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hirvimaki's review against another edition
4.0
Great conclusion to a very good trilogy. Maberry's use of traditional, folkloric vampires, rather than the cookie-cutter vamps seen in most fiction since Stoker's Dracula was published, made for a very interesting tale indeed. The pacing was great and the characters (even the dead ones) fully fleshed out.
njdarkish's review against another edition
5.0
A fantastic conclusion to a fantastic horror trilogy. Definitely made me a lifelong fan of Maberry, now I need to dig into his other work...
badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Book One: The Set Up
Book Two: The plot thickens
Book Three: All Hell Breaks Loose!
There was just so much action in this book, I barely had time to catch my breath. Bad people get what's coming to them. Good people die in the process. A vampire and a werewolf fight.
It was very interesting to hear about the different aspects of the vampire based on where the legend comes from. You know how some theorist say there was some sort of biblical (for lack of a better word) flood sometime in humanities way past, because so many different cultures have a story about a great flood. Well change flood to vampire, same thing.
I enjoyed that there were some loose threads because I like the idea that the Author might take me on another trip to Pine Deep. And since this book which was published in 2007, there have been some short stories and some crossover stories with some of Mr. Maberry's other series. Including at least one with your friend and mine, Joe Ledger!
Book Two: The plot thickens
Book Three: All Hell Breaks Loose!
There was just so much action in this book, I barely had time to catch my breath. Bad people get what's coming to them. Good people die in the process. A vampire and a werewolf fight.
It was very interesting to hear about the different aspects of the vampire based on where the legend comes from. You know how some theorist say there was some sort of biblical (for lack of a better word) flood sometime in humanities way past, because so many different cultures have a story about a great flood. Well change flood to vampire, same thing.
I enjoyed that there were some loose threads because I like the idea that the Author might take me on another trip to Pine Deep. And since this book which was published in 2007, there have been some short stories and some crossover stories with some of Mr. Maberry's other series. Including at least one with your friend and mine, Joe Ledger!
hectaizani's review against another edition
4.0
The final book in the Pine Deep Trilogy where we find out who lives and who dies in the town of Pine Deep. In my opinion this was the strongest book of the three.
anobledeath's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
pillywiggin's review against another edition
5.0
The blues, werewolves, vampires, zombies, romance, and police detectives. What else do you need in a book? The Pine Deep trilogy is one of my very favorite series of all time.
vminton706's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.5
I think this is the only series I’ve finished in a long time and it took me over a year to do it but it was worth it! These books have absolutely everything a horror fan could want! The vampires were so scary and cool and the war of good and evil had me on the edge of my seat! I will say this one had a lot more adult themes and violence toward women than the others and the others were not short on those themes but it wasn’t ham fisted at all a and I did think it was important to the plot and character motives highly highly recommend this series
shan198025's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked these books. After the first one I wasn't sure because it just ended and you could tell there was more. I really hope the author writes another Pine Deep story, I would love to see more of Val, Crow, and Mike. 1st read 2/11
2nd read 5/16--I think I loved it better the second time around. The one thing that bugs me is the inconsistencies that occasionally show up. For instance sometimes it's Val uncle that was killed other times it's her second cousin.
2nd read 5/16--I think I loved it better the second time around. The one thing that bugs me is the inconsistencies that occasionally show up. For instance sometimes it's Val uncle that was killed other times it's her second cousin.
alibi313's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting enough monster mash-up, but at three LONG books, the series felt self-indulgent and just not the masterpiece it imagines itself to be. Another in a long line of screenplays that think they're books, filled with extended set pieces describing horrific creatures committing atrocities. Yeah, I get it, it's bloody and scary. Didn't need pages and pages of death scenes involving minor characters to tell me that.