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goobdiddy's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't like it quite as much as the first one, mainly because it wasn't a surprise anymore. But still, edgy gritty fantasy. With zombies!
stepriot's review against another edition
4.0
Urban fantasy almoat always has a terrible first book. Sandman Slim isn't any different. But the second one starts to do interesting things. I'm very impatient with urban fantasy especially when its got Christian folklore. I am glad I went back and tried again. The writing is improved the characters are starting to have form and the mythology has possibilities. Lets see if book 3 stays moving in a positive direction.
oodadoo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
songwind's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent continuation of and improvement upon the original Sandman Slim.
shalini_gunnasan's review against another edition
3.0
Quite a nice, action-filled romp like the original, only instead of crazy not-angels we have zombies. I didn't give this book as many stars as the original because of the sexual scenes and improbable female characters (unlike the previous book, where the girls weren't so one-dimensional). I was also not happy that none of the characters grew. This being a testosterony author writing a testosterony book, I'll just shut up about the women being one-dimensional and lacking in real character interest (two cardboard cutouts especially, one who wanted to boink Stark and the other who did). The worldbuilding could have been fleshed out more. The idea about the place where the dead go was very interesting, as is the ancient curio dealer who gets more interesting by the page. Fleshing out the world would have been good. People becoming different, rather than dead, would have been better; more energy on existing characters' growth (art students suddenly becoming super smart witch doctors don't count). Unfortunately, even Stark himself doesn't change at all. He experiences something new, and becomes something new, but only for a while. Then there's an Episode Reset and he's back to mean old secretly sentimental Stark.
You know what? That's why I'm reading the next book. Sometimes no change is good, especially when you can look forward to more Hellion keister-kicking (and one particular angel whom I hope will be very living-challenged).
You know what? That's why I'm reading the next book. Sometimes no change is good, especially when you can look forward to more Hellion keister-kicking (and one particular angel whom I hope will be very living-challenged).
ptothelo's review against another edition
4.0
This series reminds me of the Dresden Files. Saying his and Dresden's views of Heaven & Hell are the exact opposite may be oversimplifying their differences but given that they are both, loosely speaking, investigators of the paranormal and the unknown and unpredictable factor in these larger games, they are largely alike in other respects.
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Sandman Slim is the ultimate anti-hero. I love him, and can't wait to keep reading more books in this wicked series.
spitzig's review against another edition
3.0
Disappointing. The first novel had a focus I found original-Hell. The main character was a gladiator/assassin who'd lived in Hell for a while. Pretty bad-ass, interesting magics. Well, living on the surface for a while made him not so bad-ass.
Characters were weak.
Plot was pretty good. Not too slow. Interesting things happened. Interesting zombie treatment.
Characters were weak.
Plot was pretty good. Not too slow. Interesting things happened. Interesting zombie treatment.