Review: Mean As A Rattlesnake Private Detective, and I Liked Him!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2012
This book is about a private detective named Jim Knighthorse who is hired to find the real killer of a caucasian girl. Of course, her African American boyfriend is accused. I wasn't too thrilled with the premise, but I downloaded it anyway. Like I've said before, I like to give books a chance.Along with investigating this murder, Jim is trying to get in the NFL, control his drinking, and deal with a sort of distant father. I liked that it just didn't investigate the murder. It dived into Knighthorse's life and the type of person he was. Without the extra background and other elements Rain included in this book, I wouldn't have connected with the lead character.I did find Jim Knighthorse almost a prick and very arrogant, but this character shows he has a huge heart. He also shows he is as mean as a rattlesnack when it comes to people doing the wrong things. He won me over because he does things in this book that takes guts [a lot of guts]. Things I wasn't expecting.Dark Horse was very funny to read. I like the quick play on words in this one. I did think, at first, everyone had that same jargon going on, but I got passed it. I began to understand in order to talk to Jim Knighthorse you have to be quick witted or he'll tick you off, which he liked to do. So, the jargon won me over. The book flowed easily. If there was mistakes in grammar or spelling, I didn't even see it. It didn't even matter. The story was great, and it kept me reading regardless.There is some adult language in the book, and honestly, I thought it was hilarious. I didn't think it was too much or over the top. I think he swore when he was mad and as a reaction to things going on around him.Overall, I thought the book was excellent. I completely enjoyed Jim Knighthorse's point of view. I laughed a lot, which is good. Somethings happened which was very unexpected, which kept me going further in the book. Also, I did like the God aspect of it. Very clever. I only wish the answers were that easy.