If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be without a shadow of a doubt, “shuddering”. Johnson knows how to keep you awake. Playing with dialogues, he makes you jump from one scene to another without giving you the option to stop, because… you don’t want to stop.
An amazing bloody plot which speeds up your mind page after page. You watch as the characters find their own doom. A curse… perhaps a gift? Humour black as night, filled with sarcasm, the author tells you a story of friendship, deceiving and thirst for blood.
This piece, and this is important, is written in the present tense, due to being born as a screenplay. Johnson turned it into a novel, so graphic novel lovers will like it as well. This makes it similar to a theatre title, where it’s all pure dialog and descriptions are minimum. This is a brave bet on his part. Will the readers love it or hate it? Well, when you grab this book you need to be aware of this and enjoy it from this point of view. I personally liked it, because it puts you right in the scene, and I’m always open to new challenges and avant-guard authors. They are brave to try new things and jump the cliff, who are we to cut their wings off?
Something I loved about this book is how real the characters are, you even feel comfortable between them. Moments of panic and anguish are the brush strokes that make you want more. I read it in one go, it’s like trying to keep the pace of a nightmare: you can’t turn your back, you can’t escape. And you know you love it.
Quick scenes ripped out with an exhalation. Prey and predator, that’s what it’s all about. A very wicked, breathtaking read. Our protagonists will find out sometimes… it’s better not to ask too many questions. The reader witnesses every atrocity they have to go through to find… the truth beneath the lies, deception and why not… resurrection.
