Review: disappointing
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
This is the fourth Matt Shaw book I've read and I've yet to see what all the excitement is about. The characters are shallowly drawn and the plot is thin. In my opinion, the undertone of Vanessa's storyline from "Happy Ever After" is confusing and, frankly, gratuitous. And it's hard to believe this premise that, in suburbia, there's a torturing serial killer in every other home. The notion of serial killer v. serial killer isn't original and I found "Tortured" to be fairly predictable. I'm hoping that Mr. Shaw either steps up his game, or we find a new splatter punk author to keep us entertained.