Reviews

The Shadow People by Graham Masterton

shaunareads's review

2.0

This book's premise was intriguing. I love anything that is cult related. However, I found myself feeling very, meh, about it.

The story was fine. Where it fell short for me was more the writing. The author choosing to fixate on female character's appearance was annoying, except for one, because, well, she was his partner.

debtat2's review

5.0

Warning ⚠️ Do not read either whilst eating or with a full stomach!
Dark, gruesome and fully engrossing. His best book my a big mile.
Loved it in all its gory glory

blatdriver's review

5.0

This book was brutal and not for the squeamish, but I loved it.

I didn’t know when I started this that it is a part of a series, but If I had not of known beforehand I don’t think I would have even noticed, so it’s not essential to read the other books ( but I have added them to my to-read list)
This has a great mix of supernatural and police suspense stories, with enough mystery to keep you wondering which way things will go.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good psychological thrillers, with some gory bits.

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.*

kaz2988's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

amberly1997's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was fine, Both the writing and the atmosphere was okay but the paced of plot was bit slow for liking. The cover of book was okay and the world building was fine also the book ending was okay. The characters needed to flash out more.

kreppen's review against another edition

3.0

I can't quite make up my mind about this book. Its part police procedural, which is unoriginal and quite boring, and part horror with homeless cannibals, diabolical Nazi experiments and a stone age deity who demands human sacrifice. And which, by the way, is real. All things that pique my curiosity. That bit is pretty good, and Masterton should stick to horror. A strong three stars for the flesh eating bag lady. Btw. As expected, he is quite graphic in his description of the food festivals.

rachyc's review

5.0

This is one of first proper horror books I’ve read and Jesus Christ, how do I go back to reading regular books?!? This book stunned me, I had to read it as slow as possible because I couldn’t believe what was happening. The storyline was brilliant, I loved that it wasn’t just lazy “oh they’re on drugs the end”, it was highly detailed and almost realistic even. Loved the history with nazis and the backstory of the victims. I was even anxious myself reading parts of it. Brilliant book, can’t wait to read more.

seang81's review

4.0

What a story - brutal, dark and unnerving. This is the 3rd in a series of books by Graham Masterton involving a couple of detectives in London who become embroiled in some...unconventional cases. This time it's a cannibalistic cult living below London and this leads to some incredibly stomach turning scenes throughout the novel. It may sound strange but I enjoy Graham Masterton's knack for detailing the more morbid aspects - definitely not one for the faint of heart! The one issue I have though is with the language - there's so much 'cockney wide-boy' chatter that it pulled me out of the story. Further, there is some misogynistic language that I found grating and could have been removed without detracting from the plot. All in all, a good thriller, written well, just leave some of the mannerisms on the drawing board next time!

wombat_reads's review

2.0

This book is bad not because it's badly written, and not because it's gruesome and repulsive. It's bad because it's demonising already vulnerable and stigmatised people. We don't need books about scary homeless people, they are ostracised enough. I tired to hear that if you are a mentally unstable person or an addict, you are a killer (or even cannibal!) as well.
We, as a society, really shouldn't reinforce these stereotypes. So no, I would not recommend this book to anyone.

P.S. Nazis, really?? Again???

zarco_j's review

5.0

Let me start this by saying I fangirl so hard over Graham Masterton, He was my go to author as a teenager and his manitou series is one of my all time favourites. I was so excited to get a copy of this from NetGalley that I put off reading it so that I didn't have to finish it! Weird yes, but that's just me!

This is up there with his best, it's gory, shocking and such a good read. It felt like sinking back in to a comfy armchair with a glass of red wine and some rich chocolate, a perfect weekend read.

I love me a good horror novel and this is no exception. I will be buying a copy as soon as it's released and it will be taking pride of place on my comfort reading shelf (I did say I was weird).

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.