Review: Move Over Stephen King
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2011
J.Q. Rose's writing is as "bad" as Steven King's. When I read Salem's Lot, I couldn't put it down and I slept with a Bible, a Lutheran prayer book, and a Catholic prayer book for several weeks.  I didn't pick up another of his books for twenty years.I read Sunshine Boulevard in bed and it's a miracle I did not have nightmares. If I were the naked lady in the geranium bush, I'd have been farther-gone--somewhere up North and still screaming. The fact that I read the whole book, however, is a testament to J.Q. Rose's writing. She had me from the first truly weird death to the ominous ending. If I ever retire to a warmer climate, it won't be Florida. I can't even offer the caveat if you're phobic about... Florida has plenty to be phobic about--roaches you can saddle and ride, alligators in your back yard, sharks at the beach, and seniors on the road who probably shouldn't be driving any longer (see the trailer). All I can say is--if you're prone to nightmares, I suggest you read it earlier in the day.Me, I'm off to Wal-Mart to see if they have any caulk guns. I may live in Illinois, but I'm not taking any chances. Prayer books or pentacles and crystals won't work against this foe, and I don't have a blasting rod like Harry Dresden (of Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files) so I can't just hold it out and yell "Forzare" if I see `em coming.