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A review by dans_bookscape
Chasing the Dragon by Mark Towse
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
‘A town on its knees, dread’s bony fingers wrapping around its throat and squeezing, death rattles soon to follow. Drugs, filth, and a lack of human decency are starving it of hope.
Introducing Simon Dooley, our wannabe superhero, the relentless voice of his dead mother pleading with him to “end the chaos.”
The town needed a hero... it got Reformo.’
I don’t know about any of you but I distinctly remember wanting to be Batman when I was younger, obviously as I got older I realised that it wasn’t going to work...I just don’t have the resources of Bruce Wayne.
For Simon Dooley, the hero of our tale, he wasn’t going to let that stop him and in his superhero suit (it’s not lycra) he steps out into the night and begins his mission to save his town.
Chasing the Dragon is an interesting tale of someone just fed up with the crime and chaos surrounding him, he may not get it right every time, more often it goes hilariously wrong, but he slowly makes progress.
There were plenty of moments that had me genuinely laughing out loud but amongst the funny names and mishaps there is a brutal violence that builds as the story moves along and you realise Simon isn’t as out of his depth as it first appears.
There are some side characters, with their own issues, that keep Simon motivated, whilst his dead mothers voice is a constant in his head that leaves you questioning his sanity.
Will Simon survive his ordeals and become Reformo, the saviour the town needs...find out in Chasing the Dragon!
Thank you to Mark for the advanced copy, it was a pleasure to read.
Introducing Simon Dooley, our wannabe superhero, the relentless voice of his dead mother pleading with him to “end the chaos.”
The town needed a hero... it got Reformo.’
I don’t know about any of you but I distinctly remember wanting to be Batman when I was younger, obviously as I got older I realised that it wasn’t going to work...I just don’t have the resources of Bruce Wayne.
For Simon Dooley, the hero of our tale, he wasn’t going to let that stop him and in his superhero suit (it’s not lycra) he steps out into the night and begins his mission to save his town.
Chasing the Dragon is an interesting tale of someone just fed up with the crime and chaos surrounding him, he may not get it right every time, more often it goes hilariously wrong, but he slowly makes progress.
There were plenty of moments that had me genuinely laughing out loud but amongst the funny names and mishaps there is a brutal violence that builds as the story moves along and you realise Simon isn’t as out of his depth as it first appears.
There are some side characters, with their own issues, that keep Simon motivated, whilst his dead mothers voice is a constant in his head that leaves you questioning his sanity.
Will Simon survive his ordeals and become Reformo, the saviour the town needs...find out in Chasing the Dragon!
Thank you to Mark for the advanced copy, it was a pleasure to read.