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sarahs_bookish_life's review
4.0
White Walls and Straitjackets is a relatively short read and would say it was more of a novella.
To start with I took an instant dislike to Harry as it is obvious straight away he has no respect for woman what so ever and just generally seems like an idiot. Crystal I actually thought seemed a nice but dim lady but I couldn't have been more wrong!
Crystal and Harry set off on a journey and to kill time Harry reads a book, that has been found in the vehicle they are driving, to Crystal whilst she is driving. To start with when the story flicks back to the main two characters I actually found those parts more gruesome than the stories themselves.
The story goes back and forth between the characters and the book and as you get further into the story you start to realise that things are not as straight forward as they seem.
White Walls and Straitjackets makes for quite a gruesome and dark read. Best of all though it is really twisted and there are some great surprises in there which from the start of the book you just would not expect. Will certainly read more by this author.
Many thanks to Booklover Catlady Publicity & Reviews and the author as I won a copy of this book in a give away over on Maxines book page.
To start with I took an instant dislike to Harry as it is obvious straight away he has no respect for woman what so ever and just generally seems like an idiot. Crystal I actually thought seemed a nice but dim lady but I couldn't have been more wrong!
Crystal and Harry set off on a journey and to kill time Harry reads a book, that has been found in the vehicle they are driving, to Crystal whilst she is driving. To start with when the story flicks back to the main two characters I actually found those parts more gruesome than the stories themselves.
The story goes back and forth between the characters and the book and as you get further into the story you start to realise that things are not as straight forward as they seem.
White Walls and Straitjackets makes for quite a gruesome and dark read. Best of all though it is really twisted and there are some great surprises in there which from the start of the book you just would not expect. Will certainly read more by this author.
Many thanks to Booklover Catlady Publicity & Reviews and the author as I won a copy of this book in a give away over on Maxines book page.
scparris's review
5.0
What a rousing collection of short stories that aren't as separate as they seem.
I'm not new to Mr. Hughes' jarring way of telling a story. His obvious lust for gore, sex, and his characters ever-spewing obscenities has surprisingly endeared me to his way of storytelling.
He's earned a lifelong fan in me and as long as his stories stay gory, bloody, and sexy as hell, I'll be there.
-Will expand upon this later, just had to write something about this awesome book.
I'm not new to Mr. Hughes' jarring way of telling a story. His obvious lust for gore, sex, and his characters ever-spewing obscenities has surprisingly endeared me to his way of storytelling.
He's earned a lifelong fan in me and as long as his stories stay gory, bloody, and sexy as hell, I'll be there.
-Will expand upon this later, just had to write something about this awesome book.
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