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bobmetal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
johnlynchbooks's review
Didn’t finish this one. The premise sounded great, but the writing failed to grab me
kaisu's review
3.0
Ein neue Laymon? Das Potenzial hat er auf jeden Fall!
Nur sollte der Autor, die Boshaftigkeit auch konsequent durchziehen und nicht immer weicher werden...
Nur sollte der Autor, die Boshaftigkeit auch konsequent durchziehen und nicht immer weicher werden...
kaisu's review against another edition
3.0
Ein neue Laymon? Das Potenzial hat er auf jeden Fall!
Nur sollte der Autor, die Boshaftigkeit auch konsequent durchziehen und nicht immer weicher werden...
Nur sollte der Autor, die Boshaftigkeit auch konsequent durchziehen und nicht immer weicher werden...
inky_bat's review
3.0
A strong start, an interesting concept, but fell flat.
A 12-year-old horror enthusiast boy is being raised by his sister after the sudden death of their parents. They both struggle to fit into their new roles, and Joel is left alone a lot while she figures out how to balance her work and social life with this new responsibility. There is a masked Jason Vorhees looking maniac on the verge of death that appears in Joel's backyard. So, of course, he invites him into his house to rest and recover. What could possibly go wrong? A strange bond is formed between the killer Pillowface and the kid, but that doesn't stop the terror that follows the killer home.
2.5/5 rounded up
This was OK. A great concept, and most likely because of that, I had maybe had my hopes too high. There was a ton of bloody action up front, then by the middle, I became so disinterested I started 2 other books. There were 3 main voices, the boy, the killer, and the sister. The boy's perspective was innocent, naive, and a little heartbreaking as to be expected because of all the change and death in his life. The killer's perspective was unexpected, deep, passionate, interesting, I got to know him, understand him and his anger, and felt compassion for what he went through. The sister's perspective was unnecessarily shallow and one-dimensional. In fact, all the female characters were incredibly base, the only thing learned about them was regarding their body parts and of course, that they were all sex hungry. Then, with the addition of 3 other adversaries, it was too much.
I can see the comparison to Laymon here, there was a dirty slimebag, sexualized females, plenty of mentions of "rump", but there just wasn't enough thrilling action to support the main or the many side stories.
A 12-year-old horror enthusiast boy is being raised by his sister after the sudden death of their parents. They both struggle to fit into their new roles, and Joel is left alone a lot while she figures out how to balance her work and social life with this new responsibility. There is a masked Jason Vorhees looking maniac on the verge of death that appears in Joel's backyard. So, of course, he invites him into his house to rest and recover. What could possibly go wrong? A strange bond is formed between the killer Pillowface and the kid, but that doesn't stop the terror that follows the killer home.
2.5/5 rounded up
This was OK. A great concept, and most likely because of that, I had maybe had my hopes too high. There was a ton of bloody action up front, then by the middle, I became so disinterested I started 2 other books. There were 3 main voices, the boy, the killer, and the sister. The boy's perspective was innocent, naive, and a little heartbreaking as to be expected because of all the change and death in his life. The killer's perspective was unexpected, deep, passionate, interesting, I got to know him, understand him and his anger, and felt compassion for what he went through. The sister's perspective was unnecessarily shallow and one-dimensional. In fact, all the female characters were incredibly base, the only thing learned about them was regarding their body parts and of course, that they were all sex hungry. Then, with the addition of 3 other adversaries, it was too much.
I can see the comparison to Laymon here, there was a dirty slimebag, sexualized females, plenty of mentions of "rump", but there just wasn't enough thrilling action to support the main or the many side stories.
5hadow_girl's review
5.0
It’s a strange summer – a killer helping a boy with yard work, and a boy helping a killer get rid of a body.
Joel and PillowFace can see something in each other, a common thread, and their friendship is immediate. But, by the time Joel finally realizes that he’s gotten in too deep, it’s too late – and there is serious trouble coming.
Usually, when a friendship falls apart you get your CD’s back and part ways. When this friendship is put to the test… one of them might not survive.
Full review posted on BBB.
Joel and PillowFace can see something in each other, a common thread, and their friendship is immediate. But, by the time Joel finally realizes that he’s gotten in too deep, it’s too late – and there is serious trouble coming.
Usually, when a friendship falls apart you get your CD’s back and part ways. When this friendship is put to the test… one of them might not survive.
Full review posted on BBB.
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