Reviews - Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives

235 reviews for:

Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives

Stephen Graham Jones

3.83 AVERAGE

ksharkey's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

oddandodder's review against another edition

4.0

The Killer on the Road-
You know how Moby Dick is a great book, but it's also a wealth of information about 19th-century whaling and boating? That's what this book is, but with big-rig trucking. And like, it's a good story and I had fun, but sometimes we would really get in the weeds about trucks and the interstate and my eyes would glaze over and I'd forget who I was and what I was doing.

The Babysitter Lives-
I love a good haunted house story. I will always be sat for a haunted house story. Was it unnecessarily convoluted and had way too many ill-defined and frequently stupid/nonsensical rules? Sure. But it was still pretty good! Also, one of the best introductions to any horror book I've read. Oooky spooky.

beththeawkward's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lightseeker's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Rating just Killer on the Road

roleynicoley's review against another edition

1.5

I just can't do it! No matter how hard I try, Stephen Graham Jones is not for me.

megadeathvsbooks's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

chasingfindsandfun's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A gory, road horror novel with a final girl trope. It was great on audio (easier to follow the storyline compared to this author's written work for me). The narrator had a monotone quality to her voice that I didn't particularly care for, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book.

There's a lot of trucker lingo that I found to be both immersive and hard to decipher, but it was nothing a little googling couldn't help. I think it's important to highlight there is a paranormal aspect here that is integral to the killer's character. Our final girl, Harper, is bad-ass although not without her own faults and bad ideas.

Highly recommend for readers of the horror genre, particularly if you like a paranormal serial killer and a strong female lead. Strong sense of place and an interesting insight into trucker life out on the road.