A review by erndixon
Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory

3.0

The story started a little bit bland but by the end I liked it quite a bit. The Lovecraftian essence comes through just the right amount, without seeming too forced or shoehorned in to accommodate everything else.There is a lot of potential there, but I feel like the characters aside from Harrison and Lub weren't fleshed out the slightest bit. I'm intrigued by characters like Lydia and Bart, but after finishing the book there wasn't much to say about them besides what they look like. His aunt Sel seems to have a hidden wealth of empathy and care for the boy, but we aren't shown enough of it. The only other gripe I have is with new books that are purposefully written in order to kickstart a series rather than trying to build an entire story and see if it catches on. I enjoyed reading it, and will more than likely take a look at the next book when it is inevitably released.