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astoldbybex's review
3.0
Thank you to Flame Tree Press for providing me with a copy of Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz in exchange for an honest review.
In the past year, Jonathan Janz has weaseled his way into my horror-loving heart. But, as with any author, sometimes a certain book by them just doesn’t do it for you. Reader, that’s Dust Devils for me.
After reading this & Hunter Shea’s Ghost Mine, I made a discovery. I do not like westerns and the only cowboy I’m here for is Red Dead Redemption’s John Marston.
Clearly this is an “it’s not you, it’s me” situation. As usual, Jonathan Janz nails it in terms of writing and weaving in a deeper meaning than what meets the surface. Now, if you’re a fan of the two genres we have here, please! Go forth & read! Even though I’m not a fan of Dust Devils doesn’t mean that I won’t recommend a Jonathan Janz title to someone who might be into it.
Now that we got that out of the way, we can get more into the nitty-gritty. Dust Devils starts off with an action scene & at this point, I thought that I was really going to be into this read. & then we get into what seems like a solid found family trope between Cody & a young boy named Willet.
— why did I even think Dust Devils would allow me something so soft & sweet?
Anyway, after that — things pop off that I can’t really discuss, because of hashtag spoilers. Dust Devils contains a lot of sex, vampires & violence. So, again, if that’s your thing — go forth & read, my dear friends!
I don’t exactly know where to pinpoint where things got stale for me, but at some point, I just really wanted to get this read over with. Even with the action, it felt like it was dragging & I started to lose interest in what was happening & our main character. & once I lose interest in the main character then it’s basically game over for me.
In the past year, Jonathan Janz has weaseled his way into my horror-loving heart. But, as with any author, sometimes a certain book by them just doesn’t do it for you. Reader, that’s Dust Devils for me.
After reading this & Hunter Shea’s Ghost Mine, I made a discovery. I do not like westerns and the only cowboy I’m here for is Red Dead Redemption’s John Marston.
Clearly this is an “it’s not you, it’s me” situation. As usual, Jonathan Janz nails it in terms of writing and weaving in a deeper meaning than what meets the surface. Now, if you’re a fan of the two genres we have here, please! Go forth & read! Even though I’m not a fan of Dust Devils doesn’t mean that I won’t recommend a Jonathan Janz title to someone who might be into it.
Now that we got that out of the way, we can get more into the nitty-gritty. Dust Devils starts off with an action scene & at this point, I thought that I was really going to be into this read. & then we get into what seems like a solid found family trope between Cody & a young boy named Willet.
— why did I even think Dust Devils would allow me something so soft & sweet?
Anyway, after that — things pop off that I can’t really discuss, because of hashtag spoilers. Dust Devils contains a lot of sex, vampires & violence. So, again, if that’s your thing — go forth & read, my dear friends!
I don’t exactly know where to pinpoint where things got stale for me, but at some point, I just really wanted to get this read over with. Even with the action, it felt like it was dragging & I started to lose interest in what was happening & our main character. & once I lose interest in the main character then it’s basically game over for me.
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