Review: Who needs sleep when you can have Art?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
I hate Matt Shaw! I just finished Art and my brain cannot function. Usually I move on to a new book right away but it’s not going to happen. The last twenty pages blew my mind and I cannot function. I was disturbed on a level that I’ve never been this disturbed before. The images that I created in my head using his words will be burned into my mind for a long time. I already don’t get enough sleep because of my two kids and now, because of Matt Shaw, I doubt I’ll get any sleep at all. I hate you….. but I loved every minute of it."I realized how dark the blackness really was. For this, someone would need to invent a darker colour to have described the state of my soul."Art is the brainchild of Matt Shaw. With the help of author Michael Bray, who I hate now too but not as much, they put together an awesome book. Matt’s deranged killer is hardly one dimensional.  He has a great backstory, strange delusions about how people will react to him and shows growth in character throughout the novel that is confusing and exciting for him. He is perfectly opposed by the Michael Bray’s Detective Andrews. Again, this is not a one dimensional cardboard character. He has a lot of issues expressing his emotions to his pregnant wife. He worries about bringing a child into such a dangerous world. That’s where our killer comes in. He leaves his victims in macabre positions that he considers art(hence the title). He plays mindgames with the detective. He makes it personal.The two authors drew on each other’s styles and perfectly merged to create a seamless book. I would highly recommend both authors and if you haven’t read anything from either, this would be a great place to start.Shaw vs. Bray. Who will survive when the dust settles? Read the book and find out.