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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Here it is the third installment on the series.
How is this horror, lovecraftian horor for that matter?
It took Caitlin a couple of years to release this novel and it shows... it's convuluted, confusing timelines and very strange characters. I didn't enjoy at all, even comparing with the previous 2 (and bear in mind all are bad..)
I would love to say something good but I cannot.
How is this horror, lovecraftian horor for that matter?
It took Caitlin a couple of years to release this novel and it shows... it's convuluted, confusing timelines and very strange characters. I didn't enjoy at all, even comparing with the previous 2 (and bear in mind all are bad..)
I would love to say something good but I cannot.
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Definitely the best of the trilogy. I don't like the vignette style with little substance but this definitely shows an improvement over the other 2.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a much improvement on black helicopters, and probably my favorite of the three. kiernan's prose is at its height in this one, and it's the perfect mix of eeriness and dread. kiernan does what i think a lot of modern horror writers (though it certainly isn't just horror writers) are afraid to do and that's being able to write only as much as necessary, and it always delivers on the punch because of that.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
This is the most conventional book in the Tinfoil Dossier series (I do love that series name). It's fairly linear and you're usually pretty sure which character's POV you're in. The basic frame is the old "washed up pro has to come back for one more mission". In this case the old pro is Ellison Nicodemo and they are being asked by the Signalman to confront the magnificently named Jehosheba (seriously, this may be my favorite name ever) Talog, who is an old nemesis of Nicodemo's.
Jehosheba is a wonderful Bondesque villain and she's got a backstory that features the Lovecraftian Deep Ones. I'm not quite sure why she's returned for Nicodemo, but she has, and Jehosheba's first move leads to a wonderfully horrible and tragic set piece.
Nicodemo, on the other hand, just wants to fade away. They were SEWN INTO A SHARK ALL ALONG THE OUTER SILHOUETTE OF THEIR BODY and have scars like zippers all up and down their outer arms, legs, etc. You can imagine that this would change a person.
Nicodemo is the one for this desperate mission because they hold the Tindalos Asset. You can look the visual for that up online if you want- I had to because I couldn't picture it.
This book feels like a bit of a callback to The Drowning Girl. There are similar themes of a slimy, pelagic yet somehow sexy siren, even a bit of werewolf. I'm not sure I loved the end of the Signalman's story here, but who knows? There might be more.
This is the most conventional book in the Tinfoil Dossier series (I do love that series name). It's fairly linear and you're usually pretty sure which character's POV you're in. The basic frame is the old "washed up pro has to come back for one more mission". In this case the old pro is Ellison Nicodemo and they are being asked by the Signalman to confront the magnificently named Jehosheba (seriously, this may be my favorite name ever) Talog, who is an old nemesis of Nicodemo's.
Jehosheba is a wonderful Bondesque villain and she's got a backstory that features the Lovecraftian Deep Ones. I'm not quite sure why she's returned for Nicodemo, but she has, and Jehosheba's first move leads to a wonderfully horrible and tragic set piece.
Nicodemo, on the other hand, just wants to fade away. They were SEWN INTO A SHARK ALL ALONG THE OUTER SILHOUETTE OF THEIR BODY and have scars like zippers all up and down their outer arms, legs, etc. You can imagine that this would change a person.
Nicodemo is the one for this desperate mission because they hold the Tindalos Asset. You can look the visual for that up online if you want- I had to because I couldn't picture it.
This book feels like a bit of a callback to The Drowning Girl. There are similar themes of a slimy, pelagic yet somehow sexy siren, even a bit of werewolf. I'm not sure I loved the end of the Signalman's story here, but who knows? There might be more.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced