Review: 3.5 Stars. A Great Embodiment of an 80's B-Movie
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
Moon Rocks covers a NASA geologist's discovery that rock samples brought back from the moon have some unexpected hitchhikers on them. Alien mayhem ensues.This book was the literary equivalent of the days where I went down to the video store as a kid, picked out a movie from Vestron, Trimark, or New World Pictures where the quality of the  box art sometimes eclipsed the quality of the actual movie, and enjoyed mindless fun for an hour and a half. This book has all that: from the available, low cost cave sets to the final one-liner when the creature receives its comuppance. It's almost like it was written to be one of these movies. I don't know if it was a conscious choice or not, but it works.The writing is decent and the characters, while not particularly dimensional, are fun. The love interest is just present enough to be interesting, while not interrupting the horror side of things. The side characters play their roles well enough, and though there are a few parts that drag, the story moves at a good clip most of the time. The book is a quick read, and a typical reader can get through it is a weekend at most.Part of the reason I enjoyed this book is the same reason that it does not get a higher rating. The story is fun because it's familiar, but it also feels a bit like the reader has been there before, whether is be from watching The Terror Within or another similar movie. The creature is different enough to be interesting, but not particularly unique. The situations are entertaining, but not particularly tense. Ultimately, the "Been There " feeling the reader gets is a blessing and a curse.Overall though, if you've picked through your horror movie collection and want a bit of nostalgia, this here is a good choice. All for less than the cost of a VHS rental.