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pseyeyy 's review for:
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The first few chapters (basically everything before the start of the First Night) were tense and held my interest. I tend to enjoy stories that bounce around between perspectives like this. It’s nothing extraordinary, but it’s fun anyways. Past the halfway point, the actual vampires and introduction of the “7 Ancients” plot point lead the book away from the medical and investigative, and the book lost its charm for me.
The divorced dad during an apocalypse trope has been done to death, and Eph adds absolutely nothing new to make him or his family worth caring about. I also don’t believe he could possibly be capable with a sword.
I love/hate imaging the Master running around carrying his own coffin- it’s so ridiculous how that thing moves. Also, not amused that the abused woman is the only one to get infected by worms going up her ass (etc.). I was rooting for her…
The divorced dad during an apocalypse trope has been done to death, and Eph adds absolutely nothing new to make him or his family worth caring about. I also don’t believe he could possibly be capable with a sword.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror