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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Neither book really hit! There are so many action scenes that I just don’t feel like were written very well? Bummer, I wanted these to be awesome starts to the spooky reading season
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to like these stories. But in Killer on the Road, Harper makes dumb decision after dumb decision. And maybe that was part of the point of the story, but it was frustrating as a reader.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
At first, I wasn't really sure how I felt about Killer on The Road but I ended up really enjoying it. I enjoyed The Babysitter Lives from the start and when I figured out it was a haunted house story I was hooked. If I were rating these stories by themselves I'd probably give Killer on The Road a 3.5 or 4 and The Babysitter Lives a 4.5. So overall a 4. This was my first Stephen Graham Jones book and I am so excited to read more. Both of these stories also genuinely scared me
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
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:
Yes
I don’t think SGJ’s writing style is for me. I dnf’d My Heart is a Chainsaw as well but I wanted to give his books another chance. Maybe third times the charm, but not for awhile.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
