“The first half, maybe even two thirds, were lots of fun. Sorta fell apart at the end for me though. It was a big build up that didnât quite fulfill the promise.
Basically, thereâs a town thatâs gotta do a nightly ritual, plus a yearly ritual. For some goddamn reason they invite some outsiders to assist with the fall festival (which is connected to the yearly ritual), but itâs critical the outsiders donât find out about the ritual. Is that vague enough I donât have to count this as including spoilers?
I thought thereâd be payoff on this, and there really isnât.
Imagine Independence Day, and when will smith punches that alien in the face, we discover the aliensâ weakness is a good ol fashioned American face punch. Kinda anticlimactic, right? And sorta weird that this conquered race that has spanned galaxies is so easily defeated. Wouldnât you think someone wouldâve thought of that before?
Anyway, thatâs kinda what this book is like. Pretty good, but itâs that kid in class capable of a lot more, itâs just that a science teacher canât grade your crappy project based on your personal potential, they have to grade based on the level of average students, know what I mean.
I should bump this up to a four for the description of a granny in a semi-transparent cat costume dancing around with a diaper visible underneath. Fuck you, Iâm entitled to my kinks. “