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Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors by Kasey Lansdale, Joe R. Lansdale
4.0
I received this book from the publicity company in exchange for a review, this in no way changes my views and all of the words below are my own.
Dana Roberts has no time for nonsense, and ghost, demon or monster "catching" is a no nonsense business. The "supernormal" are real, and while not entirely understood, they can be control and sometimes destroyed. That's exactly what Dana does between writing books, having classy drinks, and looking like a supermodel.
First and foremost I would not consider this horror! It's a good book, but if being creeped out or scared is what you are looking for this one is more of a beginner's horror or a YA book. Secondly I love that this book is by a father daughter duo. Co-written books can be scary for readers because the writing styles can be drastically different and ruin a book, but here they complimented each other and made it better. With that said, the first part of the book was written only by Joe R. Lansdale and I enjoyed it less than the second half where both he and Kasey were writing. Unfortunately that is the main reason for only 4 stars. The second half could have probably qualified for 5 stars in my books, but the rest was too slow paced and a bit dry for me. The first part was about Dana and other assistants, then the second half was about her assistant, Jana, mentioned in the books description.
I enjoyed Jana's character morethan Dana but they came together to make a fantastic duo. I was anticipating this book being structured like a crime show, where it is the same characters crime (or in this case supernormal) fighting but different plot lines with each story. Again the second half met that expectation perfectly, but the first was Dana telling the stories in a different way (trying to avoid spoilers here).
The actual supernormal brings were unique and written with descriptions that made picturing them super easy. Both authors did a great job of bringing up background of all the creatures, and how Dana and Jana came face to face with them.
My only other issue is a superficial one; I don't like the cover. The person on the front (I presume it is Dana) looks like a different art style than the rest. I like the background, and the back cover, but her and the colouring of the pentagram seem too cartoony for the rest of the vibe.
Overall I'd love to read more about these two characters working together.
Dana Roberts has no time for nonsense, and ghost, demon or monster "catching" is a no nonsense business. The "supernormal" are real, and while not entirely understood, they can be control and sometimes destroyed. That's exactly what Dana does between writing books, having classy drinks, and looking like a supermodel.
First and foremost I would not consider this horror! It's a good book, but if being creeped out or scared is what you are looking for this one is more of a beginner's horror or a YA book. Secondly I love that this book is by a father daughter duo. Co-written books can be scary for readers because the writing styles can be drastically different and ruin a book, but here they complimented each other and made it better. With that said, the first part of the book was written only by Joe R. Lansdale and I enjoyed it less than the second half where both he and Kasey were writing. Unfortunately that is the main reason for only 4 stars. The second half could have probably qualified for 5 stars in my books, but the rest was too slow paced and a bit dry for me. The first part was about Dana and other assistants, then the second half was about her assistant, Jana, mentioned in the books description.
I enjoyed Jana's character morethan Dana but they came together to make a fantastic duo. I was anticipating this book being structured like a crime show, where it is the same characters crime (or in this case supernormal) fighting but different plot lines with each story. Again the second half met that expectation perfectly, but the first was Dana telling the stories in a different way (trying to avoid spoilers here).
The actual supernormal brings were unique and written with descriptions that made picturing them super easy. Both authors did a great job of bringing up background of all the creatures, and how Dana and Jana came face to face with them.
My only other issue is a superficial one; I don't like the cover. The person on the front (I presume it is Dana) looks like a different art style than the rest. I like the background, and the back cover, but her and the colouring of the pentagram seem too cartoony for the rest of the vibe.
Overall I'd love to read more about these two characters working together.