Monday, August 18, 2025

Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton

 

DNF. Bland prose, uninteresting and implausible characters, and a story that hadn't gotten interesting 100 pages into a 260 page novel. I'm patient, but that's ridiculous. Also, it's a vampire story, and Sinners and The Vampire Hunter Hunter are both fresh enough in my head that mediocrity just won't do.

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