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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Oh Odd One... I absolutely LOVED this roller coaster of a deadly adventure Odd finds himself in. Once again he's the unlikely hero and literally runs into the face of danger to literally save the world. A new character pops in that is as odd as Odd is, Annamaria, and she holds a key to his future that isn't yet revealed yet. With Annamaria by his side, his ghost dog, his new golden retreaver, and Frank Sinatra, we go into the next adventure and I'm sure another book filled with jaw dropping twists!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
There are 4 books in this series
1. Odd Thomas
2. Forever Odd
3. Brother Odd
4. Odd Hours
The main character is Odd Thomas, he is one of my favorite characters. You have to read these in order, Brother Odd was my least favorite and Odd Hours was my favorite.
1. Odd Thomas
2. Forever Odd
3. Brother Odd
4. Odd Hours
The main character is Odd Thomas, he is one of my favorite characters. You have to read these in order, Brother Odd was my least favorite and Odd Hours was my favorite.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence
This is probably my least favorite Odd so far. It don't know what it was. It wasn't bad. It just didn't feel as impactful to me as the other books have so far. It felt a little TOO big, if that makes sense. I'm interested to see where everything goes though with the new characters now all traveling together.
The thing I have to say about the Odd Thomas books is, the side characters make the story. If it weren't for the quirky cohorts that Odd finds along the way, it would be very easy for the series to become heavy and even depressing. But somehow Odd always manages to find these people who, even while he's going through these huge crises, manage to make you laugh. My absolute favorite by far in this book was Hutch, the elderly retired actor that has given Odd a job in the beginning of the story. The man is an absolute delight!
The thing I have to say about the Odd Thomas books is, the side characters make the story. If it weren't for the quirky cohorts that Odd finds along the way, it would be very easy for the series to become heavy and even depressing. But somehow Odd always manages to find these people who, even while he's going through these huge crises, manage to make you laugh. My absolute favorite by far in this book was Hutch, the elderly retired actor that has given Odd a job in the beginning of the story. The man is an absolute delight!
Spoiler
As a sort of spoilery aside, I loved Frank Sinatra (and I'm sad that he's gone, I hoped we might have many more books with him!), but I definitely missed Elvis. I know he had to go on, but it felt strangely lonely without him. At least we still have Boo! :)
Here's another book where the main villain isn't supernatural in nature. In general, those are better, but this wasn't too bad. While the actual threat was completely human in nature, it did actually rely on a good amount of supernatural gifts in order to both understand what's going on as well as contribute to solving the problem, so that's good.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very strange (odd)
I really love this series by Koontz. Odd is such a great character you can't help but love his adventures. I don't think that this was the best Odd book, but it was still really good!
I had been on a long break from horror and suspense when I was convinced to give Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas books a try. From the beginning, they had me hooked. This latest installment was no different. It seemed to leave more to my imagination, more loose ends, than the others...or maybe I was just paying attention differently. In any event, I enjoyed it and would recommend the series highly (or, really, any part of the series - I think any of the books would stand alone just fine).