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A review by drey72
King of the Dead by Joseph Nassise
3.0
Now a wanted man, Jeremiah Hunt hides out on one of Dmitri’s properties – along with Dmitri and Denise. His options are a tad limited now, what with his (lack of) eyesight, and oh, being on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. So, along with the peace and quiet, reflection and regrouping, Jeremiah has to figure out where to go from here.
Then Denise has visions of doom and gloom (or hellfire and brimstone), and the three are on the way to New Orleans to investigate. I loved that Jeremiah drives, by the way. I mean, the dude’s blind for crying out loud!
King of the Dead is dark and not very kind to our protagonist, or his friends. As Jeremiah et al race around trying to identify the threat – and its resolution – it’s hard to not cheer for them. But it is hard to stay involved with them. I mean, I like the three just fine, but I don’t feel like I know them any better now than I did before I picked up King of the Dead.
Good thing that the story’s pretty interesting. How could it not be, with the King of the Dead playing a role (albeit silent) and nightmarish Sorrows slurping souls? It makes up for the slower-than-ideal pace that waits between the pages. The three are on the lam, after all – even if the FBI doesn’t know anything about Denise (yet). And they’re on the clock (see “race around” above) too. Which is why it gets a bit annoying when the hero indulges in a bit of angst at meeting people (i.e. men) Denise knew pre-Hunt.
And while I enjoyed meeting a new face (Simon Gallagher in New Orleans) or two (Agent Doherty in the FBI), I never really got to know them. I did wonder how the FBI fared after that anti-climactic save-the-world meeting in the cemetery, but not enough to actually care if Robertson or Doherty made it out in (relatively) one piece. All in all, this was not what I’d hoped the follow up to Eyes to See would be – it’s not pulse-pounding, supernaturally-shining, truly-end-of-world-worthy, nor dramatic. *sigh*
I’m holding out hope for another installment though, because I’m curious enough to want to know what happens next.
drey’s rating: Pick it up!
Then Denise has visions of doom and gloom (or hellfire and brimstone), and the three are on the way to New Orleans to investigate. I loved that Jeremiah drives, by the way. I mean, the dude’s blind for crying out loud!
King of the Dead is dark and not very kind to our protagonist, or his friends. As Jeremiah et al race around trying to identify the threat – and its resolution – it’s hard to not cheer for them. But it is hard to stay involved with them. I mean, I like the three just fine, but I don’t feel like I know them any better now than I did before I picked up King of the Dead.
Good thing that the story’s pretty interesting. How could it not be, with the King of the Dead playing a role (albeit silent) and nightmarish Sorrows slurping souls? It makes up for the slower-than-ideal pace that waits between the pages. The three are on the lam, after all – even if the FBI doesn’t know anything about Denise (yet). And they’re on the clock (see “race around” above) too. Which is why it gets a bit annoying when the hero indulges in a bit of angst at meeting people (i.e. men) Denise knew pre-Hunt.
And while I enjoyed meeting a new face (Simon Gallagher in New Orleans) or two (Agent Doherty in the FBI), I never really got to know them. I did wonder how the FBI fared after that anti-climactic save-the-world meeting in the cemetery, but not enough to actually care if Robertson or Doherty made it out in (relatively) one piece. All in all, this was not what I’d hoped the follow up to Eyes to See would be – it’s not pulse-pounding, supernaturally-shining, truly-end-of-world-worthy, nor dramatic. *sigh*
I’m holding out hope for another installment though, because I’m curious enough to want to know what happens next.
drey’s rating: Pick it up!