A review by redheadbookgirl
Good Samaritans by Will Carver
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Fast paced, addictive, macabre + downright disturbing, yet also gripping and unputdownable, this was a uniquely, f*cking WEIRD book that I obviously devoured + loved!! This naturally gave me John Marrs’ THE GOOD SAMARITAN vibes at the start, but soon sets out on its own path of infatuation, mental health difficulties, sex, dysfunctional relationships and obsession, and discusses these topics openly.
The plot was dark and gory; the characters were multi-layered and complex (Seth especially) and the TWISTS were refreshing and well thought out. There’s no clear cut good guy/bad guy with the characters: everyone in this book is flawed, which made for an interesting read as I related to NOBODY.
I thought Seth’s insomnia was described brilliantly and genuinely had me feeling anxious and uneasy just listening to his line of thoughts. The narrator was great, however I felt multiple narrators would have enhanced the listening experience as it was difficult to differentiate between POVs.
There are some graphic and strange sex scenes in this + a LOT of talk of suicide so be aware of these things, but if you like a dark and sinister book I’d recommend this! After doing some research, I’ve discovered ‘dark and sinister’ seems to be Carver’s signature themes for a book and I’ve already ordered THE DAVES NEXT DOOR!
𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒚 @ 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 🥀
The plot was dark and gory; the characters were multi-layered and complex (Seth especially) and the TWISTS were refreshing and well thought out. There’s no clear cut good guy/bad guy with the characters: everyone in this book is flawed, which made for an interesting read as I related to NOBODY.
I thought Seth’s insomnia was described brilliantly and genuinely had me feeling anxious and uneasy just listening to his line of thoughts. The narrator was great, however I felt multiple narrators would have enhanced the listening experience as it was difficult to differentiate between POVs.
There are some graphic and strange sex scenes in this + a LOT of talk of suicide so be aware of these things, but if you like a dark and sinister book I’d recommend this! After doing some research, I’ve discovered ‘dark and sinister’ seems to be Carver’s signature themes for a book and I’ve already ordered THE DAVES NEXT DOOR!
𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒚 @ 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 🥀