Reviews

Graffiti Tombs by Matt Serafini

sea_caummisar's review

4.0

Boh indie brawl runner up list. There's fiction. Like fake stories and fake characters disguised in a realistic fictional world. Then there's FICTION. Still fake stories and fake characters, but fighting for their lives in an unrealistic fictional world. Just a reminder as to why I adore fiction. So many different types. If a reader is looking for an escape from reality, this book will do that.
A new drug on the streets, a man with a quest to stomp it out. A hotel with its own intentions. Throw in a villain or two, a damsel in distress (aka good Samaritan social worker with a jaded past).
I'm not sure if I should use the word bizarre, but that's probably the closest I could come to describing the events in this unrealistic hotel. Not quite dream sequences, yet rather vivid occurrences to test the readers ability to suspend their beliefs. Fun read

empyrealowl's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

drakaina16's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Thank you to the author for providing a review copy. 
3.5 stars, rounded up. Part noir revenge tale, part haunted hotel, part nightmarish fever dream, Graffiti Tombs is a wild ride. I love Matt Serafini's writing, and appreciated a fairly unique take on the haunted hotel trope. 

datewithathriller's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Gore