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A review by a_chickletz
Standalone by Paul Michael Anderson
2.0
Another Night Worms book that I got in 2020.
Welp. This was an odd book.
My interest dwindled in the final two chapters so I spent some time flickering through the pages to get the outcome / understanding of the book.
I think the concept was interesting. Think of some strange sci-fi ark in space that chooses people to 'save' their worlds by taking on roles of various horror figures and killing people in other parallel universes of their own.
You don't know who chose them, you don't understand why they have to do this to save their wold. They ask no questions and do their job. Some have been doing it for years. It messes with the psyche.
... Then it spirals into another dimension. Merlin (yes, the wizard) is involved, and a strange malfunctioning that causes the killed people to start returning and killing those who must kill.
As the chapters went on, the point of the story was missed on me and when Merlin (still lol'ing about that one) came into the story, I put the book down and laughed for a bit asking myself what the hell am I reading.
I'll give it two stars of being 'bold' and 'different'. I mean, as the author asked someone, when was the last time you saw a killer from a horror movie become a savior/hero in it's own story? Never. So congrats, this is the first book to do it and the last I'll read.
Welp. This was an odd book.
My interest dwindled in the final two chapters so I spent some time flickering through the pages to get the outcome / understanding of the book.
I think the concept was interesting. Think of some strange sci-fi ark in space that chooses people to 'save' their worlds by taking on roles of various horror figures and killing people in other parallel universes of their own.
You don't know who chose them, you don't understand why they have to do this to save their wold. They ask no questions and do their job. Some have been doing it for years. It messes with the psyche.
... Then it spirals into another dimension. Merlin (yes, the wizard) is involved, and a strange malfunctioning that causes the killed people to start returning and killing those who must kill.
As the chapters went on, the point of the story was missed on me and when Merlin (still lol'ing about that one) came into the story, I put the book down and laughed for a bit asking myself what the hell am I reading.
I'll give it two stars of being 'bold' and 'different'. I mean, as the author asked someone, when was the last time you saw a killer from a horror movie become a savior/hero in it's own story? Never. So congrats, this is the first book to do it and the last I'll read.