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A review by 0hfortheloveofbooks
Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz
3.0
More like 3.5 stars
Admittedly, westerns aren't my genre of choice and if asked my favorite western I'd have to default to King's The Gunslinger (that counts right?!) but Jonathan Janz brought the fun with Dust Devils. It was a wild romp through the wild wild west. Janz has a way of making his readers run the gamut of emotions; I cringed, I blushed, I laughed, I felt sentimental. Dust Devils mixed it up a bit by throwing in some truly gruesome vampires and not just any old, run of the mill vampires either. These were some grisly vampires! I definitely appreciated the innovative spin, it kept a very traditional horror trope fresh and fun.
I loved the relationships within the book; Cody and his dad, Cody and Willet. It gave the book a heart. And speaking of Cody, he was such a great, albeit flawed, protagonist (my favorite!) although I think my favorite character was Cody's dad, Jack. He was just such a sweet man!
The end was slightly predictable but that didn't make the journey there any less fun. Janz is an auto-buy author for me.
Admittedly, westerns aren't my genre of choice and if asked my favorite western I'd have to default to King's The Gunslinger (that counts right?!) but Jonathan Janz brought the fun with Dust Devils. It was a wild romp through the wild wild west. Janz has a way of making his readers run the gamut of emotions; I cringed, I blushed, I laughed, I felt sentimental. Dust Devils mixed it up a bit by throwing in some truly gruesome vampires and not just any old, run of the mill vampires either. These were some grisly vampires! I definitely appreciated the innovative spin, it kept a very traditional horror trope fresh and fun.
I loved the relationships within the book; Cody and his dad, Cody and Willet. It gave the book a heart. And speaking of Cody, he was such a great, albeit flawed, protagonist (my favorite!) although I think my favorite character was Cody's dad, Jack. He was just such a sweet man!
The end was slightly predictable but that didn't make the journey there any less fun. Janz is an auto-buy author for me.