A review by katherineshawwrites
Attack of the Killer Tumbleweeds by Antonia Rachel Ward

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

We were promised killer tumbleweeds and we got killer tumbleweeds! The main story is this book has a retro sci-fi B-movie vibe with an array of classic characters - the naive newlyweds, the Las Vegas gangster, the jaded showgirl, etc. which makes for a fun, fast-paced adventure. I enjoyed the story, and the different POVs were used well to build suspense and add depth to each of the characters. 

The book is filled out with two added short stories of quite different horror genres - one a Wild West zombie tale and one a modern-day slasher. While these are enjoyable stories in their own right, I’m not sure how well the book works as a collection of stories of different horror sub-genres and lengths. 
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