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rocketiza's review
3.0
I went looking for a Frank Bill or Zahler kind of violent story, and this mostly delivered except for having the main character being introspective about how tough they were and how they got that way a bit too much.
ktjawrites's review against another edition
5.0
Red Dead Redemption injected with adrenaline-fueled occult.
elleisa's review
3.0
Definitely a unique concept & fun read. I love a good western. I enjoyed the supernatural element, but overall I wish I liked it more. Repetitive at some times & read a bit weird at others. Otherwise written well. A solid 3/5 for me!
ellenchapman's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
djohan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
roadtripreader's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There be hellfire in this here book
Well would you look at that. When I finally stopped looking for a sphagetti western that would help with my hangover from "That Dirty Black Bag" I stumble onto a splatter western chockfull of demons and devils and guns and now I'm bracing myself for a new hangover.
Now now don't let anybody fool you, vengeance is a helluva drug. This book what I imagine snorting everything and then downing absinthe would feel like. What's that drug that leads to hallucinations? Yeah that one - throw that on the pile.
Plot/Storyline: writing so encapsulating damn near everything is quotable.
Characters: Black Magpie/Salem Covington is an epic rider of hell.
Favorite scene: Black Magpie sitting in darkness deciding which of the 2 gaurds gets to live and which one gets to die beneath his knife. I did not see his choice coming. Both men were garbage bags. That entire scene was metal
Favorite Quote/Concept: The entire Dead Bear Sequence : I kept my hand on the Gun as a man stepped out of the night. He was clothed in furs and moccasins. White face paint that gave him the appearance of a dead man stepped right out of the grave. His forehead had been peeled off, scalped in the same way that his people had. Bits of totems and jewelry hung around his neck, still dripping with blood from where his throat had been slit. Two eyes that burned with feral intensity stared into me. Dead Bear, my teacher. (Black Magpie on meeting a deadDead Bear)
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror Books
Well would you look at that. When I finally stopped looking for a sphagetti western that would help with my hangover from "That Dirty Black Bag" I stumble onto a splatter western chockfull of demons and devils and guns and now I'm bracing myself for a new hangover.
Now now don't let anybody fool you, vengeance is a helluva drug. This book what I imagine snorting everything and then downing absinthe would feel like. What's that drug that leads to hallucinations? Yeah that one - throw that on the pile.
Plot/Storyline: writing so encapsulating damn near everything is quotable.
Characters: Black Magpie/Salem Covington is an epic rider of hell.
Favorite scene: Black Magpie sitting in darkness deciding which of the 2 gaurds gets to live and which one gets to die beneath his knife. I did not see his choice coming. Both men were garbage bags. That entire scene was metal
Favorite Quote/Concept: The entire Dead Bear Sequence : I kept my hand on the Gun as a man stepped out of the night. He was clothed in furs and moccasins. White face paint that gave him the appearance of a dead man stepped right out of the grave. His forehead had been peeled off, scalped in the same way that his people had. Bits of totems and jewelry hung around his neck, still dripping with blood from where his throat had been slit. Two eyes that burned with feral intensity stared into me. Dead Bear, my teacher. (Black Magpie on meeting a deadDead Bear)
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror Books
darkmark's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elleisa's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely a unique concept & fun read. I love a good western. I enjoyed the supernatural element, but overall I wish I liked it more. Repetitive at some times & read a bit weird at others. Otherwise written well. A solid 3/5 for me!