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A review by reading_under_covers
Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones
4.0
With this being two stories in one, I'm going to split up these reviews and also note, the 4 star rating is an average of the two together!
KILLER ON THE ROAD
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
"Who needs amusement parks when there's the Wyoming interstate?"
There was so much about this novella that I loved - it was adrenaline-filled, fast-paced, had so much heart, and did have quite a bit of gore thrown in (🥴 <- my face a good chunk of the time).
I loved the lore included around truck drivers and it really opened me up to a lifestyle that I haven't given much thought to - and I loved the moments SGJ included where our characters reflected on in if their fathers were going to make it home safe for Christmas - this story was packed with moments like that that had me sobbing. He really came swinging with the emotions in this one.
While this story did have some fantastically nightmarish horror elements, it did read a lot like a thriller, which is maybe why I ended up enjoying this story so much compared to some of his other works!
THE BABYSITTER LIVES
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This story was a repackage from a previous release and, while it started off really strong, it devolved in a way that took me out of the story. If I had read this one on its own, it might have held a higher merit for me, but reading this one immediately after KILLER ON THE ROAD, left me yearning for something else.
Still a really strong story, but one that loses the tracks a bit.
Thanks to NetGalley and Saga Press for my early copy for review - out July 15!
KILLER ON THE ROAD
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
"Who needs amusement parks when there's the Wyoming interstate?"
There was so much about this novella that I loved - it was adrenaline-filled, fast-paced, had so much heart, and did have quite a bit of gore thrown in (🥴 <- my face a good chunk of the time).
I loved the lore included around truck drivers and it really opened me up to a lifestyle that I haven't given much thought to - and I loved the moments SGJ included where our characters reflected on in if their fathers were going to make it home safe for Christmas - this story was packed with moments like that that had me sobbing. He really came swinging with the emotions in this one.
While this story did have some fantastically nightmarish horror elements, it did read a lot like a thriller, which is maybe why I ended up enjoying this story so much compared to some of his other works!
THE BABYSITTER LIVES
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This story was a repackage from a previous release and, while it started off really strong, it devolved in a way that took me out of the story. If I had read this one on its own, it might have held a higher merit for me, but reading this one immediately after KILLER ON THE ROAD, left me yearning for something else.
Still a really strong story, but one that loses the tracks a bit.
Thanks to NetGalley and Saga Press for my early copy for review - out July 15!