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subparcupcake's review against another edition
4.0
Well damn. That was a close one. For about the first third (maybe even the entire first half) of this book I was worried. I wasn't really getting into it, it wasn't having even close to the same effect on me as the first two in the series had. I mean don't get me wrong.. I still liked it. But I Loved the first two. Hell, if this were the first in the series I probably would have Loved it from the get go as well, and then I would have exploded with glee upon reading the others. But it's not the first, it's the third, and it had a big reputation to live up to. But thank goodness, at some point it won me over. I didn't even realize I had been won over at first, it slowly crept up on me and wrapped it's tentacles (yes, the book has tentacles, weird, I know) around me and I was lost before I even knew what hit me.
Part of what threw me off at first was the obvious lack of the usual players. Owen and company aren't leading the charge in this one, it's from a whole new point of view. And that wasn't necessarily a problem for me.. To be honest, I never really loved Owen to begin with. I was more drawn to the supporting characters, and their interactions with him. So while it wasn't a big deal that he wasn't the main focus of the story, this one did have a different feel, which took me some time to acclimate myself to. The easy sarcastic banter wasn't there, because this was a one man show, and it's kind of hard to banter with yourself. And while there was a whole slew of new characters, it took me some time to wrap my mind around them and for them to become real to me. But it did happen... And when it did, it was pure magic.
It's hard to review a third book in a series without spoilers, so I'm just going to leave this off here. Great book, four stars rather than five because of my bumpy start with it. I absolutely can not WAIT for the next in the series. Highly recommended!
Part of what threw me off at first was the obvious lack of the usual players. Owen and company aren't leading the charge in this one, it's from a whole new point of view. And that wasn't necessarily a problem for me.. To be honest, I never really loved Owen to begin with. I was more drawn to the supporting characters, and their interactions with him. So while it wasn't a big deal that he wasn't the main focus of the story, this one did have a different feel, which took me some time to acclimate myself to. The easy sarcastic banter wasn't there, because this was a one man show, and it's kind of hard to banter with yourself. And while there was a whole slew of new characters, it took me some time to wrap my mind around them and for them to become real to me. But it did happen... And when it did, it was pure magic.
It's hard to review a third book in a series without spoilers, so I'm just going to leave this off here. Great book, four stars rather than five because of my bumpy start with it. I absolutely can not WAIT for the next in the series. Highly recommended!
orsuros's review against another edition
3.0
I felt this book was a little weaker than other books in this series. There's a lot of viewpoint characters and I feel several of them didn't fit too well, especially at the start. Eventually things tie back together, so the book ends on a good note, but getting through the first parts was a little hard.
capincus's review against another edition
4.0
It was good, and nice to see an author shake up a series a little bit rather than let it become stale but I was still disappointed not to see any of my favorite Monster Hunter in this book.
barbtrek's review against another edition
4.0
I started playing this audiobook because I had it & didn't have anything else on deck to listen to. I wasn't sure I'd finish it-no Owen in this book & a lot of new characters so it took a bit to get into it. But eventually it roped me in & the characters really started to grow on me. Plus it's set in the U.P. of Michigan! So that's pretty cool. I'm starting to really like this narrator as well. The contraction thing was barely noticeable in this book. Sure the female characters sound like transvestites, but you've gotta give the male narrator points for effort when trying to do female voices.
crankyoldnerd's review against another edition
5.0
This is an entertaining dumb read. It's about werewolves, undead stuff, love craftian monsters, and things and people dying horrible deaths.
It's got laugh out loud moments if you enjoy twisted humor and all that. Ignore the haters read for fun and enjoy
It's got laugh out loud moments if you enjoy twisted humor and all that. Ignore the haters read for fun and enjoy
hydeinseek's review against another edition
5.0
An audio re-listen of how many times. Easily my favorite of the entire series so far. Mostly because Earl is such a badass and getting his backstory was really interesting.
jazzrizz's review against another edition
4.0
Totally different POV in this book. It took a bit to get used to Earl's narrative, but the story was great!
jazzrizz's review
5.0
Re-listen ... didn't realize it's been so long since I've listened to this one.
Picked up on a lot of clues to what's coming. Heather's vision was interesting. I really dislike Stricken ... it'll be interesting to find out what exactly he is. On to Legion next!
Picked up on a lot of clues to what's coming. Heather's vision was interesting. I really dislike Stricken ... it'll be interesting to find out what exactly he is. On to Legion next!