Review: Perfect for the monster fan
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2012
I'm not sure what I expected from this novella, but Swamp Monster Massacre was one hell of a fun book to read.  As typical of monster novels (and movies) there is a very large cast in the beginning of the book and a much smaller cast by the end.  There are some characters that didn't have much opportunity to develop before they suffered a very painful and gory death, but the ones that survived until the end definitely had my vote.  I won't spoil the ending, but I will say that I liked it.  And as much as I love horror novels, I typically hate how stories in this genre end.  Not so with this book.  It ended perfectly.  There was just enough closure to know that the worst could be over for the survivors.I did enjoy the fact that the characters had a different flavor than what I'm used to.  The star of the show was the original bad guy.  The rest of the cast is different and enough is said about them to know that they're typical people who got on the wrong boat.  I'm pretty sure that none of them will ever decide to tour the Florida Everglades again.  I did have a hell of a fun time reading it, but I wasn't scared.  This is more focused on the gore and if you like brains and dismembered limbs, than this is a perfect book for you.*I received a copy of this book as part of a blog tour in exchange for my honest review.