Reviews

The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kindadopish's review

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

geekwayne's review against another edition

4.0

'The Devil's Only Friend' by Dan Wells is the 4th book in the John Cleaver. This book falls into the urban fantasy genre with lots of monster

John Wayne Cleaver hunts down demons, but to the outside world, he appears to be a monster himself. The demons he's been hunting have killed most of the people in his life. Now, he finds himself on a special government team. Along with that, he finds himself with a new roommate, which is against John's wishes. John's got a gift for finding the demons and the FBI needs him, but he's not so sure he needs or wants the FBI. When a bunch of children in hospitals start to get sick and die and when a demon calling himself the Hunter shows up, John finds he is the only person able to find and stop them.

This book starts a new trilogy in the series. I like the character and I like that no character is safe (except probably our strange hero). The humor and gore are balanced right, and the writing is pretty good. I'll be looking to read more in this series.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

rainbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The series takes a hard left turn on this book. I really enjoyed it, but it is not the same series as the first 3 books. 

amybraunauthor's review against another edition

5.0

Another fantastic addition to a truly exceptional, unique series. As twisted as he is, I've missed John Cleaver. He has a mind and personality that is rare in fiction, and is masterfully written. You want to cheer for him and run away from him at the same time. The demons are as creative and interesting as ever, the story complicated and thrilling. I literally didn't know what to expect by the end. I hope this isn't the end of the series. After what happened at the end, I'm dying for more... Poor choice of words, but you get the idea. ;)

missbookiverse's review against another edition

4.0

+ genialer Einstieg in die zweite Trilogie um John Cleaver

+ John ist einfach einer der originellsten und faszinierendsten Protagonisten, die mir je untergekommen sind, einerseits total creepy (z.B. wie er über die Ermordung seiner Teammitglieder sinniert) und gefährlich, andererseits irgendwie doch liebenswert und humorvoll

+ spannend mehr über die Withered/Gifted zu erfahren

– es wird echt viel geredet/ausdiskutiert, was nicht unbedingt schlimm ist, aber da ich nicht über das Fachwissen der Figuren verfüge, konnte ich am Fall nicht wirklich selbst mittüfteln

– der Deal, den John am Ende angeboten bekommt

Spoiler

einer der Withered zu werden

fand ich so cool und verlockend, das hätte aber noch viel mehr heraus gezögert werden können

Spoiler

ich wollte ein bisschen, dass John den Deal annimmt oder sich zumindest unsicherer ist oder mich als Leser mehr über seine Entscheidung verunsichert

– der Endgegner

Spoiler

wird dann doch viel zu schnell und einfach besiegt

dagrumpypixi3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my forst Dan Wells book and damn if it was incredible 

kenji_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

clarke11235's review against another edition

3.0

The series has lost much of its novelty for me, but as far as YA books go, it still stand out as a unique and refreshing change of pace.

aanderson5206's review against another edition

4.0

I read this book and the three preceding it each in a single sitting. Dan Wells' writing is immediately captivating and infallibly complicated as he delves deep into the mind of a reluctant young sociopath, crossing this psychological thriller with a unique and fascinating fantasy line which I neither expected nor learned to predict. John Cleaver is quite possibly one of my favorite protagonists in both genres -- psychological thriller and scifi/fantasy -- which both disturbs and delights me. This is, of course, the mark of success in a protagonist. Thanks, Dan Wells, for writing such addicting books with such embarrassingly cliche titles. Don't read this one in public if you mind getting weird looks, friends.