A review by caidyn
Wasteland Gods by Jonathan Woodrow
Did not finish book.
DNF at 49%
Received from publisher for an honest review thanks to the group Horror Aficionado.
I don't know what this book was supposed to be.
As many people pointed out, it does start off as a thriller and mystery. Not giving it away since it's in the summary on here, Billy's son is murdered. And so he wants to, understandably, find the guy and kill him. Or something. Interesting, right? That hooked me in. I wanted to see what was going to happen and how it would happen. That's what every person wants in a book. So, I kept reading and then some weird stuff started happening.
It practically jumped genres. From mystery and thriller to... sci-fi? I think? Hell, I'm not even sure.
There's supposed to be this world involved with a character -- and I can't remember if this stuff happens past the mark where everyone starts shouting about spoilers, so I won't say too much -- that indoctrinates Billy into doing... something? If it was ever explained, I must have skimmed it because I don't remember. It took me ages to realize that it was sci-fi. Seriously. I think it took a good 10-20% before I caught on because it was never explained.
Some people may think that's good. It's not talked about. It's subtle. However, when it never comes up except for when it's convenient to the author to use it and it never actually is discussed by the characters, then what's the point in having it? Same with the mystery of his son's death. The mystery fell to the wayside and, suddenly, it was brought back.
Basically, this was just some drunk guy doing stuff that didn't have a rhyme or reason to it. Sometimes it was sci-fi. Sometimes it was a mystery. I just can't be bothered to finish it.
Received from publisher for an honest review thanks to the group Horror Aficionado.
I don't know what this book was supposed to be.
As many people pointed out, it does start off as a thriller and mystery. Not giving it away since it's in the summary on here, Billy's son is murdered. And so he wants to, understandably, find the guy and kill him. Or something. Interesting, right? That hooked me in. I wanted to see what was going to happen and how it would happen. That's what every person wants in a book. So, I kept reading and then some weird stuff started happening.
It practically jumped genres. From mystery and thriller to... sci-fi? I think? Hell, I'm not even sure.
There's supposed to be this world involved with a character -- and I can't remember if this stuff happens past the mark where everyone starts shouting about spoilers, so I won't say too much -- that indoctrinates Billy into doing... something? If it was ever explained, I must have skimmed it because I don't remember. It took me ages to realize that it was sci-fi. Seriously. I think it took a good 10-20% before I caught on because it was never explained.
Some people may think that's good. It's not talked about. It's subtle. However, when it never comes up except for when it's convenient to the author to use it and it never actually is discussed by the characters, then what's the point in having it? Same with the mystery of his son's death.
Spoiler
Since Dr. Verity literally solved everything by bringing his son back to life, what was the point of things? Seriously. What was the point?Basically, this was just some drunk guy doing stuff that didn't have a rhyme or reason to it. Sometimes it was sci-fi. Sometimes it was a mystery. I just can't be bothered to finish it.