Other than occasional specials from the publisher, I only use word of If you’re interested in horror or graphically-violent thrillers (seriously graphic, not just saying that to be edgy) comment on this post, message me, orĮmail me at I refuse to spam or use other shady means to get reviews. The following books desperately need reviews. Hope for the Wicked (Larry Laughlin, 1) - Edward Lorn She said she remembered it being bad, so yeah, I’ll blame her. I’ll blameĭelee, who I buddy read this one with. Koontz novels, but you can’t really go wrong with the Koontz books with Black/Neon covers, so I don’t know why I expected to dislike it. But I enjoyed it more than I thought possible, considering the concept. Is a Black/Neon era Koontz book, so it was bound to be, at the very least, readable. But the plot kept me guessing all the way to the end, which contained some truly flesh-crawling scenes. Made for a cringeworthy conversation or two. And the murders are boring in the sense that I’ve seen it all before. Is quite porny, with our MCs clocking in at two and a half sex scenes.

It’s not one of my favorites, though, due to all the sex. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was an incest survivor, though.As for the book itself, I did not hate it. I know he had a traumatic childhood (horribly violent mother), but I am unsure if he was molested.

Whether it be rape or consensual, incestual sex is a theme throughout Koontz’s career. Incest - Yup.I’d forgotten how prevalent incest is in Koontzīooks. Psychic(s) - Nope (But there was a mention of second sight)and introducing the newest Koontz Alert…11. Sodium-vapor streetlight - Kinda (Mercury-vapor this time)8. Serial Killer - Yup (Koontz’s staple super-handsome, well-built egomaniacal maniac) 6. Koontz-Alert Checklist (Every Dean Koontz book has at least one of the following ten eleven things.)1.

Hope for the Wicked by Edward Lorn