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bozzi1's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
My favorite book of the trilogy. The story was more concise, and Mildred got the ending she deserved.
pbanditp's review against another edition
5.0
Anger picks up right where Scorned ended, in other words, hold on tight, we are headed for the loop de loop and you are not buckled in.
Mildred Wells is a revenant, an undead being hell bent on revenge and she holds all the aces. Tim is trapped at his house needing to face Mildred and bring things to an end.
Mentally exhausted, Tim and Holly are at their wits end with worry and lack of sleep. Unexpected help arrives in Andrew, a total stranger who is also being haunted. No one is sure of how he will be useful but having more people around is comforting.
Revenge and hatred are the only things on Mildred’s mind. The book can be dark and full of dread just by following her around or waiting for her to appear.
This trilogy is an evolving horror as we bloom along with the anger of Mildred Wells. Over the course of the books we follow her and piece together her life, see what makes her the way she is, see how she got so powerful, and cringe at her final goal. Murder is too easy for Mildred and nothing but the destruction of everything that Tim loves will satisfy her anger.
Mildred Wells is a revenant, an undead being hell bent on revenge and she holds all the aces. Tim is trapped at his house needing to face Mildred and bring things to an end.
Mentally exhausted, Tim and Holly are at their wits end with worry and lack of sleep. Unexpected help arrives in Andrew, a total stranger who is also being haunted. No one is sure of how he will be useful but having more people around is comforting.
Revenge and hatred are the only things on Mildred’s mind. The book can be dark and full of dread just by following her around or waiting for her to appear.
This trilogy is an evolving horror as we bloom along with the anger of Mildred Wells. Over the course of the books we follow her and piece together her life, see what makes her the way she is, see how she got so powerful, and cringe at her final goal. Murder is too easy for Mildred and nothing but the destruction of everything that Tim loves will satisfy her anger.
stacey332's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
andrewjstillman's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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brennanlafaro's review against another edition
4.0
This book hit the world on May 8th, packaged with the type of eye-catching cover I’ve come to expect on a Michael Clark release, as well as a whole lot of anticipation. Thankfully or not, depending on how you look at it, I’ve only been privy to The Patience of a Dead Man trilogy since March. As much as I missed out on the first wave of excitement, each time I finished a book in the series I was able to take solace in the fact that the next one wasn’t far behind.
Well, all good things must come to an end and that solace is gone because book three, Anger is an Acid, brings the intertwined stories of Tim Russell, Holly Burns, and Mildred Wells to a head. I’m going to start off by saying that while I’m not sure how the rest of the world will react to the way Clarks wraps it up, I loved it. The characters, all of them, were too nuanced for the last twenty or so pages to go any other way. We’ve had three books to get to know and care for Tim, and the decisions he makes at the end of the journey are unexpected, but serve to bring his story full circle. Oh, how I would love to delve into spoiler territory at this point, but I’ll spare you.
Anger is an Acid picks up immediately after the end of Dead Woman Scorned. As the shortest book in the series, this one employs a pace that doesn’t really let up until the last page. There’s simply no time for that to happen. Even elements that seem to be superfluous to the story all tie together when the third act of the book rolls into the station.
One of the highpoints of this entire series is Clark’s ability to write tense, eerie scenes. He’s able to mimic the type of cinematic experience where you watch a character slowly travel down a dark hallway, absolutely convinced that at any second, something dreadful is going to emerge from the darkness. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, you aren’t even assured that it absolutely is going to happen, but you sit on the edge of your seat while it plays out. The first book gave us several of these cinematic achievements, and there is yet another one in Anger is an Acid where I finished the chapter, then flipped back just to see what exactly Clark is doing to pull this tactic off with such success.
I think my favorite book in the series remains book two, but a well-deserved tip of the cap goes out to Michael Clark. He hooked this reader with The Patience of a Dead Man, surprised the hell out of me with Dead Woman Scorned, and wrapped it all up in what I consider to be a highly satisfying manner with Anger is an Acid.
As a shameless plug, Michael Clark will appear on an episode of Dead Headspace with Patrick R. McDonough and I. It’s set to go up on May 27th, and he offers a lot of insight into the genesis of the trilogy and how he wrote Tim Russell. Going into book three with that knowledge really enhanced my appreciation of the ending.
I was given a paperback by the author for review consideration.
Well, all good things must come to an end and that solace is gone because book three, Anger is an Acid, brings the intertwined stories of Tim Russell, Holly Burns, and Mildred Wells to a head. I’m going to start off by saying that while I’m not sure how the rest of the world will react to the way Clarks wraps it up, I loved it. The characters, all of them, were too nuanced for the last twenty or so pages to go any other way. We’ve had three books to get to know and care for Tim, and the decisions he makes at the end of the journey are unexpected, but serve to bring his story full circle. Oh, how I would love to delve into spoiler territory at this point, but I’ll spare you.
Anger is an Acid picks up immediately after the end of Dead Woman Scorned. As the shortest book in the series, this one employs a pace that doesn’t really let up until the last page. There’s simply no time for that to happen. Even elements that seem to be superfluous to the story all tie together when the third act of the book rolls into the station.
One of the highpoints of this entire series is Clark’s ability to write tense, eerie scenes. He’s able to mimic the type of cinematic experience where you watch a character slowly travel down a dark hallway, absolutely convinced that at any second, something dreadful is going to emerge from the darkness. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, you aren’t even assured that it absolutely is going to happen, but you sit on the edge of your seat while it plays out. The first book gave us several of these cinematic achievements, and there is yet another one in Anger is an Acid where I finished the chapter, then flipped back just to see what exactly Clark is doing to pull this tactic off with such success.
I think my favorite book in the series remains book two, but a well-deserved tip of the cap goes out to Michael Clark. He hooked this reader with The Patience of a Dead Man, surprised the hell out of me with Dead Woman Scorned, and wrapped it all up in what I consider to be a highly satisfying manner with Anger is an Acid.
As a shameless plug, Michael Clark will appear on an episode of Dead Headspace with Patrick R. McDonough and I. It’s set to go up on May 27th, and he offers a lot of insight into the genesis of the trilogy and how he wrote Tim Russell. Going into book three with that knowledge really enhanced my appreciation of the ending.
I was given a paperback by the author for review consideration.
entertaininglynerdy's review
5.0
I actually enjoyed Anger is an Acid more than the last book but all three books are super entertaining! I loved all of the characters, yes even Mildred, because they were so versatile. I was able to feel what they were going through which made the book even more exciting!
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