A review by foursythia
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It's a little try hard for me. Could've been much better and much more invested had it been more compact and doesn't aim for ambitious web of plot twist and intertwined, grim fates between all the characters. Like honestly? At some point you just think ugh there's no way out of so many lives and people on a city, they all had to be related to each other's disaster somehow?? It lose its initial strong grip the point it started to be way too unrealistic. 

The first half of the book was really great, the pacing and the chapters cut was excellent, I churn up like 200 pages in one sitting and it went downhill fast. It reveala plot twist and another and many more others so quick, without a break, like cars keep crashing & bumping without a stop that you just..... kinda don't care anymore? It lost the shock effect for me at that point, the mind-blowing awe was gone when it gets too overwhelming. You can only do so much with sinister twists.

Still, enjoyable read tho. I like the way the chapters are divided. It's a fast read so if you're not enjoying the last bits, it flies relatively fast. Still, curious to see his other books and if it'll work better for me as this was so promising!
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