A review by henrygravesprince
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oh, Jenny, Jennifer, J.D., Jade.

I’m seriously starting to question if it’s possible for SGJ to bite off more than he can chew, because you would think with all of the things he’s attempting to do in this book, that if he could, it would be now. But instead, this book succeeds in being jam-packed to the gills with ideas, visceral gore, gut-wrenching tragedy and the brutal beauty of horror, and tying up each of the loose ends from the previous installments, weaving all of the thematic threads into one, without being off any worse for it. It falls in the middle of the pacing of the first and second books, full of action from the get-go without feeling rushed or bogged down. While the second book was about cycles, this book is about putting an end to them. It brings a parallel between the ways Jade’s parents failed her
—her father’s abuse, her mother’s inaction—
and shows us the snap in that cycle of harm,
shows us instead a dutiful, loving father and a mother who will go to the ends of earth to do right by her daughter in Letha and Banner
. This book was dedicated to Jason Voorhees, and I think I can see why: the love and fury of Pamela Voorhees sings through this book.
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