Scan barcode
maritza_reads's review against another edition
Ended at loc1879
Learning that this secret mission was to be prey for freaking monsters like vampires, werewolves, zombies etc threw me into a tailspin. No thanks. It was going so good with the military action and gore for it to turn into monsters jobs arc.
lokkebrenna's review against another edition
1.0
Genuinely couldn’t finish this garbage. Read one of Patrick’s works and didn’t like it, tried to give him another chance with this one and genuinely couldn’t make it a quarter of the way in. Chocked full of racism, homophobia, and misogyny that is poorly written under the excuse of intentionally offensive characters. Sure, you’re not supposed to like them, but it feels like a twelve year old boy who just learned what slurs are and thinks it’s funny to say them over and over. Nothing but meaningless gore and offensive dialogue. Nothing interesting about it.
e_gracereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The plot twist DEFINITELY surprised me, honestly; this book did NOT take me where I thought I was going, so that was excellent. Unfortunately, the ending fell the teeniest bit flat for me, leaving kind of a sour taste in my mouth, but overall a very enjoyable read.
bakerreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, Gun violence, Animal death, Racial slurs, Body horror, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, and Racism
This also has beastiality, and is just in general very offensive to just about every race, sex, gender, everything.chalicotherex's review against another edition
2.0
As a horror book, this isn't much. There's too many monsters crammed into it to make it scary. When horror novels/films try to work in universe where 'everything is real', I find they quickly devolve into comedy or action, which is fine but a bit misleading.
The story's about a group of badass Vietnam Vets from an elite unit who went on to work as badass mercenaries, assassins, gamblers, a guy with a flmaethrower, etc. and get reunited by a mysterious entity (it's a Wendigo, sort of) who wants them to travel into the Northwest Territories on some false premise, I forget what exactly. I think they're supposed to hunt convicts or something. When they get there they find out it's a nature preserve for paranormal creatures. An unnatural reserve. One by one they get picked off by the monsters and slowly turned into them through werewolf and vampires bites, etc. It gets kind of silly, even with the gore.
At least he left out the underground boxing this time around.
The story's about a group of badass Vietnam Vets from an elite unit who went on to work as badass mercenaries, assassins, gamblers, a guy with a flmaethrower, etc. and get reunited by a mysterious entity
At least he left out the underground boxing this time around.
charshorrorcorner's review
4.0
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars!
I'm conflicted about this book that I read with my Shelfari group this week. I admit, I probably would not have chosen this one for myself.
This is a story about Vietnam vets and oh so much more. The first half of the book covers both a "now" and a "then" segment for each veteran. I do enjoy that type of format, but I dislike getting bogged down in a bunch of military stuff. Luckily, this book didn't do too much of that.
The second half of the novel is where things started getting wild. I don't like to read much about a book before I start it, and I have to say I was surprised and delighted that this one took the turns that it did. It was unpredictable and fun. A mysterious offer brings the vets together some years later and then, (literally), a whole new chapter begins. I won't go into the plot any further because it should be discovered as the author intended. I will say that the creativity and imagination displayed here were impressive. There were a couple of scenes that were just...unspeakable! (A plus for any horror fan.)
Lastly, I want to mention the outstanding editing. I don't remember seeing one typo or editing mistake. This is something that used to be taken for granted, but in this era of the independent author, I have learned to appreciate great editing more than ever.
All in all, this book impressed me. Even though it was not something I would normally choose to read, due to the military angle, I'm glad that I did! (This is why reading groups rock!) The character development was great and the creativity knocked my socks off. I enjoyed the second portion of the book much more than the first, which resulted in a 3.5 rating, rounded up to 4 stars to allow for the fantastic editing. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future.
This review can be found online at Ravenous Reads: http://ravenousreads.blogspot.com/
and also at Char's Horror Corner: http://charlene.booklikes.com/
I'm conflicted about this book that I read with my Shelfari group this week. I admit, I probably would not have chosen this one for myself.
This is a story about Vietnam vets and oh so much more. The first half of the book covers both a "now" and a "then" segment for each veteran. I do enjoy that type of format, but I dislike getting bogged down in a bunch of military stuff. Luckily, this book didn't do too much of that.
The second half of the novel is where things started getting wild. I don't like to read much about a book before I start it, and I have to say I was surprised and delighted that this one took the turns that it did. It was unpredictable and fun. A mysterious offer brings the vets together some years later and then, (literally), a whole new chapter begins. I won't go into the plot any further because it should be discovered as the author intended. I will say that the creativity and imagination displayed here were impressive. There were a couple of scenes that were just...unspeakable! (A plus for any horror fan.)
Lastly, I want to mention the outstanding editing. I don't remember seeing one typo or editing mistake. This is something that used to be taken for granted, but in this era of the independent author, I have learned to appreciate great editing more than ever.
All in all, this book impressed me. Even though it was not something I would normally choose to read, due to the military angle, I'm glad that I did! (This is why reading groups rock!) The character development was great and the creativity knocked my socks off. I enjoyed the second portion of the book much more than the first, which resulted in a 3.5 rating, rounded up to 4 stars to allow for the fantastic editing. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future.
This review can be found online at Ravenous Reads: http://ravenousreads.blogspot.com/
and also at Char's Horror Corner: http://charlene.booklikes.com/
martinroberts's review
5.0
I almost finished the book last Friday, then I couldn’t fight the tiredness, my illness brings, enough to continue.
And I did not want to spoil the ending with mad fits of nodding dog syndrome.
What’s a day or so going to matter when the book has been waiting for me to read it since the day it was published.
I loved this book. It felt honest to me. I loved the writing style, and the hardcore nature of the subject matter. It’s a very graphic book, but that’s the awful truth of war. It also had some of the most realistic portrayals of monsters I’ve read, and I’ve read about a lot of monsters.
As a child, I always hated films and books that lied about the ugliness of death. A clean sword and bloodless clothing is just not truthful.
I can’t wait to see where this author takes me on our next journey together.
And I did not want to spoil the ending with mad fits of nodding dog syndrome.
What’s a day or so going to matter when the book has been waiting for me to read it since the day it was published.
I loved this book. It felt honest to me. I loved the writing style, and the hardcore nature of the subject matter. It’s a very graphic book, but that’s the awful truth of war. It also had some of the most realistic portrayals of monsters I’ve read, and I’ve read about a lot of monsters.
As a child, I always hated films and books that lied about the ugliness of death. A clean sword and bloodless clothing is just not truthful.
I can’t wait to see where this author takes me on our next journey together.
More...