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Wrath of N'kai by Joshua Reynolds

limping2p's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

spaceman5000's review

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3.0

Fun and pulpy read. Not great but good. It's more of a mystery story than eldritch, Lovecraftian terror but if you know that going in, it's fine. The ending is pretty gruesome but it's like the last 50 pages. Overall a serviceable story but I would have preferred more horror.

tnt925's review against another edition

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3.0

It’s a fun pulpy mystery overall, it was also fun when a character from the board games is introduced. But the main characters were somewhat flat. They have back stories but their motivations are pretty underdeveloped

colorfulleo92's review

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4.0

This was a very entertaining horror set in 1920's. Was intrigued by the cover and wasn't disappointed

horrific_child's review

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4.0

This book inspired me to buy the complete Taxi collection on DVD, no joke.

jamesknight's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

styx2749's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

iam_griff's review against another edition

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3.0

I’ve played Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu for a few years now, along with Arkham Horror & Mansions of Madness. I’ve read the complete works of H.P. Lovecraft. So I’m well versed in the world/mythos of where this book takes place. I found this story adequate, but found a certain charm in it. I did enjoy the being introduced to some of Investigators from the Mansions of Madness/Arkham Horror games (Preston Fairmont (Millionaire), Harvey Walters (Professor) & Tommy Muldoon (Rookie Cop)). The one issue I had with this book was it felt more like a mystery novel with splashes of horror. A lot of repeated running around to the same places asking questions to the same people.

This might not be a book for everyone.

jarichan's review

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3.0

Zu Beginn schafft es Josh Reynolds tatsächlich, sich gut in den Lovecraft-Vibe einzufühlen. Leider verliert sich dieser im Verlauf der Handlung, sodass man das Buch besser als Crime Noir mit übernatürlichen Elementen betrachtet.

Ein wirklich spektakuläres Werk ist es nicht, auch nicht Reynolds bestes, aber es ist unterhaltsam und kurzweilig. Der Autor hat zwei jeweils auf ihre Art eigenständige weibliche Hauptcharaktere geschaffen, denen man gerne durch ihre Abenteuer folgt.

Leider werden viel zu schnell zu viele Figuren eingeführt, sodass ich mit der Zeit Mühe hatte, all die Herren zu unterscheiden. Dies war dem Spannungsverlauf leider etwas abträglich, bei einer Krimihandlung sollte man grundsätzlich schon wissen, wer wo seine Finger im Spiel hat.

Aber trotzdem hatte ich meinen Spass mit dem Buch. Es lässt sich einfach lesen und gestaltet sich sehr kurzweilig. Es klingt, als gäbe es eine Fortsetzung; falls ja, spricht für mich nichts dagegen, diese ebenfalls zu lesen.

stayshiny's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0