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A review by johnlynchbooks
The Raven by Jonathan Janz
4.0
Jonathan Janz is back! Few things in life satisfy the way a Janz novel does, and so obviously, this is an eagerly anticipated book for me.
The apocalypse has come to earth. An act of terrorism unleashes literal monsters upon the world. Turns out, they were just stories.
We follow Dez on a mission to save his companion, Susan. We’re dropped a few years into the apocalypse, where Dez has managed to survive despite having no abilities.
This was a fun read. There’s plenty of action, blood and guts and monster fun to be had. The book itself reads quick, and Janz ‘s writing is always easy to get into. I really enjoyed the action scenes here and I’m interested to see what Janz can do with this world. It’s one that I hope he will eventually come back to.
The sole complaint I had with this one is that maybe a third of the way in, we get to a point that feels like a huge chunk of the book is just one scene. It isn’t, but a lot of the book takes place in a certain area in a short time frame. For me it made an epic journey feel slightly less epic. I do want to make it a point to say that it’s not that big of a deal, it was just something I noticed.
I had a lot of fun with The Raven. Janz fans looking for something a bit more action oriented, while still maintaining horror and gore will find a lot to love here.
The apocalypse has come to earth. An act of terrorism unleashes literal monsters upon the world. Turns out, they were just stories.
We follow Dez on a mission to save his companion, Susan. We’re dropped a few years into the apocalypse, where Dez has managed to survive despite having no abilities.
This was a fun read. There’s plenty of action, blood and guts and monster fun to be had. The book itself reads quick, and Janz ‘s writing is always easy to get into. I really enjoyed the action scenes here and I’m interested to see what Janz can do with this world. It’s one that I hope he will eventually come back to.
The sole complaint I had with this one is that maybe a third of the way in, we get to a point that feels like a huge chunk of the book is just one scene. It isn’t, but a lot of the book takes place in a certain area in a short time frame. For me it made an epic journey feel slightly less epic. I do want to make it a point to say that it’s not that big of a deal, it was just something I noticed.
I had a lot of fun with The Raven. Janz fans looking for something a bit more action oriented, while still maintaining horror and gore will find a lot to love here.