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sammiereads7791's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this book up on a whim and I'm glad I did. I really didn't think I'd get into it, but I must say that I absolutely loved it! If you like things like the show Rick and Morty, you'll probably enjoy this book.
usbsticky's review
2.0
This book was OK but I didn't really like it. The front part of the book was very good. I found the writing easy to read and get into. But it took too long to get into the meat of the book. I found everything long and drawn out. A lot of filler could have been cut out. However, the book is already short at 305 pages so it would have been more 1-200 pages if it had been converted into a fast paced book.
Another problem is the humor. A good humorous book is very hard to write. Most of the time, it falls flat and it looks like a book that tries to be funny. This book didn't need the humor attempt. It could have done well enough with it.
So overall, long and drawn out, humor fell flat. I got this book free as a review copy.
Edit: OK, I just read the other reviews that found this book humorous. Let me provide an example of this humor:
"You think I'm going to live my life in a bunker surrounded by weirdoes [sic] and losers?"
"Nice way to talk about your co-workers."
"You haven't seen them yet....... You know the ones. They piss off the wrong people. Don't know when to shut up."
"Kinda like yourself then."
"No, idiot....."
The above passes off as humor or light hearted banter. You be the judge.
Another problem is the humor. A good humorous book is very hard to write. Most of the time, it falls flat and it looks like a book that tries to be funny. This book didn't need the humor attempt. It could have done well enough with it.
So overall, long and drawn out, humor fell flat. I got this book free as a review copy.
Edit: OK, I just read the other reviews that found this book humorous. Let me provide an example of this humor:
"You think I'm going to live my life in a bunker surrounded by weirdoes [sic] and losers?"
"Nice way to talk about your co-workers."
"You haven't seen them yet....... You know the ones. They piss off the wrong people. Don't know when to shut up."
"Kinda like yourself then."
"No, idiot....."
The above passes off as humor or light hearted banter. You be the judge.
akaufman1089's review against another edition
1.0
So, I don't like spiders.Therefore, I didn't make it very far into this book. End of story.
themadmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
I have to admit this was an odd one because I didn't really feel much going into it. Honestly I thought it was going to just get worse and then I'd end up hating it or not finishing it. Instead, I realized I liked the main character and the lore of the universe was really interesting.
The lead needing to call his daughter to say goodnight ever night was really sweet and helped him grow on me. Also just it became a lot of fun as it went along. I'm glad I stuck it out. I went from dreading that this might be a series, to almost wishing it was a series by the end of it.
The lead needing to call his daughter to say goodnight ever night was really sweet and helped him grow on me. Also just it became a lot of fun as it went along. I'm glad I stuck it out. I went from dreading that this might be a series, to almost wishing it was a series by the end of it.
sammieeatskeet's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this book up on a whim and I'm glad I did. I really didn't think I'd get into it, but I must say that I absolutely loved it! If you like things like the show Rick and Morty, you'll probably enjoy this book.
cdavidcousins's review against another edition
3.0
Harry Priest is a divorced, unmotivated, crime scene cleaner who always wanted to be a cop, but had an unfortunate incident…well, never mind. It’s a day like any other. Blood, gore, stench… it all goes with the job. But today, they get called to a scene where it looks like someone exploded in a hotel room. The cops haven’t been to the scene yet, so Harry backs off—but Jorge, the boss’s son, decides to go look around inside. When he comes out the cops show up. But they aren’t really cops. They’re with the Disposal Department for Interstitial Crime Scenes (DDICS) of the ICD—Interstitial Crime Department. In other words, they’re crime scene cleaners for inter-dimensional crimes. And a guy named Havelock Graves is in charge.
Later, it turns out that Jorge took something important from the crime scene—a marble thing with coordinates inside it for two items that can be used to awaken Cthulhu. Jorge gets murdered, Harry fights a monkey who quotes Shakespeare, manages to kill one of the DDICS guys, and then Graves comes around and recruits Harry for ICD.
And they’re off. Bouncing around dimensions, always one step behind a guy who is dead set on awakening Cthulhu and bringing about the end of all the dimensions.
Harry triumphs in the end. That’s basically it. But the writing style is funny, engaging, and the read is fast and loose.
Later, it turns out that Jorge took something important from the crime scene—a marble thing with coordinates inside it for two items that can be used to awaken Cthulhu. Jorge gets murdered, Harry fights a monkey who quotes Shakespeare, manages to kill one of the DDICS guys, and then Graves comes around and recruits Harry for ICD.
And they’re off. Bouncing around dimensions, always one step behind a guy who is dead set on awakening Cthulhu and bringing about the end of all the dimensions.
Harry triumphs in the end. That’s basically it. But the writing style is funny, engaging, and the read is fast and loose.
lastson's review against another edition
3.0
It's a cool Cthulhu / dimension-hopper procedural. I really liked the main characters. A few places the book bogged down a bit, but overall quite enjoyable. I'd read another if it turns into a series.
ragsr's review
2.0
I've read other books by Paul Crilley before and they are superb. My particular favorites are the Tweed and Nightingale series. So I had high hopes when I picked this one up. Sadly it was disappointing. Basic plot: Department Zero is a place where losers go. Our hero messed up an assignment by an agent called Graves. Graves is assigned to Department Zero as a consequence and wants to get out. So he inveigles said hero there and they end up saving the universe or universes.
The problem is that it is tough to care about any of the characters, too many plot points are dropped in and never followed up. Pretty much the entire story is that the hero keeps getting into trouble and keeps getting pulled out by Graves in one disconnected scene followed by another. There is little development of any relation between the hero and Graves. Great imagination though.
The problem is that it is tough to care about any of the characters, too many plot points are dropped in and never followed up. Pretty much the entire story is that the hero keeps getting into trouble and keeps getting pulled out by Graves in one disconnected scene followed by another. There is little development of any relation between the hero and Graves. Great imagination though.
jameseckman's review
3.0
Abbot and Costello meet Cthulu! There's lots of snarky humor and general silliness along with demented cultists, Nazis, Old Ones, Elder Gods and mythos monsters. While it's a bit dark in spots, that darkness has more of a black humor taste than cosmic horror. A decent read once sort of book, and I suspect it's the start of a series. It does not end on a cliffhanger, it can be read all on its own, bravo!
witbeyndmehsure's review
5.0
If you ask me why it took me from February to April to finish this book I absolutely loved, I wouldn't even be able to tell you. This is really my first foray into anything remotely related to Lovecraft mythology and I didn't know it was so weird and....squirmy? Idk the descriptions make me super uneasy to point I was cringing occasionally. But I laughed out loud so often reading this! I love the easy dialogue, Harry's reactions and awe at everything felt so realistic. This was fun from beginning to end.