A review by alaskanlad
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I almost quit reading this book multiple times but it was an easy enough read that it felt worth it to follow through and find out how everything plays out. This was a mistake. It was absolutely not worth it. The writing is needlessly repetitive and the plot drags on and on and on then scurries forward in great lurches that are hard to follow. The main character Jade, though sympathetic, is not likable or particularly interesting (we get it, you love slashers, you are a horror chick, ok ok) and the minor characters aren’t developed enough to make you feel strongly either way. The climax was…disappointing to say the least. Perhaps would have been slightly less so if it only took 200 pages to get there rather than 400. Do not recommend. 
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