I was so excited to tuck into this one. I have been hearing about it for years. Everyone said it was super fucked up.
It’s definitely fucked up. But when you’re a fan of the super demented, it takes a lot to rattle you.The plot is pretty simple, but it took a good 250 pages to set things up and I almost gave up on it. I don’t think this level of set up was necessary, the characters aren’t that complex. I prefer to jump into the action and if you’re gonna hold it hostage with lots of setup, then the goods better be worth it. I don’t know that they were in this case.
The writing was fine, descriptions were good, plot was good and well thought out. Pacing is where I have the most criticism. It’s definitely a stop and go thriller rather than a fast-paced can’t put it down kind of situation.
Overall I thought it was pretty good. Absolutely worth hanging in there for. Slaughter even wraps things up nicely with a little feel good humanity is resilient bow. Some aftercare for the more skittish readers out there.