A review by bashsbooks
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

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

3.0

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is difficult for me to rate. This is because if I take off my nostalgia-coated glasses, it's trash. Interesting and fun trash (uh, mostly, some of it is offensive and tasteless and kind of always has been), but still. And also, sometimes it's annoying (I do not like the alliteration thing).

However, I LOOOVED the Dexter TV show as a teenager, and that really boosts the book's quality - especially given that I most enjoyed comparing the book to what I remember from the show (the plot is similar but the characterizations are different so that's neat).

So, I settled on 3 stars because I had fun, but I wouldn't say it's actually that good if you didn't hyperfixate on the show at 16. And yes, I will probably read the other ones.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings