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A review by betsyrisen
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My reasons for reading this book at this time: the world is on fire, so reading a fictional take of a Fox News-like organization feeding demon possession straight into half the population felt, oddly soothing? I understand most of you will wonder how the hell I make that logic work, but what can I say, I dig it.
I can't think of a single person who reads my recs who would enjoy this other than me. Gory horror, graphic violence, needless killing of family pets, this book has it all. I couldn't stop reading it. Again, I feel like this review has more to say about me than anything...
I really enjoyed this frenetic writing style, and while I feel like I could predict at least the direction the story was going in, I was still at least caught off guard now and then.
Predictable ending, however, was predictable. And boy did this get long in places. Could have probably trimmed down 100 pages and not lost any punch.
Sidenote: It wasn't until I'd finished this book that I realized I've had 2 others by the author on my TBR forever, before ultimately deciding they weren't for me.
I can't think of a single person who reads my recs who would enjoy this other than me. Gory horror, graphic violence, needless killing of family pets, this book has it all. I couldn't stop reading it. Again, I feel like this review has more to say about me than anything...
I really enjoyed this frenetic writing style, and while I feel like I could predict at least the direction the story was going in, I was still at least caught off guard now and then.
Predictable ending, however, was predictable. And boy did this get long in places. Could have probably trimmed down 100 pages and not lost any punch.
Sidenote: It wasn't until I'd finished this book that I realized I've had 2 others by the author on my TBR forever, before ultimately deciding they weren't for me.