A review by tifftastic87
Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

challenging dark tense medium-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? No

4.5

Content Warnings: murder, violence, blood, injury description, animal death, gun violence, off page sexual assault of a minor, death of a parent, off page suicide attempt, and institutionalization

The middle book in a series is always a little hard to talk about without spoiling anything from the first book. But this installment continues to follow Jade Daniels and the small town of Proofrock. There are a lot of POV’s which felt reminiscent of ‘Salem’s Lot to me where the story is about the town and what happened there rather than one character’s experience. Which was something I really enjoyed and I think kept out the middle book curse. 

There was more brutality in this book, less waiting between killings and the twists just kept coming. The pacing was great as well, I think it just didn’t hit quite as hard as the first one. 
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