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A review by johnlynchbooks
Curse of the Pigman by Asher Ellis
4.0
Curse of the Pigman comes our way courtesy of Asher Ellis and Silvershamrock publishing. Can Asher keep that Shamrock glory going strong?
Jason Dillon arrives in town after life doesn’t go quite the way he expected. Unfortunately for him, that’s a trend that continues from the opening page all the way through the book.
I really enjoyed the small town setting here. East Valley plays well into the small town cut off from the world trope. Ellis finds a way to do this which makes sense, and serves the story well. Despite the book taking off straight from the starting line, something about it had me struggling to connect initially. I’m still not sure quite what that was, so I’ll chalk that up to my mood at the time. Once it connected, I had a blast.
I really enjoyed what was going on with the residents, and I think Ellis had a really cool idea to explain it. The books is vicious and funny. Just when the books begins to slow down, it picks back up and reels you back in. Dialogue between characters felt a little awkward sometimes, and occasionally characters interactions with each other seemed somewhat off. That didn’t really spoil it for me because when the books is chugging along, it’s really going.
There’s a lot to like here in Curse of the Pigman. If you enjoy a crazy story in a small town cut off from the world, plagued by cultists and ancient entities, you’re going to want to pick this up.
Jason Dillon arrives in town after life doesn’t go quite the way he expected. Unfortunately for him, that’s a trend that continues from the opening page all the way through the book.
I really enjoyed the small town setting here. East Valley plays well into the small town cut off from the world trope. Ellis finds a way to do this which makes sense, and serves the story well. Despite the book taking off straight from the starting line, something about it had me struggling to connect initially. I’m still not sure quite what that was, so I’ll chalk that up to my mood at the time. Once it connected, I had a blast.
I really enjoyed what was going on with the residents, and I think Ellis had a really cool idea to explain it. The books is vicious and funny. Just when the books begins to slow down, it picks back up and reels you back in. Dialogue between characters felt a little awkward sometimes, and occasionally characters interactions with each other seemed somewhat off. That didn’t really spoil it for me because when the books is chugging along, it’s really going.
There’s a lot to like here in Curse of the Pigman. If you enjoy a crazy story in a small town cut off from the world, plagued by cultists and ancient entities, you’re going to want to pick this up.