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vailynst's review
3.0
Notes:
The series would make a great show to watch, but it's too choppy & rough to love in print. I really love the Joe Ledger series and happy to have read that one before Pine Deep. JL is better than PD on multiple fronts: plot, characters, overall development, pacing, etc.
The trilogy was light fun.
The series would make a great show to watch, but it's too choppy & rough to love in print. I really love the Joe Ledger series and happy to have read that one before Pine Deep. JL is better than PD on multiple fronts: plot, characters, overall development, pacing, etc.
The trilogy was light fun.
erinngillespie's review against another edition
2.0
First , let me say do we have to have six pages of praise for this author before we even get to the book ? Also , most of the afterword is just advertising for his current/upcoming books . He creats these super monsters that seem unbeatable then procedes to have the "normal" characters beat them . The femal character that is introduced when shit starts to hit the fan and is discribed as increadably good looking is has a name very simular to the authors .Basically a cookie cutter like read with a very very slow burn and bare minimum of character growth of the character that live through the event . In my view just anther horror book .
rothcoe's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
trish204's review against another edition
5.0
This marks the end of the trilogy about a cute little American town in the middle of nowhere that is only on the map at all because it supposedly is the most haunted town in America. And Pine Deep is just that.
We're starting right where the second novel ended. Vic is pulling the strings from the shadows, getting the town ready for the Red Wave his master has planned for 30 years. Slowly, more and more people are getting aware of what's happening (with some holes to their knowledge of course) and pooling their resources (even getting outside help from a very cool scholar).
Mike's family situation spirals more and more out of control, Val has basically sacrificed all but the two most important things in her life, Crow is in over his head but the only one always having felt it wasn't over and Terry ... well.
This third and last book was full of action, finally bringing together all the elements that had accumulated thus far. It is a bit less about character (except for Jonatha) and more about the fight itself and it delivers on all the blood and gore a horror fan could only have hoped for. Yes, it is still stereotypical but I found myself caring for more than one character (and of course that meant being sad because the one I had rooted for the most, due to his suffering, had to die in the end *sighs*).
Interesting was the afterword by the author who said that he had started writing this book influenced by his grandmother who must be from the area near me and told him creepy stories even when he was a little boy (reminding me of my great-grandmother). He took those stories, added some gypsy and other folklore and VOILÀ. I must applaud the author for much of his accuracy that others can't seem to get right. From the dhampirs to katanas and the correct characterization of martial artists (no, they aren't brainless thugs), he put a lot of details in here that were meticulously and correctly researched and I liked that a lot.
All in all, I wasn't too sold at the beginning but am VERY happy I stayed with the story and read all of it because the books as well as the writing got better and this one even deserves full marks.
We're starting right where the second novel ended. Vic is pulling the strings from the shadows, getting the town ready for the Red Wave his master has planned for 30 years. Slowly, more and more people are getting aware of what's happening (with some holes to their knowledge of course) and pooling their resources (even getting outside help from a very cool scholar).
Mike's family situation spirals more and more out of control, Val has basically sacrificed all but the two most important things in her life, Crow is in over his head but the only one always having felt it wasn't over and Terry ... well.
This third and last book was full of action, finally bringing together all the elements that had accumulated thus far. It is a bit less about character (except for Jonatha) and more about the fight itself and it delivers on all the blood and gore a horror fan could only have hoped for. Yes, it is still stereotypical but I found myself caring for more than one character (and of course that meant being sad because the one I had rooted for the most, due to his suffering, had to die in the end *sighs*).
Interesting was the afterword by the author who said that he had started writing this book influenced by his grandmother who must be from the area near me and told him creepy stories even when he was a little boy (reminding me of my great-grandmother). He took those stories, added some gypsy and other folklore and VOILÀ. I must applaud the author for much of his accuracy that others can't seem to get right. From the dhampirs to katanas and the correct characterization of martial artists (no, they aren't brainless thugs), he put a lot of details in here that were meticulously and correctly researched and I liked that a lot.
All in all, I wasn't too sold at the beginning but am VERY happy I stayed with the story and read all of it because the books as well as the writing got better and this one even deserves full marks.
mastertorgo's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 3rd part in what is an expansive 1600 page novel. No one book stands by itself. Mayberry set out to write an epic tale steeped in European folklore and he delivers. The characters are easy to get into. There is very little grey area in the villains. They are evil. There is gore. Loved characters will die. Rarely does a horror novel cross this many pages. It is easily as epic (but not as character complex) as Stephen King's The Stand. I am bored by Vamps and Werebeasts. But the amount of research the author went into to shade his beasties made the creatures different enough (and dangerous enough) to enjoy it. If you are looking for long form horror, the Pine Deep Trilogy might be your huckleberry.
cathydesi55's review against another edition
3.0
I like trilogies and this was a scary, gory one . This last book had times when it sort of dragged for me though!
cmrosens's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved the trilogy and I think this one does stand alone - but seriously read them all.
I think what I loved most was the style - I really enjoyed the beautiful, lyrical descriptive passages in the book, they were really effective and evocative of time and place. Maberry is great at setting tone in a scene and building the tension. The characters are all well observed and well fleshed out.
I want to go back and re-read the whole trilogy over October! It's going to be my Hallowe'en tradition read, I think.
I think what I loved most was the style - I really enjoyed the beautiful, lyrical descriptive passages in the book, they were really effective and evocative of time and place. Maberry is great at setting tone in a scene and building the tension. The characters are all well observed and well fleshed out.
I want to go back and re-read the whole trilogy over October! It's going to be my Hallowe'en tradition read, I think.
morticia_59's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing trilogy...much better than most vampire books. I would definitely recommend reading all three books.
vailynst's review against another edition
3.0
Notes:
The series would make a great show to watch, but it's too choppy & rough to love in print. I really love the Joe Ledger series and happy to have read that one before Pine Deep. JL is better than PD on multiple fronts: plot, characters, overall development, pacing, etc.
The trilogy was light fun.
The series would make a great show to watch, but it's too choppy & rough to love in print. I really love the Joe Ledger series and happy to have read that one before Pine Deep. JL is better than PD on multiple fronts: plot, characters, overall development, pacing, etc.
The trilogy was light fun.