Mark Croce

Smashwords book reviews by Mark Croce

  • January Moon on Oct. 26, 2010

    Gill obviously has a whole lot to say about a whole lot of things and they're all pretty deep and important and just when you think she’s getting too heavy, maybe too serious, something amazing happens: she sneaks up behind you and tickles you in the ribs and you burst out laughing. Then she slams you to the floor and kicks your ass once more with some amazing emotional s*** that will kick you in the gut and then she has you laughing or smirking or chuckling again. She can be very funny and a lot of it is very subtle and dry but there is definitely a lot of humor (I guess that was the biggest surprise to me). The author also does action really well too. The scene at the end with the dog fighting “The Big Bitch” to the death to save Jess was incredible. Gill described it so well I could see it happening perfectly and the whole explosive gun battle in the cult was very believable. I liked the plot and I liked the characters and I liked the action as well as the humor but what was most amazing was how well she made all the different stories come together in the end. That was very clever and sets up everything for a logical sequel which I’ll definitely read.