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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This could have been great, and maybe I am being just too particular but I can not stand the trope in horror novels/movies, where the protagonists take turns fighting the antagonist instead of just ganging up on it. Especially bad in a book about werewolves, you know cause wolves are like THE pack hunters. But that aside, it was a fun and interesting read.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
medium-paced
I really wanted to like this one, but the characters bored the life out of me and I couldn't wait for things actually happen.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
Such a good read. Asman has a very twisted imagination.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
It was a quick and interesting story with some plot holes. Spoilers - reminded me a little of the wolf king, with less world building etc. There were some sentences and typos that didn't make sense, took you out of the story...a character was injured and flexed his "head" think author meant hand...etc.
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is supposed to be a werewolf horror novel. Where is the horror. The first chapter or prologue was interesting from the historical aspect but once you hit San Francisco, everything just turned boring. Maybe 20% isn’t enough time to get into more action but so far all they’ve done is drive out to the desert. And the fact I don’t recall anybody by names it baby girl and this and that and just no thank you. I wanted to like this book but currently I do not.
The word babygirl is used entirely too much in this book. Is this what my poor dog deals with when I call her babygirl all the time. I’m so sorry, Paisley 😂 (it's legit all I could focus on 😂)
Other than that, nothing memorable… but wasn’t bad.
Other than that, nothing memorable… but wasn’t bad.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Brian Asman's Good Dogs is an entertaining howling romp that pits a migrating group of werewolves against a beast higher up on their food chain. Having the hunters be the hunted allows for an interesting take on the type of characters that you root for while the big evil monster is stalking them. Each of these wolves has a defining role within their family, and I wish that Asman couldn't have explored that dynamic further within his narrative, except the flashbacks seem devoted to the murderous history of the "Watcher" or "Mama Bear" and her victims instead of strengthening how these characters became a found family. There could be missed opportunities for further flashbacks as this wild bunch manages to differentiate themselves from each other. They have regaling personalities and backstories surrounding their "change," which makes it difficult to see how they eventually become victims in the later half of the story, especially when it comes to Linnae, who probably has it the most difficult out of all of them as she was forced to become an attack dog for her drug-dealer boyfriend. However, the book has some entertaining and gruesome moments akin to a bloody monster flick that will flip through the pages.
The opening of Esther's siege against the werewolves is pretty tense, suggesting that most of the cast won't be unscathed by the end, whether human or not. This lack of armour is accentuated when you discover what happened to one of her children when she discovers the bone pitt near the mine within her transformation. There is also a scene from her perspective where she describes killing Joey, who is one of the lycanthropes. The way that his mangling and his last agonizing moments are expressed through a predatory lens is pretty visceral.
While I did expect more from the characters, I recommend this book to anyone who wants a distinctive take on the werewolf mythos and a creative perspective on the creature's feature.
The opening of Esther's siege against the werewolves is pretty tense, suggesting that most of the cast won't be unscathed by the end, whether human or not. This lack of armour is accentuated when you discover what happened to one of her children when she discovers the bone pitt near the mine within her transformation. There is also a scene from her perspective where she describes killing Joey, who is one of the lycanthropes. The way that his mangling and his last agonizing moments are expressed through a predatory lens is pretty visceral.
While I did expect more from the characters, I recommend this book to anyone who wants a distinctive take on the werewolf mythos and a creative perspective on the creature's feature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug use
Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment