A review by claire_loves_books
Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey

4.0

I really enjoyed this, it's another action paced, fast paced novel with a hero from hell (literally- sorry I couldn't resist it). I feel like we got more of everything that was great about the last novel- Stark is back, crazy as ever, surrounded by his friends of varying levels of sanity and morality and causing carnage. We get more details than the first novel and the world feels more fully fleshed out and complex. We get more information about how the hoodoo (magic) works, how the room of thirteen doors works and we get more details and explanations about the Sub Rosa- how it all works, the histories ect. It all feels very natural, bought into the story without any noticeable info dumps.

The Characters around Stark also play a bigger part in this book- Kasbian is hilarious. Lucifer, Prince of Hell, is defiantly and interesting character. Bridgette did feel a bit predictable and cliched but I did like her iterations with Stark.

Great second book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.