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michael_benavidez's review against another edition
4.0
Here is a story that just isn't for me. It's written in a style that took some getting used to. I got used to it halfway through the book, which meant I spent more time trying to get accustomed to the style and not focusing on the story. Which isn't half bad.
Seriously, the story is good. It's a book that's good when you got some time to kill and aren't in the mood for those long winded stories of intricate design.
The characters are a plenty, and are designed enough to get the plot moving without having to resort to oh-did-I-forget-to-mention-this-as-some-sort-of-motive. (Jesus Christ I should have thought of something shorter but my mind don't work like that).
The baddie is just that, a baddie with a heart to kill and nothing else. At least that's what I got out of it. The minions are as vicious as you'd think, and are actually pretty entertaining.
It has a lot going for it. And judging from the other reviews, it's a personal taste thing.
Note: one thing that I didn't like, was that the dialogue wasn't separated. Sometimes, two to three characters would speak within the same paragraph and it led me to being a bit confused. If there was any true complaint about the book, that would be it.
Note 2: Having done a reread on this, I can say that I now know what it was that bugged me. It wasn't so much the style, as it was the formatting. The style, is actually not a big deal. One chapter was all it took this time around, but the formatting was odd. I had to reread several passages to get it a bit understood better.
All that said, I originally had this at a 3.5. Now, I'd say it's a solid 4. It's a good book, good story, characters are entertaining, and it's all around fun.
http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Mess-Wild-West/dp/1484092104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453678686&sr=8-1&keywords=a+bloody+mess+in+the+wild+wild+west
Seriously, the story is good. It's a book that's good when you got some time to kill and aren't in the mood for those long winded stories of intricate design.
The characters are a plenty, and are designed enough to get the plot moving without having to resort to oh-did-I-forget-to-mention-this-as-some-sort-of-motive. (Jesus Christ I should have thought of something shorter but my mind don't work like that).
The baddie is just that, a baddie with a heart to kill and nothing else. At least that's what I got out of it. The minions are as vicious as you'd think, and are actually pretty entertaining.
It has a lot going for it. And judging from the other reviews, it's a personal taste thing.
Note: one thing that I didn't like, was that the dialogue wasn't separated. Sometimes, two to three characters would speak within the same paragraph and it led me to being a bit confused. If there was any true complaint about the book, that would be it.
Note 2: Having done a reread on this, I can say that I now know what it was that bugged me. It wasn't so much the style, as it was the formatting. The style, is actually not a big deal. One chapter was all it took this time around, but the formatting was odd. I had to reread several passages to get it a bit understood better.
All that said, I originally had this at a 3.5. Now, I'd say it's a solid 4. It's a good book, good story, characters are entertaining, and it's all around fun.
http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Mess-Wild-West/dp/1484092104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453678686&sr=8-1&keywords=a+bloody+mess+in+the+wild+wild+west
kingjason's review
4.0
When a book has a line like this....
"Little did they know this man’s heart was colder then a dead corpse and blacker then the ace of spades."
...you know you are in for a hell of a ride. This book is quite short, very bloody and never slows down, not for one second. The book is split into three parts. Part 1: introduction to the town and it's inhabitants, you can almost picture this being narrated by some old prospector with no teeth. Part 2: the deal is made, the battle begins whilst the womenfolk and kids escape the men prepare themselves for battle. Finally part 3: the battle itself, shooting, fires, knife attacks, explosions biting and tearing, a superb amount of violence. Awesome stuff.
A good western where heroes are made and the dead come back!
"Little did they know this man’s heart was colder then a dead corpse and blacker then the ace of spades."
...you know you are in for a hell of a ride. This book is quite short, very bloody and never slows down, not for one second. The book is split into three parts. Part 1: introduction to the town and it's inhabitants, you can almost picture this being narrated by some old prospector with no teeth. Part 2: the deal is made, the battle begins whilst the womenfolk and kids escape the men prepare themselves for battle. Finally part 3: the battle itself, shooting, fires, knife attacks, explosions biting and tearing, a superb amount of violence. Awesome stuff.
A good western where heroes are made and the dead come back!
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