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A review by fredmoyer
Devoted by Dean Koontz
4.0
The Watchers was the first book I’d read authored by Dean Koontz. That was over 30 years ago. Because of that book, I’ve since read several other Dean Koontz books. But The Watchers has always remained my favorite. (The fact that our last dog was a Golden surely helped.) I saw that some reviewers complained that Devoted was just a repeat of The Watchers. Well, for me, I’d rather read a new book with a similar storyline than to read the same old book again. And I was happy with that choice.
Like The Watchers, Devoted has a Golder Retriever who is as intelligent as a human (though, without vocal chords, not able to speak). And a strong female protagonist. Devoted also has its share of bad guys in addition to an absolutely horrid guy (who keeps getting even worse with time). The book’s language and imagery impart a sense of impending doom throughout the story. All familiar territory for a Dean Koontz book.
There aren’t a lot of surprises in the storyline as the reader could pretty much anticipate where the story was headed. So Devoted is a fairly light-weight, but still entertaining, read.
Bottom line: A horror story, yet also a heartwarming book for dog lovers.
Like The Watchers, Devoted has a Golder Retriever who is as intelligent as a human (though, without vocal chords, not able to speak). And a strong female protagonist. Devoted also has its share of bad guys in addition to an absolutely horrid guy (who keeps getting even worse with time). The book’s language and imagery impart a sense of impending doom throughout the story. All familiar territory for a Dean Koontz book.
There aren’t a lot of surprises in the storyline as the reader could pretty much anticipate where the story was headed. So Devoted is a fairly light-weight, but still entertaining, read.
Bottom line: A horror story, yet also a heartwarming book for dog lovers.