William Pauley III

Full disclaimer: I was actually more interested in one of the later books and wanted to get some background before jumping into that. I know they aren't exactly linked, but my brain works in weird ways. Will I go ahead? I haven't quite decided yet.

I was hoping to really enjoy this book. I loved the concept of the Eight Block Tower - how much of the madness is ancestral and how much is the radiation. Is the tower really evil or are people just going crazy? The writing was also okay, although I was hoping for more. There was also quite a lot of repetition at times (we get it, there is radiation in the walls..) I, however, absolutely hated the conclusion to one of the stories (which unfortunately was also the one that held my attention the most). There's this great build up and mystery and then it turns out one of the characters is killing women to try make his straight friend gay so they can be together??? I really didn't like the homophobic undertones, nor the misogynistic ones that preceded it. I found the rest of the book to be less captivating. Is there an audience for this book? definitely! I guess I just went in with the wrong expectations...

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.… (altro)

I am not sure why anyone wants to live or work in Tower 8. The cops won't respond to calls and everyone has known this fact across all of the books in this series. This book was even weirder than the first three books in the series. Are the characters hallucinating or actually changing into something else and their coworkers are so oblivious that they truly don't see it? Already read book #5, The Ballad of Old Joe Booth, so now I am off to read book #6, Holus Bolus.

I love Connor Brannigan's voice and I look forward to finding more audiobooks read by Connor in the future.… (altro)