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hammychop's review against another edition
2.0
Great cover but the story never came together for me. It almost felt like it was written by two different people, some parts flowed beautifully and I loved reading, other parts just felt forced. It was a struggle to finish.
knboereads's review against another edition
4.0
Full review here: bookendra.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/book-review-the-saint-of-wolves-and-butchers-by-alex-grecian/
sparklefarm's review against another edition
3.0
[I read an advanced reader copy.]
This is an intense and riveting read. I enjoyed the characters, especially the more we get to know them. I will say it's not my favorite thing at this moment in time to read about super blatant racism. Extreme characters make it easy to excuse one's own prejudice by saying, "Well, I don't do horrible things like that guy; I'm not a Nazi, so I'm not racist!!" (Shut up. Everyone's racist. Confront your bias.)
Random Thoughts:
1. Give me more books with badass dog sidekicks. Please and thank you.
2. Going into this my main hesitation was that it "wasn't my genre" (I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately). It IS hard to transition from the fantastical to the real and gritty (even when it's fantastical in its own way), but I did legitimately enjoy this book.
3. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy do writers mention name brands or make up & name software systems. Other books are worse at this (only a few name drops in this book), but it's still a pet peeve of mine.
This is an intense and riveting read. I enjoyed the characters, especially the more we get to know them. I will say it's not my favorite thing at this moment in time to read about super blatant racism. Extreme characters make it easy to excuse one's own prejudice by saying, "Well, I don't do horrible things like that guy; I'm not a Nazi, so I'm not racist!!" (Shut up. Everyone's racist. Confront your bias.)
Random Thoughts:
1. Give me more books with badass dog sidekicks. Please and thank you.
2. Going into this my main hesitation was that it "wasn't my genre" (I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately). It IS hard to transition from the fantastical to the real and gritty (even when it's fantastical in its own way), but I did legitimately enjoy this book.
3. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy do writers mention name brands or make up & name software systems. Other books are worse at this (only a few name drops in this book), but it's still a pet peeve of mine.
diannel_04's review against another edition
A Nazi war criminal escapes to Kansas and sets up a town full of people just like him. Fifty or so years later a Nazi hunter with a huge Tibetan mastiff comes to town to find him. Somehow a state trooper gets involved with the whole mess.
I got to page 94 and was just going "are you f---ing kidding me?" It went back the library unfinished.
I got to page 94 and was just going "are you f---ing kidding me?" It went back the library unfinished.
cdb393's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars, I received an arc of this book from the Penguin First to Read program.
I found the start of this book to be pretty slow. I also found some plot points were not explained well, specifically why Skottie saw the need to question Travis Roan, the Nazi hunter when she saw him at the rest stop then why she felt the need to warn the sheriff about him. I also found the pacing uneven although it did really pull me in eventually. Overall a decent read, but nothing remarkable.
I found the start of this book to be pretty slow. I also found some plot points were not explained well, specifically why Skottie saw the need to question Travis Roan, the Nazi hunter when she saw him at the rest stop then why she felt the need to warn the sheriff about him. I also found the pacing uneven although it did really pull me in eventually. Overall a decent read, but nothing remarkable.
jessieadamczyk's review against another edition
1.0
I have not read a book this bad in a very long time. It was a clumsy handling of a serious subject with an odd mix of human experimentation, secret societies, and paranormal activity. The plot was bizarre, to say the least.
Unfortunately, the plot was the least of the writer's crimes. He often interrupted plot points with inconsequential descriptions, such as describing a character's outfit in between dialogue or describing someone's mouth sores in between an action scene. It was frustrating and distracting to read.
Additionally, the character motivations were absolutely ridiculous. Skottie had no reason to trust Travis ever, and yet she did, again and again. Her decisions regarding her daughter were equally head scratching. Sherrif Goodman made no sense at all in any actions and seemed to make a complete about face with his characterization workout any justification to do so. Travis made sense, but only because he fell into the old vigilante trope.
The dialogue had to be the most grating piece of trash I had read in my recent memory.
Sloppy, messy, and unrefined are all words that come to mind when I think of this book. I don't recommend it to anyone.
Unfortunately, the plot was the least of the writer's crimes. He often interrupted plot points with inconsequential descriptions, such as describing a character's outfit in between dialogue or describing someone's mouth sores in between an action scene. It was frustrating and distracting to read.
Additionally, the character motivations were absolutely ridiculous. Skottie had no reason to trust Travis ever, and yet she did, again and again. Her decisions regarding her daughter were equally head scratching. Sherrif Goodman made no sense at all in any actions and seemed to make a complete about face with his characterization workout any justification to do so. Travis made sense, but only because he fell into the old vigilante trope.
The dialogue had to be the most grating piece of trash I had read in my recent memory.
Sloppy, messy, and unrefined are all words that come to mind when I think of this book. I don't recommend it to anyone.
wallflower11216's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Highly recommend it.
alyssa_tauber's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
"The Saint of Wolves and Butchers" isn't a great book, but for a thriller it is decent. The writing was better than usual too.
"The Saint of Wolves and Butchers" isn't a great book, but for a thriller it is decent. The writing was better than usual too.
bitchburgerbibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway. This tale of a Nazi Hunter, his dog, and the State Trooper caught in the crossfire grabbed me from the beginning and wouldn't let go until the very end. I enjoyed this dark tale of the unspeakable horrors that humanity is capable of and the justice that can be found even after many years have passed. The only complaint I have is that we didn't get enough of a glimpse into the twisted mind of Rudy. I wanted to know exactly what he was trying to discover with his heinous experiments. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an immersive and ominous thriller with wonderfully well-drawn characters.