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jblake94's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
humvee's review
4.0
An interesting take on the vampire trope
This story is a fast read. Five hours in print form, or eight hours if you listen to the audio book. The latter is narrated by two different men. This book was in a list of stories recommended by author Joe Hill, whose horror stories I enjoy very much. For me, "Rovers" doesn't rise to the same level of enjoyment. But it does a good job of examining themes you don't normally get exposed to. Like what would it be like to care for a special needs sibling, potentially forever?
This story is a fast read. Five hours in print form, or eight hours if you listen to the audio book. The latter is narrated by two different men. This book was in a list of stories recommended by author Joe Hill, whose horror stories I enjoy very much. For me, "Rovers" doesn't rise to the same level of enjoyment. But it does a good job of examining themes you don't normally get exposed to. Like what would it be like to care for a special needs sibling, potentially forever?
16timesaweek's review
4.0
Loses momentum when it goes back in time to retell events from another perspective but other than that, very damn good.
bookishghoulreads's review
5.0
Of Mice and Men meets The Lost Boys.
It reads very much like a movie-on-pages, which made it so enjoyable to read! It's a gritty, but not too dark, redemption/revenge story filled with interesting characters. I loved the author's take on vampires, and was highly invested in the relationship between Jesse and Edgar. The end was bittersweet and satisfyingly beautiful.
It reads very much like a movie-on-pages, which made it so enjoyable to read! It's a gritty, but not too dark, redemption/revenge story filled with interesting characters. I loved the author's take on vampires, and was highly invested in the relationship between Jesse and Edgar. The end was bittersweet and satisfyingly beautiful.
moerod's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Pretty good read, good story, well written, it was just missing a little something to make it great, good vamp story tho
bwkramer's review
3.0
I'm probably a little harsh on this rating due to this genre simply being overdone and there is nothing new here in my opinion. It's ok... It's a good read, but there was no lasting impact for me. I read it, enjoyed it and it was done.
jmtaylor1981's review
4.0
So this story...
Think John Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men meets Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, meets Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter....but with a biker gang....set in the 1976 bicentennial.
Nothing about this story should work.
But it totally does.
Rovers may be the biggest surprise for me this year. Hell, the past two years.
I do wish the author would have spent a bit more time immersing his reader in the time period which the story is set. Other than occasional references to music and the bicentennial, there is very little to help you remember that the story is set in 1976 America. You sometimes forget that the story is not set in today.
That being said, Rovers is very entertaining for sure.
Think John Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men meets Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, meets Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter....but with a biker gang....set in the 1976 bicentennial.
Nothing about this story should work.
But it totally does.
Rovers may be the biggest surprise for me this year. Hell, the past two years.
I do wish the author would have spent a bit more time immersing his reader in the time period which the story is set. Other than occasional references to music and the bicentennial, there is very little to help you remember that the story is set in 1976 America. You sometimes forget that the story is not set in today.
That being said, Rovers is very entertaining for sure.