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aidaninasia's review
3.0
Interesting story about how easily life can turn 180… and how under certain circumstances, we can take the shape of monsters. Much like how Shylock in The Merchant of Venice can been seen as the villain and yet is also a victim.
clairereviews's review
5.0
Wow! This is a scary read! I think every reader can relate to this - ever had a bit of road rage or refused to be bullied? Well, in this novel the bullies that Andrew refuses to let intimidate him fight back - and they do so in style.
I love Iain's books, but this was truly scary, such a gruesome tale, it made me really wonder where Iain gets his ideas from - what a great imagination to dream up such a story.
At the beginning of the book I really thought Sam was a nice boy - how wrong was I? The story unfolds at breakneck speed and is full of twists and turns along the way, I was genuinely too scared to get out of bed and go to the toilet after reading this until the early hours of the morning, that's how much this novel affected me! Well done Iain, another brilliant book :-)
I love Iain's books, but this was truly scary, such a gruesome tale, it made me really wonder where Iain gets his ideas from - what a great imagination to dream up such a story.
At the beginning of the book I really thought Sam was a nice boy - how wrong was I? The story unfolds at breakneck speed and is full of twists and turns along the way, I was genuinely too scared to get out of bed and go to the toilet after reading this until the early hours of the morning, that's how much this novel affected me! Well done Iain, another brilliant book :-)
rogue_raven's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sandylewis's review
5.0
The perfect Iain Rob Wright book. I just love when the evil people end up destroyed.
we4get's review
5.0
This is one disturbing book. The way in which the author both imagined, delivered and described both Frankie and the transformation of the main character (Andrew) was incredible.
aquaboi's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
danylle's review
4.0
It was his plot with believable characters! There’s a few plot holes for me; where are the cell phones? Why weren’t police more active? Why wasn’t there investigation and police tape off the crime scene? A few holes that made the storyline unbelievable- HOWEVER those aside it has good flow and was a overall a fun, engaging story
5hadow_girl's review
5.0
I LOVED this book!
I had it chillin' in my Kindle for a long time, I wish I'd have read it before now.
Andrew is just a regular Joe. He’s married, has a teenaged daughter, normal job – a pretty good life.
One particular nice evening, he decides to walk over to grab some take-out for dinner. He sees a group of young guys between him & his destination, but decides to just walk on by instead of taking a different route. Mistake.
Big mistake.
Things go from bad to worse, and the author makes everything seem so plausible! (Remember, I’m from Detroit! Haha :D ) Really, this one just made me… angry, scared, pissed off… ugh!
Full review/discussion on BBB -
http://beckisbookblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/asbo-a-novel-of-extreme-terror-by-iain-rob-wright/
I had it chillin' in my Kindle for a long time, I wish I'd have read it before now.
Andrew is just a regular Joe. He’s married, has a teenaged daughter, normal job – a pretty good life.
One particular nice evening, he decides to walk over to grab some take-out for dinner. He sees a group of young guys between him & his destination, but decides to just walk on by instead of taking a different route. Mistake.
Big mistake.
Things go from bad to worse, and the author makes everything seem so plausible! (Remember, I’m from Detroit! Haha :D ) Really, this one just made me… angry, scared, pissed off… ugh!
Full review/discussion on BBB -
http://beckisbookblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/asbo-a-novel-of-extreme-terror-by-iain-rob-wright/