Review: Matt Shaw... the new Splatterpunk Prince?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
Matt Shaw is writing like a splatterpunk pro these days. For us hardened horror/gore fans, this is amazing, but you're still going to get a minority of readers who ignore that blatant warning on the front cover and will be moaning that this book gave them too many nightmares....you can't win.As for me, I loved this story. It was a different kind of story to what Shaw has given us recently and builds up a very palpable tension before the climatic ending, which you all have to admit, you didn't see coming from a mile off. The clever twists and references to other Shaw characters from previous books keeps you on the edge of your seat. I particularly liked the way Vanessa and Peter are featured, keeping the Happy Ever After series fresh.... I still need to go back and read all of them! The characters were brilliantly realistic. You can easily imagine the scenes in your mind, as we are given a typically average surburban scenario which rapidly spirals into something from an 80's slasher movie.Loved it...and even better, I have his latest instalment on my Kindle ready to go!