Kevin R. Tracy

Cruelty's Coming...

*First off, big thanks to Grimlock for graciously gifting me this audiobook! I honestly wasn't sure exactly what I was in for but I've been wanting to try some of E's books & after reading the premise of this one I knew I wanted to check it out. Cruelty had all the makings of a good slasher movie which is just what I was in the mood for. I don't know how many times I yelled RUN, just Run damn it- RUN! Of course, the characters never listen to me- to their own detriment but hey I tried to tell them. : ) I really loved the ending too. It was not what I was expecting but it left me wanting more so I definitely plan to see what Cruelty is up to next. Nice job E!… (mere)

This is the first episode of Cruelty and I'll throw it out there that I'm not sure if I'll continue onto the next one. It wasn't poorly written or anything like that, but it all felt a bit mundane and was lacking something to hook me in. I was expecting more to the horror elements, but it didn't seem to "scare" or "shock" me. It had a "wtf, that's gross" thing going for it, for some readers, but I felt that it was telling it too much of it, not showing it. Showing would have allowed for more emotional attachment to the scenes.

Still it wasn't a total loss for me if I look at the last bit. While it might have revealed a lot early on (first of ten episodes), I felt it was the only part of the story that really grabbed my attention. I might keep on with the serial to see where it goes from here, because of the ending, but as for the other stuff, it wasn't my thing.… (mere)