly not itching to pick up the next one straight away.
Good points: Dexter. He is the best bit about the books and always will be. His dry sense of humour. His lack of emotion, but his ability to hold down a functional relationship with his fiancee and her two kids (who are creepy weirdos too).
Not so good points: Every other character (apart from Dexter) is soooo one-dimensional. His sister, Debs, is the most pointless character and has little to no development at all. The ending of this book made no sense...when it starting talking about gods and weird bull heads I was a bit like...huh?
If you enjoyed the TV series then I'd recommend these books. If you haven't read about Dexter yet then give the first book a go (Darkly Dreaming Dexter) and see how you get on...I will be reading the whole series, but I'm certainly not itching to pick up the next one straight away.