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trevoryan's review against another edition
3.0
Even with the obvious X-Men rip-off, this is a great read. And I LOVE the art.
geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'The Devil's Only Friend' by Dan Wells is the 4th book in the John Cleaver. This book falls into the urban fantasy genre with lots of monster
John Wayne Cleaver hunts down demons, but to the outside world, he appears to be a monster himself. The demons he's been hunting have killed most of the people in his life. Now, he finds himself on a special government team. Along with that, he finds himself with a new roommate, which is against John's wishes. John's got a gift for finding the demons and the FBI needs him, but he's not so sure he needs or wants the FBI. When a bunch of children in hospitals start to get sick and die and when a demon calling himself the Hunter shows up, John finds he is the only person able to find and stop them.
This book starts a new trilogy in the series. I like the character and I like that no character is safe (except probably our strange hero). The humor and gore are balanced right, and the writing is pretty good. I'll be looking to read more in this series.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
John Wayne Cleaver hunts down demons, but to the outside world, he appears to be a monster himself. The demons he's been hunting have killed most of the people in his life. Now, he finds himself on a special government team. Along with that, he finds himself with a new roommate, which is against John's wishes. John's got a gift for finding the demons and the FBI needs him, but he's not so sure he needs or wants the FBI. When a bunch of children in hospitals start to get sick and die and when a demon calling himself the Hunter shows up, John finds he is the only person able to find and stop them.
This book starts a new trilogy in the series. I like the character and I like that no character is safe (except probably our strange hero). The humor and gore are balanced right, and the writing is pretty good. I'll be looking to read more in this series.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
thebooklender's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy.
They're Not Like Us is a kind of super-anti-hero comic, focusing on a group of young adults (teens to 30s?) with various psychic abilities (such as reading thoughts, controlling fire, controlling computers, making people hallucinate) and violent tendencies, led by a psychopath going by the name of The Voice. The story follows one teen's introduction to the group following an unsuccessful suicide attempt (she is unable to control or cope with the voices in her head - or her family's disinclination to believe her).
I liked this book, but didn't love it. The illustrations are good, although there were a couple of instances where I had to go back over the frames a few times to figure out what was happening.
I don't quiet get why all the characters were buying into The Voice's world view - but maybe that is explored in more detail later in the series. I'd be interested to read more, but it is not at the top of my To Read list.
Recommended for angsty teens!
They're Not Like Us is a kind of super-anti-hero comic, focusing on a group of young adults (teens to 30s?) with various psychic abilities (such as reading thoughts, controlling fire, controlling computers, making people hallucinate) and violent tendencies, led by a psychopath going by the name of The Voice. The story follows one teen's introduction to the group following an unsuccessful suicide attempt (she is unable to control or cope with the voices in her head - or her family's disinclination to believe her).
I liked this book, but didn't love it. The illustrations are good, although there were a couple of instances where I had to go back over the frames a few times to figure out what was happening.
I don't quiet get why all the characters were buying into The Voice's world view - but maybe that is explored in more detail later in the series. I'd be interested to read more, but it is not at the top of my To Read list.
Recommended for angsty teens!
swinsword's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
Great start to the series, think x-men but less of a structured program. These teens are angst and are full of hate for the world. Art style is crunchy but not unappealing.
indecisivesailorscout's review against another edition
3.0
Gritty, violent, and very complex. Not quite my thing, but worth a read if you're into a dark story with an enigmatic future.
soph97's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like this is a story that will be better once you they get a few more volumes up and running. The first vol. is definitely more of an introduction to a future story that has the makings of a good tale. The characters aren't interesting alone but together they make a pretty good dynamic that makes you want more. The story, like I said, has been explained very little but has started quite a few mysterious that'll keep you interested. So I think the best idea is to wait and start reading once there are more issues available...
mariethelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
This was a bit too violent for me and it felt a bit like a x-men remake..