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A review by motherhorror
Rattlesnake Kisses by Robert Ford, John Boden
5.0
You know what's crazy to me? There are so many terrible books out there that sell millions of copies and millions of readers are spoonfed worthless-garbage-storytelling by traditionally published authors who just phone it in and rely on their popularity and big house publisher to sell their books. BOO. To. THAT!
Meanwhile, over here in the indie, small publisher genre of horror, I'm reading books that I know for a FACT would appeal to a huge number of readers. Example:
Rattlesnake Kisses by Robert Ford and John Boden.
Holy hell this book. First of all, this collaboration is a dream come true. John Boden is one of my all-time favorite voices in indie horror (his novella WALK THE DARKNESS DOWN is a must-read).
And Robert Ford has this seasoned, old-pro author voice that translates to the page with an authoritative, fluid, confident style that readers know and trust. Together, they have created a world I want to live with characters I'm in love with and stories that are original, entertaining, and emotional-- Basically everything I want in my favorite reads.
From page one, I felt my guard go down and my heart easily melted into the story. I became instantly attached to the two main characters, Dallas (a professional hitman) and his sidekick of sorts, The Kid (a young man struggling to find his way in the world, complicated by his abusive caregivers, abandonment issues and Aspergers).
Our authors Boden & Ford develop a relationship between their characters through witty, colorful dialog. This was easily my favorite aspect of this story--the dialog. I was laughing out loud and shaking my head--these two are TV-show-worthy entertainment. I could read their exchanges and banter all day. Of course, I developed a little crush on Dallas too, as all the female characters in this book seemed to do as well. He's just one of those guys that radiate confidence, danger, intelligence and sex appeal in one sentence or even just a look. His care and concern for The Kid showed that he's not all grit and hard edges, he has a soft side too.
As the story intensifies to its brilliant conclusion, I felt a familiar tugging on my heart that I would be wanting more from these two authors--it was a comfort to know that Boden & Ford have collaborated on another book in the same world called, CATTYWAMPUS part of the Knucklebucket Thang series. (But secretly, I need another Dallas book)
It's this reviewer's recommendation that if you're a fan of characters you can fall in love with and invest in, colorful language and witty dialog, an entertaining UNPUTDOWNABLE storyline and an emotional rollercoaster--you're going to want this book.
Meanwhile, over here in the indie, small publisher genre of horror, I'm reading books that I know for a FACT would appeal to a huge number of readers. Example:
Rattlesnake Kisses by Robert Ford and John Boden.
Holy hell this book. First of all, this collaboration is a dream come true. John Boden is one of my all-time favorite voices in indie horror (his novella WALK THE DARKNESS DOWN is a must-read).
And Robert Ford has this seasoned, old-pro author voice that translates to the page with an authoritative, fluid, confident style that readers know and trust. Together, they have created a world I want to live with characters I'm in love with and stories that are original, entertaining, and emotional-- Basically everything I want in my favorite reads.
From page one, I felt my guard go down and my heart easily melted into the story. I became instantly attached to the two main characters, Dallas (a professional hitman) and his sidekick of sorts, The Kid (a young man struggling to find his way in the world, complicated by his abusive caregivers, abandonment issues and Aspergers).
Our authors Boden & Ford develop a relationship between their characters through witty, colorful dialog. This was easily my favorite aspect of this story--the dialog. I was laughing out loud and shaking my head--these two are TV-show-worthy entertainment. I could read their exchanges and banter all day. Of course, I developed a little crush on Dallas too, as all the female characters in this book seemed to do as well. He's just one of those guys that radiate confidence, danger, intelligence and sex appeal in one sentence or even just a look. His care and concern for The Kid showed that he's not all grit and hard edges, he has a soft side too.
As the story intensifies to its brilliant conclusion, I felt a familiar tugging on my heart that I would be wanting more from these two authors--it was a comfort to know that Boden & Ford have collaborated on another book in the same world called, CATTYWAMPUS part of the Knucklebucket Thang series. (But secretly, I need another Dallas book)
It's this reviewer's recommendation that if you're a fan of characters you can fall in love with and invest in, colorful language and witty dialog, an entertaining UNPUTDOWNABLE storyline and an emotional rollercoaster--you're going to want this book.