Reviews

Mosquito Man by Jeremy Bates

sara_p09's review

2.0

Not very scary. I thought the backstories/character development he tried to give everyone fell flat. It was a lot of generic personal development that was never really resolved, and not necessary for a monster story.

shrimpina's review

I wasn't feeling this book at the time, though I did enjoy one of Jeremy's books. So, I plan on to pick it up again in another time.

ssnyder94's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

myreadingescapism's review against another edition

2.0

Between useless dialogue, random filler character development that needed to be placed at the beginning instead of the useless and annoying dialogue, there's not much good to say about this. Other than the cover.

therivingtonreader's review against another edition

I DNFed this at page 60, then skipped ahead to find that nothing really happens until page 100. The dialogue between the characters was awkward and unnatural, the kids are obnoxious, and there are so many unnecessary details about background things that don't seem to matter. I didn't like the writing style and I can't see myself ever wanting to finish this.

blurry_reads's review

4.0

I took my time with this book and it's been a wild ride. I have heard a lot of glowing reviews of Jeremy Bates and his writing so I bought a bunch of his books on my kindle. This is my first book by Jeremy Bates and it was an interesting one. I have a lot of complaints about the book but at the same time I enjoyed it. It was a slow-paced book and I wish that we got more answers at the end about what happened from Tabitha or the kids' perspective. One of my main issues with the book is that I could not stand Tabitha. She was constantly whining and she made the story almost unbearable for me to read. Another issue I had with this book is how the kids were written because the book either made them too smart for their age or dumbed them down too much. This was confusing to keep track of and I almost forgot that they were only 5 years old. Despite how much I am criticizing the book, I enjoyed it for what it was. I cannot wait to check out more of Jeremy Bates work.

adeleybooks's review against another edition

3.0

3.75✨

jholscher's review against another edition

Just was not interested. It was fast paced And I will pick it up later. 

smithjoshua2989's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars, for sure. Sometimes the exposition felt a bit on the nose (some of the history of the “creature” would’ve been better developed using vignettes similar to Stephen King’s use of vignettes Will describing all the random deaths in the early pages of The Stand), and I felt the characters could’ve been a lot more developed; I never really felt invested or cared what would happen to them. It was a VERY readable book, and the ending truly surprised me (in a pleasant way).

amberstow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75