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A review by bookswithlukas
Bait by J. Kent Messum
3.0
Junkies Vs. Sharks. ROUND ONE.
When I first saw the plot line to this novel, my instant reaction was that this was going to be the book version of a cheesy, so bad it's good sy fy channel monster movie, and I was EXCITED. For some reason, nothing brings me more joy than terrible movies like that. Seriously, Sharknado may have been the highlight of my movie watching year.
Obviously though, everyone does not feel this way. So if the idea of reading about a group of junkies swimming through shark infested waters in the Florida Keys does not appeal to you, don't get this.
I will admit the book isn't the greatest thing ever written, and in a weird way I kind of wanted them to take the plot line further, and go really out there with it. Instead, we basically get a group of 6 semi-annoying junkies for fish food, who tell us of their lowest moments in LOST style flashbacks. Predictable? Sort of. Entertaining? Sort of. I loved the bits on the islands with the sharks, but the whole back story for each of them was almost predictable and generic to a tee.
The villain in this is also extremely generic and cheesy. It was like they took him right out of one of those cheesy Sy Fy movies, in fact this whole thing is destined for a Sy Fy remake, and I for one, will probably watch it.
When I first saw the plot line to this novel, my instant reaction was that this was going to be the book version of a cheesy, so bad it's good sy fy channel monster movie, and I was EXCITED. For some reason, nothing brings me more joy than terrible movies like that. Seriously, Sharknado may have been the highlight of my movie watching year.
Obviously though, everyone does not feel this way. So if the idea of reading about a group of junkies swimming through shark infested waters in the Florida Keys does not appeal to you, don't get this.
I will admit the book isn't the greatest thing ever written, and in a weird way I kind of wanted them to take the plot line further, and go really out there with it. Instead, we basically get a group of 6 semi-annoying junkies for fish food, who tell us of their lowest moments in LOST style flashbacks. Predictable? Sort of. Entertaining? Sort of. I loved the bits on the islands with the sharks, but the whole back story for each of them was almost predictable and generic to a tee.
The villain in this is also extremely generic and cheesy. It was like they took him right out of one of those cheesy Sy Fy movies, in fact this whole thing is destined for a Sy Fy remake, and I for one, will probably watch it.