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A review by hypevoy
Bullet Tooth by Grant Wamack
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thanks netgalley and broken river books for the earc in exchange for an honest review.
bullet tooth is a fast, wild ride. it starts off by introducing you to these well crafted characters, that you can’t help in rooting for (especially jas and caleb for me), then brings in an intriguing, disgusting monster that only amps up your interest.
i loved the grittiness of the setting. it reminded me of candyman, which there is a reference of. chicago is its own living, breathing character here. black horror is beautiful and i want more stories like this.
unfortunately, while i enjoyed my time with these characters, i feel like the titular monster didn’t get nearly enough presence in his own story. it also started going at high speed around the 60% point and i feel like it wrapped up too quickly. i think the book could have done a lot more with some extra pages.
i really hope to see more for this author and i’d love to see more of bullet tooth specifically.
bullet tooth is a fast, wild ride. it starts off by introducing you to these well crafted characters, that you can’t help in rooting for (especially jas and caleb for me), then brings in an intriguing, disgusting monster that only amps up your interest.
i loved the grittiness of the setting. it reminded me of candyman, which there is a reference of. chicago is its own living, breathing character here. black horror is beautiful and i want more stories like this.
unfortunately, while i enjoyed my time with these characters, i feel like the titular monster didn’t get nearly enough presence in his own story. it also started going at high speed around the 60% point and i feel like it wrapped up too quickly. i think the book could have done a lot more with some extra pages.
i really hope to see more for this author and i’d love to see more of bullet tooth specifically.