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The Evil And The Pure
Big Sandy is an enforcer.
Clint Smith is a dealer.
Kevin Tyne is a pimp.
Gawl McCaskey is a thug.
Four men of violence, whose lives are about to intersect. It is London, the tail-end of the year 2000. A crime lord is trying to go legit. A chemical genius is working on his illegal masterpiece. A football club is up for sale. Savagely bred hounds are baying for blood. A depraved priest is preying on his flock. An abused young woman is praying for salvation.
On the harsh, unforgiving streets of the city, not everyone is going to make it to the new year.
A dark, harrowing work. Recommended for mature readers only.
Clint Smith is a dealer.
Kevin Tyne is a pimp.
Gawl McCaskey is a thug.
Four men of violence, whose lives are about to intersect. It is London, the tail-end of the year 2000. A crime lord is trying to go legit. A chemical genius is working on his illegal masterpiece. A football club is up for sale. Savagely bred hounds are baying for blood. A depraved priest is preying on his flock. An abused young woman is praying for salvation.
On the harsh, unforgiving streets of the city, not everyone is going to make it to the new year.
A dark, harrowing work. Recommended for mature readers only.
595 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2013
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Darren Dash
6 books321 followersDarren Dash was born in England in 1972, but has spent most of his life in Ireland, where he lives with his wife and son. In his day job, under a different name, he has sold over 25 million books worldwide, mainly in the YA market. But he feels much more at home in the nights of his adult worlds...
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February 4, 2015
Well that was brilliant! It was a thrill ride of dark, harrowing scenes mixed with some top-notch character development. I found myself thinking several times 'Come on Darren, you've gone too far here,' before realising that no, he hadn't, and that the actions of each character matched their personality and motives perfectly. Also, the whole final sequence was brilliant! I shall be eagerly awaiting the next release from this author.
June 17, 2014
I've known a few young adult authors that I have grown up with that have branched into books for adults and few have done so as successfully as this. Under another, very similar name Darren Dash has written a range of horror books for young adults but this is in no way suitable for the same audience.
This book has four main characters who live separate but connected lives in the London underworld but events conspire to bring them together in the most brutal of ways. There's Big Sandy, henchman and assassin to a crime boss but doesn't really like killing. Clint Smith, cousin to the crime boss and small-fry drug dealer who wants much more. Kevin Tyne who pimps out his own sister for the perverse pleasure of it. And Gawl McCaskey, a brutal Scotsman who has travelled the world committing crimes and been hated by everyone.
Each character is unique and brilliantly realised. It doesn't take long into the book before you feel you know each one of them intimately, whether you want to or not. There's also a strong supporting cast who are also really well characterized. The plot is deftly weaved together, each chapter focusing on one of the four leads and we often see the same thing from different perspectives as the characters move together and away again. At the same time it is utterly brutal with graphic descriptions of violence, sex and drug use. It's this that makes it a far cry from the author's books for a younger audience. None of it feels gratuitous though, everything either fits into the plot or tells us something more about our characters.
I also liked the fact that this book gave you something to think about. Whilst there is no doubt that all the characters do evil deeds, does that make them evil? The author gives us plenty of good sides to most of the characters, making them conflicting individuals rather than simply saying they are pure evil. Having said that I find it impossible to say that one of the four lead isn't completely and utterly evil but I'll leave you to find out which that is.
A very different book to his young adult works, gritty, brutal and set entirely in the real-world but with a really clever plot, this is a really good read.
This book has four main characters who live separate but connected lives in the London underworld but events conspire to bring them together in the most brutal of ways. There's Big Sandy, henchman and assassin to a crime boss but doesn't really like killing. Clint Smith, cousin to the crime boss and small-fry drug dealer who wants much more. Kevin Tyne who pimps out his own sister for the perverse pleasure of it. And Gawl McCaskey, a brutal Scotsman who has travelled the world committing crimes and been hated by everyone.
Each character is unique and brilliantly realised. It doesn't take long into the book before you feel you know each one of them intimately, whether you want to or not. There's also a strong supporting cast who are also really well characterized. The plot is deftly weaved together, each chapter focusing on one of the four leads and we often see the same thing from different perspectives as the characters move together and away again. At the same time it is utterly brutal with graphic descriptions of violence, sex and drug use. It's this that makes it a far cry from the author's books for a younger audience. None of it feels gratuitous though, everything either fits into the plot or tells us something more about our characters.
I also liked the fact that this book gave you something to think about. Whilst there is no doubt that all the characters do evil deeds, does that make them evil? The author gives us plenty of good sides to most of the characters, making them conflicting individuals rather than simply saying they are pure evil. Having said that I find it impossible to say that one of the four lead isn't completely and utterly evil but I'll leave you to find out which that is.
A very different book to his young adult works, gritty, brutal and set entirely in the real-world but with a really clever plot, this is a really good read.
May 9, 2014
When a beloved YA author takes the plunge and publishes an adult novel, the fans who grew up with said author are always a little apprehensive, and rightfully so.
Darren Dash (nice anagram!) has broken out into the adult market with his debut The Evil and The Pure, a dark and twisted crime novel.
You have a wide cast of characters to love and/or despise:
Big Sandy, the hired hitman of a top gangster, who has spent his life looking to take revenge out on the man who killed his mother when he was eleven.
He works for Dave "Bush" Bushinsky, a high-powered gangster in London who wants only one thing and just needs the money to get it.
Bush has a pet scientist named Tony Phials who is working on a new drug that could make Bush a multi-millionaire.
Clint Smith is Bush's cousin, a small-time dealer with delusions of grandeur. He wants to make money, to to New York and get the girl of his dreams, Bush's niece...as long as a slimebag actor doesn’t get her first.
Kevin and Tulip Tyne are siblings who have been orphaned. Adult Kevin gets off on watching teenage Tulip have sex with strange men and he hires her out to fulfill his own sick fantasies, including to the scientist Phials and the priest, Father Sebastian.
Gawl McCaskey is a man who has left a trail of women's bodies from Scotland to Australia and he is looking for a job in London. Greedy Clint and the mystery drug just might be what he was searching for to retire in comfort.
The Evil and The Pure is nothing like Cirque du Freak, The Demonata or Zom-B by Darren Shan. Darren Dash writes here about something much more sinister than the paranormal: real human beings.
Some of his fans might find this a little too dark, but I think those of us who grew up with him and are now adults ourselves will find this to be an amazing read and sound proof of the evolution of his talents.
The violence is vicious, but not overdone for sales or shock value. This takes torture (think the amptutation in Misery by Stephen King but to the genitalia and rabid dog maulings) to a new level.
The story flows easily, going from interesting to page-turning rapid action. If you don't mind a little bloodshed, read this book. It's got the cast complexity of a Maeve Binchy novel as if written by a violent madman, and I mean that as a compliment!
The characters are the best part, as they make the story. The way it's written, you feel like you know them, like you can see them standing right in front of you.
Another thing I liked was the goodness that shone through the dark; a silver lining in the black cloud of real thug life.
This is a book you won’t want to end!
Great work and amazing author evolution!
5/5--loved it!
Darren Dash (nice anagram!) has broken out into the adult market with his debut The Evil and The Pure, a dark and twisted crime novel.
You have a wide cast of characters to love and/or despise:
Big Sandy, the hired hitman of a top gangster, who has spent his life looking to take revenge out on the man who killed his mother when he was eleven.
He works for Dave "Bush" Bushinsky, a high-powered gangster in London who wants only one thing and just needs the money to get it.
Bush has a pet scientist named Tony Phials who is working on a new drug that could make Bush a multi-millionaire.
Clint Smith is Bush's cousin, a small-time dealer with delusions of grandeur. He wants to make money, to to New York and get the girl of his dreams, Bush's niece...as long as a slimebag actor doesn’t get her first.
Kevin and Tulip Tyne are siblings who have been orphaned. Adult Kevin gets off on watching teenage Tulip have sex with strange men and he hires her out to fulfill his own sick fantasies, including to the scientist Phials and the priest, Father Sebastian.
Gawl McCaskey is a man who has left a trail of women's bodies from Scotland to Australia and he is looking for a job in London. Greedy Clint and the mystery drug just might be what he was searching for to retire in comfort.
The Evil and The Pure is nothing like Cirque du Freak, The Demonata or Zom-B by Darren Shan. Darren Dash writes here about something much more sinister than the paranormal: real human beings.
Some of his fans might find this a little too dark, but I think those of us who grew up with him and are now adults ourselves will find this to be an amazing read and sound proof of the evolution of his talents.
The violence is vicious, but not overdone for sales or shock value. This takes torture (think the amptutation in Misery by Stephen King but to the genitalia and rabid dog maulings) to a new level.
The story flows easily, going from interesting to page-turning rapid action. If you don't mind a little bloodshed, read this book. It's got the cast complexity of a Maeve Binchy novel as if written by a violent madman, and I mean that as a compliment!
The characters are the best part, as they make the story. The way it's written, you feel like you know them, like you can see them standing right in front of you.
Another thing I liked was the goodness that shone through the dark; a silver lining in the black cloud of real thug life.
This is a book you won’t want to end!
Great work and amazing author evolution!
5/5--loved it!
May 28, 2015
This book wasn't what I expected, but I really got into it.
Can't say it's an enjoyable read as a lot of it is very dark and disturbing, but it is really good.
Can't say it's an enjoyable read as a lot of it is very dark and disturbing, but it is really good.
February 28, 2014
The Evil and the Pure is the first novel published under the name Darren Dash, and the first self published, for which he should be applauded as it is a brave step for anyone. Having loved all his adult stuff before I felt safe that this would be a good read, but I don't think I anticipated the change in direction. Change however in this instance is goooooood and I was not disappointed I was also initially a bit miffed that I HAD to read it off my kindle but that was soon lost as I became lost in the story.
Set in London (so I could easily imagine a lot of the areas!) it follows the interlocking stories of a group of characters whose lives become intertwined because of each others failings for greed, weakness and temptation. With drugs, brothels, murder and rabid dogs Dash has served up a gritty grim picture of London, that made me hyper aware of the people I was passing on the street, which only added a reality to the characters. Each character stood out in themselves with strong voices and even stronger personalities. It also presents interesting questions on areas from loyalty to faith, and the way addiction (in its various forms) affects peoples lives.
I enjoyed reading this (if that's the rights sentiment to take) and hope there is much more to come from Dash
Set in London (so I could easily imagine a lot of the areas!) it follows the interlocking stories of a group of characters whose lives become intertwined because of each others failings for greed, weakness and temptation. With drugs, brothels, murder and rabid dogs Dash has served up a gritty grim picture of London, that made me hyper aware of the people I was passing on the street, which only added a reality to the characters. Each character stood out in themselves with strong voices and even stronger personalities. It also presents interesting questions on areas from loyalty to faith, and the way addiction (in its various forms) affects peoples lives.
I enjoyed reading this (if that's the rights sentiment to take) and hope there is much more to come from Dash
January 30, 2019
I really really really liked this book. I have have been a big fan of Darren Shan/Dash for years, and have read most of his books. Previously I would have thought his Cirque Du Freak series were his best, but this book sucked me in and kept me engrossed from cover to cover. Characters that quickly became real, and a fast paced exciting plot. I wish I had this in paperback rather than the kindle version so I could loan it to everybody. Highly recommend !
January 12, 2024
The best book I have read in a long time.
It starts off rather disturbing, but is all essential to for this stories brilliance to shine. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
It starts off rather disturbing, but is all essential to for this stories brilliance to shine. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
October 2, 2016
Darren Dash is the adult pseudonym of Darren Shan and if you've read the synopsis, I imagine you've already gathered that this book is VERY different to the Darren Shan books. If you’ve read his kids books and are expecting a grisly horror with fantastical creatures, you’ll be sorely disappointed. This book is very much rooted in the real world and deals with very real and disturbing issues about what mankind does to each other. It comes across as very morally grey and I think if you don’t know anything about Darren Shan, you might think this was just what he’s like or that he was going for the shock factor or something, but having read all his books and following him on social media and stuff, I know that this was an intentional thing, and what he’s trying to do with this book is explore the idea of human evil, but just doing it in more of a pulp fiction way than a hoity toity literary way.
Weirdly, considering most of the characters are such horrible people, I did actually get really involved with them and properly cared about what happened to them. I think Darren Shan just writes his characters so completely and with these intriguing personalities that you become attached no matter who they are. I read a q&a with an author recently where she said that whoever she writes as the narrator of her books, she instantly sympathises with, and I think that’s probably quite true. Because we see things from the perspective of each character in turn, we get to understand their personalities and motivations in a way we wouldn’t if it was just narrated by the “hero” of the story, so all the dodgy stuff that’s happening kind of becomes a bit more understood and in some cases accepted or whatever. I think it was a really clever way to write it and it almost leaves you at the end wondering about yourself and why you didn't hate everyone in it.
Whilst this genre isn't really something I'd usually read, I think the plot was really interesting as well. What always strikes me about Darren Shan’s books is his imagination. How he manages to come up with things I could never dream of and even when he’s doing fairly commonplace themes (like vampires) he still has a completely different take on things and uses the details to make whole ideas seem new. So even though this book was so much more about real life and everything in it could easily actually happen, it still felt really imaginative and I’d never read anything like it before. Much thumbs up.
Weirdly, considering most of the characters are such horrible people, I did actually get really involved with them and properly cared about what happened to them. I think Darren Shan just writes his characters so completely and with these intriguing personalities that you become attached no matter who they are. I read a q&a with an author recently where she said that whoever she writes as the narrator of her books, she instantly sympathises with, and I think that’s probably quite true. Because we see things from the perspective of each character in turn, we get to understand their personalities and motivations in a way we wouldn’t if it was just narrated by the “hero” of the story, so all the dodgy stuff that’s happening kind of becomes a bit more understood and in some cases accepted or whatever. I think it was a really clever way to write it and it almost leaves you at the end wondering about yourself and why you didn't hate everyone in it.
Whilst this genre isn't really something I'd usually read, I think the plot was really interesting as well. What always strikes me about Darren Shan’s books is his imagination. How he manages to come up with things I could never dream of and even when he’s doing fairly commonplace themes (like vampires) he still has a completely different take on things and uses the details to make whole ideas seem new. So even though this book was so much more about real life and everything in it could easily actually happen, it still felt really imaginative and I’d never read anything like it before. Much thumbs up.
January 30, 2018
This is a book by Darren Shan, writing as Darren Dash. It was a strange read, strange in the fact that we have a bunch of characters I found very hard to like. We have Big Sandy, a tough thug who works for local gangster The Bush, and will do anything for his boss, even kill. We have Clint, The Bush’s cousin, who is a low life drug pusher, we have Gawl, a raving psychopath. Then we have Tulip, a sixteen year old prostitute and her pimp/perverted brother, then there is a paedophile priest and a scientist who has been forced to create a drug to end all drugs by The Bush. Their paths are destined to cross, with much bloodshed and horror, and even though they are not very likeable, that does not mean it isn’t a good read.
January 27, 2015
This book is twisted and rather disgusting. That out of the way it's fantastic, pure genius. The story is hard hitting, makes you realise how lucky you are and reevaluate your life at the same time.
The fate of the characters is unsurprising but the way they get there is gripping.
The fate of the characters is unsurprising but the way they get there is gripping.
December 6, 2019
By far one of the most messed up and gripping reads I have ever had.
The mix of broken characters and life changing events comes together to an epic finale that shocked me on every page.
Pure brilliance
The mix of broken characters and life changing events comes together to an epic finale that shocked me on every page.
Pure brilliance
August 16, 2023
One of the best books I ever read!
I'm usually not into this genre but I am a huge fan of Darren Dash/Shan, so I'm just reading everything hahah
This story is so good and well written. And it's also funny and a real page turner!
Love his work 🙏🏼
I'm usually not into this genre but I am a huge fan of Darren Dash/Shan, so I'm just reading everything hahah
This story is so good and well written. And it's also funny and a real page turner!
Love his work 🙏🏼
October 7, 2017
This was a good book but it wasn't great. It's like the movie snatch or lock stock. It was good.
May 21, 2024
Evil, that's probably a relatively accurate one word description of this book.
Darren Dash(Shan) has been writing Adult Novels under the pseudonym for a number of years now. I've read most of them, and they've all been excellent. Shan has proven himself as an author that can do just about anything, and with any genre.
The Evil and the Pure, is, by a mile, his darkest work. And I mean that in every sense of the word. It tells of a crime story, centered around London's seedy criminal underbelly , and we follow 4 main characters, each incredibly flawed to different degrees . Some have glimmers of conscience, and others just pure rotten scum to the bone.
The 4 POVs start off relatively separate, as the story progresses they are loosely threaded together, this builds until all 4 collide in absolute degraded chaos.
The character writing here is excellent , Shan lets you know who and what's what , there are development paths that aim to lead some towards a better light, and others down an even darker path. There's action, betrayal and just about everything in between. A drug scientist imprisoned in a lab concocting a strain of narcotic that could end the world .
It's hard to pinpoint anything about this story that makes you feel good, but it's excellently told , with some nail biting moments , and an ending that's left a bittersweet feeling .
If you're a fan of Shan, I can't recommend his adult novels enough, however, fair warning If you pick this one up. It's definitely not for the feint of heart
Darren Dash(Shan) has been writing Adult Novels under the pseudonym for a number of years now. I've read most of them, and they've all been excellent. Shan has proven himself as an author that can do just about anything, and with any genre.
The Evil and the Pure, is, by a mile, his darkest work. And I mean that in every sense of the word. It tells of a crime story, centered around London's seedy criminal underbelly , and we follow 4 main characters, each incredibly flawed to different degrees . Some have glimmers of conscience, and others just pure rotten scum to the bone.
The 4 POVs start off relatively separate, as the story progresses they are loosely threaded together, this builds until all 4 collide in absolute degraded chaos.
The character writing here is excellent , Shan lets you know who and what's what , there are development paths that aim to lead some towards a better light, and others down an even darker path. There's action, betrayal and just about everything in between. A drug scientist imprisoned in a lab concocting a strain of narcotic that could end the world .
It's hard to pinpoint anything about this story that makes you feel good, but it's excellently told , with some nail biting moments , and an ending that's left a bittersweet feeling .
If you're a fan of Shan, I can't recommend his adult novels enough, however, fair warning If you pick this one up. It's definitely not for the feint of heart
April 26, 2015
The Evil and the Pure is the first novel published under the name Darren Dash and it was incredible.
I love Darren shan's other novels both adult and young adult this so far from them and i wasn't expecting to like it as much as i did.
It was exciting, gripping, thought provoking and pure genius.
I love how in this non of the characters are perfect and they all in some way are evil or really damaged but in all the characters you can get a glimpse of their good side and have some sort of empathetic feelings for them.
you have Big Sandy, the hired hitman of a top gangster, who has spent his life looking to take revenge out on the man who killed his mother when he was eleven.
He works for Dave "Bush" Bushinsky, a high-powered gangster in London who wants only one thing and just needs the money to get it.
Bush has a pet scientist named Tony Phials who is working on a new drug that could make Bush a multi-millionaire.
Clint Smith is Bush's cousin, a small-time dealer with delusions of grandeur. He wants to make money, to to New York and get the girl of his dreams, Bush's niece...as long as a slimebag actor doesn’t get her first.
Kevin and Tulip Tyne are siblings who have been orphaned. Adult Kevin gets off on watching teenage Tulip have sex with strange men and he hires her out to fulfill his own sick fantasies.
Gawl McCaskey is a man who has left a trail of women's bodies from Scotland to Australia and he is looking for a job in London. Greedy Clint and the mystery drug just might be what he was searching for to retire in comfort.
This book was sinister through out and when you thought tht Dash had gone too far he made you rethink i think very few authors could of pulled this off. But the highlight of this book was the last 100 pages it was breathtaking and shocking, i freaking loved it.
I was gripped into the world and the story from page one.
I love Darren shan's other novels both adult and young adult this so far from them and i wasn't expecting to like it as much as i did.
It was exciting, gripping, thought provoking and pure genius.
I love how in this non of the characters are perfect and they all in some way are evil or really damaged but in all the characters you can get a glimpse of their good side and have some sort of empathetic feelings for them.
you have Big Sandy, the hired hitman of a top gangster, who has spent his life looking to take revenge out on the man who killed his mother when he was eleven.
He works for Dave "Bush" Bushinsky, a high-powered gangster in London who wants only one thing and just needs the money to get it.
Bush has a pet scientist named Tony Phials who is working on a new drug that could make Bush a multi-millionaire.
Clint Smith is Bush's cousin, a small-time dealer with delusions of grandeur. He wants to make money, to to New York and get the girl of his dreams, Bush's niece...as long as a slimebag actor doesn’t get her first.
Kevin and Tulip Tyne are siblings who have been orphaned. Adult Kevin gets off on watching teenage Tulip have sex with strange men and he hires her out to fulfill his own sick fantasies.
Gawl McCaskey is a man who has left a trail of women's bodies from Scotland to Australia and he is looking for a job in London. Greedy Clint and the mystery drug just might be what he was searching for to retire in comfort.
This book was sinister through out and when you thought tht Dash had gone too far he made you rethink i think very few authors could of pulled this off. But the highlight of this book was the last 100 pages it was breathtaking and shocking, i freaking loved it.
I was gripped into the world and the story from page one.
September 29, 2018
The Evil and The Pure - appropriate title
The novel was exceedingly good even though it was rather lengthy;however the length must have been crucial to the masterful telling of the story. Truly every one of the characters was evil to some degree with the exception of Shula Schimmel ,and Tulip Tyne. It could absolutely be an amazing screenplay for a movie directed by Guy Ritchie . Considering the length of the novel it moved along rather well ,and managed to keep you captivated throughout it's entirety. If it actually took 12yr's to complete this novel this could explain why it proved to be as good as it was given the amount of thought given to developing each character,and tying them into the theme of the novel.
The novel was exceedingly good even though it was rather lengthy;however the length must have been crucial to the masterful telling of the story. Truly every one of the characters was evil to some degree with the exception of Shula Schimmel ,and Tulip Tyne. It could absolutely be an amazing screenplay for a movie directed by Guy Ritchie . Considering the length of the novel it moved along rather well ,and managed to keep you captivated throughout it's entirety. If it actually took 12yr's to complete this novel this could explain why it proved to be as good as it was given the amount of thought given to developing each character,and tying them into the theme of the novel.
April 21, 2016
This book was a wild ride. Most of the characters had more problems than they did redeeming qualities, and yet I still found myself oddly attached to a few of them. I'm not sure what genre this book would be, but I think that's part of it's appeal. I wouldn't think that I would enjoy a mob crime type story, but watching as these 4 characters (1 professional, 3 suuuper not) got entangled in each other's lives was just so intriguing. I could hardly but this book down.
December 21, 2019
Having read other stories by this author first, I expected some supernatural horror story. But this wasn't really it for me. It has gore and mature content to maybe be classified as horror, but for me this was more of an underground crime thriller.
The story is more of a slow burner for me and the final payoff was good!
The story is more of a slow burner for me and the final payoff was good!
January 6, 2024
Utterly unputdownable! Sickening and thought provokingly beautiful. I have found a new love and respect for this author in adulthood that I thought was reserved only for the books he wrote that I read as a child.
This was a brilliant yet harrowing read. Certainly not for the faint of heart but a rewarding experience upon completion.
This was a brilliant yet harrowing read. Certainly not for the faint of heart but a rewarding experience upon completion.
May 10, 2019
keeps you coming back for more.
I'm a huge Darren Shan fan. I read his books throughout high school and I am very excited to see that he is writing to the adult audience. Even tho I still love the young adult books.
I'm a huge Darren Shan fan. I read his books throughout high school and I am very excited to see that he is writing to the adult audience. Even tho I still love the young adult books.
June 6, 2015
Heart wrenching!
So sad. This is an awesome book. I think everyone should read it just to see how good and evil can coexist in people's lives and the damage that can be done. Of course, all the sex, drugs, and murder isn't an everyday thing in most people's lives.
So sad. This is an awesome book. I think everyone should read it just to see how good and evil can coexist in people's lives and the damage that can be done. Of course, all the sex, drugs, and murder isn't an everyday thing in most people's lives.
January 27, 2018
Was hooked till the end
This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I devoured it . Could not stop reading .It had so many hooks. But no questions were left unanswered. Everything was tied neatly. Best book I've read in quite some time. Well done , Darren.
This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I devoured it . Could not stop reading .It had so many hooks. But no questions were left unanswered. Everything was tied neatly. Best book I've read in quite some time. Well done , Darren.
February 15, 2022
This is probably my favourite book that Darren has wrote.
It is dark, twisted and very psychological.
There could be a dozen spin-offs because the characters are so complex.
Writing this review makes me want to read it again, it is THAT good.
It is dark, twisted and very psychological.
There could be a dozen spin-offs because the characters are so complex.
Writing this review makes me want to read it again, it is THAT good.
February 10, 2024
Wasn't expecting much from this book because I don't really like gangster books and such but boy it was amazing.
All these terrible people and still I hated Kevin the most. He got off so easy for my liking. :D
All these terrible people and still I hated Kevin the most. He got off so easy for my liking. :D
August 15, 2014
Although it’s dark, great characterization and a superb plot keep you turning the pages. If you’re up for an adventure, this book is for you. I rate this book a five-star read.
May 10, 2015
I was very impressed with the way Darren Dash was able to up the scale from his previous books when he wrote this one. Masterfully done.
May 24, 2015
A little predictable, but retains the same addictiveness of Dash's YA books. Once the pages get turning, you can't help but keep reading, even if you know where a lot of the threads are going.
December 28, 2015
Amazing
One of his best books so far. Its different from his usual work but I believe it makes it all the more unique...
One of his best books so far. Its different from his usual work but I believe it makes it all the more unique...
May 13, 2020
3.5-stars.
An interesting story that probably could've been edited shorter for a bigger impact. Lots of action and gore, held together by a pretty outrageous but believable plot.
An interesting story that probably could've been edited shorter for a bigger impact. Lots of action and gore, held together by a pretty outrageous but believable plot.
June 15, 2024
Having grown up reading Darren Shan books, I love how dark he gets in his adult books.
Wasn't expecting the incest though 😂
Wasn't expecting the incest though 😂
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