Hello friends! How are you guys this morning? I hope you all are doing good. I just woke up but, it's probably going to be a good day. Right now I'm having my coffee and after this I'm going to exercise and do some reading. When my husband wakes up he is going to smoke some meat to take to his parents for our dinner later. So I'm really looking forward to all of that it's going to be fun!
I'm looking forward to doing this review because I really liked this book! I hope you all enjoy the review too. Now, let's get started!
Title: Prodigal Son: Frankenstein #1
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Horror/Sci-fi
Pages: 469
Rating: 5 stars!!!!
Synopsis: Every city has it's secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a slight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that's missing in himself. Detective Carson O'Conner is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner Michael Madison would back her up all the way to Hell itself - and that just might be where this case ends up. For the no-nonsense O'Conner is suddenly talking about an ages old conspiracy, a near immortal race of beings, and killers that are more-and less- than human. Soon it will be clear that as crazy as she sounds, the truth is even more ominous. For their quarry isn't merely a homicidal maniac- but his deranged maker.
My thoughts on the book: I loved this one ! I am for sure keeping it in my collection because I think I want to continue with this series for sure! It was just such a fun read! It was probably one of the best books I've read so far this year.
I found the whole story itself to be very interesting! *SPOILER WARNING* We are following two cops and they are on a case were one of the killers isn't human and they also need to catch his maker. We meet some very interesting characters along the way. I have several characters I really liked in this story.
One character that I liked was Michael Madison. What made me like him was his sense of humor! I think he is hilarious! As a detective he is very good at bringing some lightness to the dark situations they find themselves in.
I also like Deucalion. I have to say he has a very odd name and I'm still not completely sure how to pronounce it. If you know please tell me in the comments! I liked him because of his mysteriousness though just intrigued me. If you have ever read the The Crow comics by James O'Barr for some reason I pictured Deucalion looking like Eric Draven does as The Crow I don't really know why I did that.
Another character that really interested me was Randal 6. He is another one of the created beings. When his creator made him he gave Randal autism. Randal has a goal he wants to achieve and he is trying to do so while dealing with his autism. You see his stuff from his prospective and just how his mind is working while he is trying to do this and it's just interesting. I hope he plays a bigger role in future books.
I really loved the story Dean Koontz told in this book. It was a very good mix of cop procedural and horror/sci-fi. Mr. Koontz got that mix just right and it created a very hard to put down book! Also, his pacing was excellent. The story wasn't too fast or too slow just kind of in-between so it was just right!
I'm giving this book 5 stars! This book could appeal to a lot of people! If you like horror or sci-fi give this book a read. If you like cop procedurals still give this book a read. There is something in it for a lot of readers!
Ultimate Reading Challenge Update:
So if you are a regular reader of this blog you know I am doing the Ultimate Reading Challenge! I decided to use this book to fulfill a challenge prompt.
The prompt was to read a book that has been on my shelf for more than a year. Now since I've read the book lets open the envelope and see what my reward is!
Awe it's a mini little composite notebook. It's adorable! I will for sure use this!
90 Day Backlog Reading Challenge Update:
If you normally read my blog you know that I am also doing the 90 Day Backlog Reading Challenge to try to clear space on my bookshelves for new books. Well the reading has been good but the challenge has been rough because so far . I have read two books as part of the backlog challenge and both have been so good I can't donate either one. That and I also had to break the no buying new books rule because I had to buy the book my book club is reading.
That's it for now! If you have read this book please leave your thoughts in the comments. Also, if you happen to like my stuff please give my blog a like and a follow! I hope you all enjoyed the review! That's it for now I hope you guys have a nice day. Goodbye!
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