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jacqueshol's review against another edition
3.0
I am usually a sucker for books about murderous creatures. My favourites remain Claw by Katie Berry and Alter of Eden by James Rollins. However, The Beast of Devil’s Rock did not “grab” me. It was okay. The characters were extremely vanilla, and I couldn’t identify with any of them. The book is relatively short, and perhaps the character development suffered as a result, but now an hour after I have read the book, I can barely remember two of the characters’ names. People seemed to be haphazardly introduced, but none of them has a backstory – not even the protagonist. Therefore when they die in batches, I found myself not caring much. I more often found my thoughts wandering off elsewhere and had to re-read some passages as I was easily distracted from reading.
Is the book a waste of time? No, I don’t think so, but it could have been so much more. There were several fresh and exciting ideas that should have been developed better. The book is not the equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster movie, but rather a Hallmark “straight to TV” production. If you manage your expectations, you will have an enjoyable evening’s read, but no more than that. Pity, it had potential.
Is the book a waste of time? No, I don’t think so, but it could have been so much more. There were several fresh and exciting ideas that should have been developed better. The book is not the equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster movie, but rather a Hallmark “straight to TV” production. If you manage your expectations, you will have an enjoyable evening’s read, but no more than that. Pity, it had potential.
joanneburns's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
hippie13's review against another edition
3.0
After reading 7 Joe Ledger novels, I needed a palate cleanser. This book worked great for that.
waheela's review against another edition
5.0
This was a pure joy to read.
Great descriptions and action scenes. Blood and gore were plenty. Great pace.
I liked the characters. Everybody acted plausible for their situation even the main character. Hero or just dumb luck? Nobody acted stupid like characters sometimes do. Just pure terror and the consequenses of that.
My minor gripes would be
- would have been nice with an epilogue. It kind of ends like a movie after the climax which I dont think the story deserved. An aftermath could have been interesting as a lot of the time nobody believes the main character
- a bit more personality of some of the red shirts. They blended a bit
- would have loved some more back ground of the creature or some discovery. It didn't make sense nobody would have noticed it before now due to the size...at least rumors or myths in the area
Great descriptions and action scenes. Blood and gore were plenty. Great pace.
I liked the characters. Everybody acted plausible for their situation even the main character. Hero or just dumb luck? Nobody acted stupid like characters sometimes do. Just pure terror and the consequenses of that.
My minor gripes would be
- would have been nice with an epilogue. It kind of ends like a movie after the climax which I dont think the story deserved. An aftermath could have been interesting as a lot of the time nobody believes the main character
- a bit more personality of some of the red shirts. They blended a bit
- would have loved some more back ground of the creature or some discovery. It didn't make sense nobody would have noticed it before now due to the size...at least rumors or myths in the area
cathepsut's review
2.0
Is that a huge spider I see on the cover?
Very popcorny. And extremely icky and yucky. And it‘s shortish, so I decided to ignore the not-so-great writing and plowed through. Done! Yuck! Really, really yucky!
PS: Don‘t expect a lot of plot, world building, background or character development. This is pure pulp fiction.
Now, where is that fly swatter? And a flame thrower...
Very popcorny. And extremely icky and yucky. And it‘s shortish, so I decided to ignore the not-so-great writing and plowed through. Done! Yuck! Really, really yucky!
PS: Don‘t expect a lot of plot, world building, background or character development. This is pure pulp fiction.
Now, where is that fly swatter? And a flame thrower...
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