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A review by divapitbull
Wrong Ways Down by Stacia Kane
3.0
Wrong Ways Down was a bit like reading The Canterbury Tales. Eventually you get used to it, but initially it’s exhausting. The story is told from Terrible’s point of view, so it’s written entirely in Downside-speak, or whatever it’s called. It was intriguing in Unholy Ghosts and lent atmosphere to the scenes Terrible was in, but for a 240-page book, it’s…. ambitious. I wasn’t sure if 1.5 was required reading, however I figured since I found myself falling into Team Lex, it would be helpful to refocus. Terrible is a decent guy, which I knew before reading Wrong Ways. It did help paint him as an engaging character, learning a little about his early life, his code and sense of ethics and morality, his daughter and shitty baby momma and of course, his genuine love, care and concern for Chess.
The story itself is interesting, but not exactly riveting. Someone sliced and diced one of Bump’s dealers and now they’re running around raping his whores. Terrible, being more intelligent than people take him for; realizes there’s some sex magic in the works and he struggles not to involve Chess, mainly because everyone around him seems to know he has a crush on her and is questioning his motivation for wanting to consult “Bump’s Churchwitch”. While this story is mostly Terrible, he does spend some time with his Chessie and it seems clear that she likes and respects him. Terrible knows that her past and her issues are stopping her from being able to have a healthy romantic relationship and he won’t risk their budding friendship.
The story itself is interesting, but not exactly riveting. Someone sliced and diced one of Bump’s dealers and now they’re running around raping his whores. Terrible, being more intelligent than people take him for; realizes there’s some sex magic in the works and he struggles not to involve Chess, mainly because everyone around him seems to know he has a crush on her and is questioning his motivation for wanting to consult “Bump’s Churchwitch”. While this story is mostly Terrible, he does spend some time with his Chessie and it seems clear that she likes and respects him. Terrible knows that her past and her issues are stopping her from being able to have a healthy romantic relationship and he won’t risk their budding friendship.