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A review by motherhorror
Breaking the World by Jerry Gordon
4.0
Thank you to the editor at Apex Publishing for advanced reading copies of this book in exchange for an honest review by the Night Worms (#nightworms on Twitter & Instagram)
I think most people who pick this book up to read it would do so because they have some basic interest in the real, historical events that happened in Waco, Texas back in the 90s. *Or* at least a fascination with cults. Jerry Gordon sets out to expand on our knowledge of the Branch Davidians through the narrative of a young man brought to the compound by his mother.
This is not a "slow burn". This is action packed from the first sentence to the last. And honestly, that's my only real complaint. I felt like I didn't have enough set up to really care about any of the characters involved in the very life-threatening situation they find themselves in right on page one.
All of the character development happens much later-so at first, I didn't feel like I was engaged, just a mere observer.
About 100 pages in, things get very interesting. Jerry Gordon uses a familiar story and takes some unique liberties with it that I think horror fans will enjoy.
In fact, it would be awesome to see this one as a movie.
A fast-paced, surprisingly unique apocalyptic take on a real, historical event.
I think most people who pick this book up to read it would do so because they have some basic interest in the real, historical events that happened in Waco, Texas back in the 90s. *Or* at least a fascination with cults. Jerry Gordon sets out to expand on our knowledge of the Branch Davidians through the narrative of a young man brought to the compound by his mother.
This is not a "slow burn". This is action packed from the first sentence to the last. And honestly, that's my only real complaint. I felt like I didn't have enough set up to really care about any of the characters involved in the very life-threatening situation they find themselves in right on page one.
All of the character development happens much later-so at first, I didn't feel like I was engaged, just a mere observer.
About 100 pages in, things get very interesting. Jerry Gordon uses a familiar story and takes some unique liberties with it that I think horror fans will enjoy.
In fact, it would be awesome to see this one as a movie.
A fast-paced, surprisingly unique apocalyptic take on a real, historical event.