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colorfulleo92's review against another edition
2.0
I usually love hellboy novels and find great enjoyment listening or reading them but this one didn't live up to the standard of the other ones.
blackestclovers's review against another edition
3.0
Good, quick out of continuity Hellboy story. Certainly worth a read if you're a Big HB fan. Or, even, if you're just a casual fan.
monroev1225's review against another edition
4.0
I love Hellboy. I have read a couple of the graphic novels and watched the movies. The universe is fun, the monsters are always great and, again, I love Hellboy. This was my first full novel. and I enjoyed it all the way through.
The banter between Abe, Hellboy and Liz was fun. The plot had me guessing for the most part. The only reason it didn't get all 5 stars was because it did feel rather formulaic and there was no real character arch. I enjoyed this because I loved the characters and reading about monsters getting punched hard. I recommend this if you like good old monster bashing. If your looking for an enlightening experience with deep characters, this isn't for you.
The banter between Abe, Hellboy and Liz was fun. The plot had me guessing for the most part. The only reason it didn't get all 5 stars was because it did feel rather formulaic and there was no real character arch. I enjoyed this because I loved the characters and reading about monsters getting punched hard. I recommend this if you like good old monster bashing. If your looking for an enlightening experience with deep characters, this isn't for you.
happentobeshort's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVE HELLBOY A LOT. I AM A SUCKER FOR HELLBOY RELATED ANYTHING!!!! Hellboy comics were probably my gateway drug to get me into reading more 'gothic' literature and the like.
This book totally felt like a Hellboy comic but in novel form!!! Which is exactly what I want because at the end of the day, these books are no different to FanFic that people write online. Except that it is published by Dark Horse. Which means someone got paid to do this. WHICH MEANS IT BETTER BE GOOD.
I especially love that they didn't follow the route of the movies in trying to make Liz and Hellboy a 'thing'. That really irked me in the movies. And even though it never became a thing in the comics, I was hoping it wouldn't be a thing in the novels either!! I mean, you never know ok. It's a different medium after all!!!!!!! But luckily it wasn't. The trio were as true to the comics as I felt they could be.
Totally worth reading if you're a Hellboy/BPRD dweeb like myself. Or have always been interested in the comics but never picked them up. The novels are always a fun place to start!
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This book totally felt like a Hellboy comic but in novel form!!! Which is exactly what I want because at the end of the day, these books are no different to FanFic that people write online. Except that it is published by Dark Horse. Which means someone got paid to do this. WHICH MEANS IT BETTER BE GOOD.
I especially love that they didn't follow the route of the movies in trying to make Liz and Hellboy a 'thing'. That really irked me in the movies. And even though it never became a thing in the comics, I was hoping it wouldn't be a thing in the novels either!! I mean, you never know ok. It's a different medium after all!!!!!!! But luckily it wasn't. The trio were as true to the comics as I felt they could be.
Totally worth reading if you're a Hellboy/BPRD dweeb like myself. Or have always been interested in the comics but never picked them up. The novels are always a fun place to start!
https://hercommonplaceblog.wordpress.com/
silelda's review
4.0
I'll admit, I have a weakness for Hellboy books, cannon or not. I absolutely love the world BPRD exists in and all the novelizations and collection of short stories are written by people who understand Hellboy. Morris is no exception to this and I am very grateful to him for getting the important elements right.
This book is very well written and engaging. It actually took me away from my own world and left me feeling energized. The characters are intelligent, even the bad guys (which I love). The events are interesting and flow into each other so that, at no point did I feel like I missed anything. At the same time, though, the plot twist was still surprising!
I am happy to have this book in my collection and find it to be more encouragement to continue reading novelizations of Hellboy. If you're interested at all in supernatural mysteries, action, witty dialogue, or comic book heroes, I highly recommend Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye.
This book is very well written and engaging. It actually took me away from my own world and left me feeling energized. The characters are intelligent, even the bad guys (which I love). The events are interesting and flow into each other so that, at no point did I feel like I missed anything. At the same time, though, the plot twist was still surprising!
I am happy to have this book in my collection and find it to be more encouragement to continue reading novelizations of Hellboy. If you're interested at all in supernatural mysteries, action, witty dialogue, or comic book heroes, I highly recommend Hellboy: The All-Seeing Eye.
squidbag's review
3.0
More B.P.R.D. than the last one I read, and more grisly murders, too. Still a thrilling read - though I wouldn't use "fun" to describe much of what I was having, especially towards the end bit. Compelling, certainly, and true to the spirits of Hellboy, Liz, and Abe with some solidly decent side characters that make the action move and deepen your feelings about the situation(s) at hand.
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