Thom reviewed We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
Review of 'We Sold Our Souls' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Grady Hendrix and Quirk Books does it again - good story, great theme, perfect book cover and chapter titles. Mentions of multiple Metal bands add to the fun, and halfway through the horror joins the party.
Solid start but then it slows down a little. Tension arrives to pick up the beat, and once horror arrives I dare anyone to put the book down - I couldn't. The ending had similarities to My Best Friend's Exorcism, but I can't think of another that would have worked better.
I still haven't hit Hendrix's Paperbacks from Hell, and now want to more than ever. Was [b:Horrorstör|13129925|Horrorstör|Grady Hendrix|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1414314217l/13129925.SX50.jpg|18306052] better than 3 stars? I will have to reread that too. Scheduled to be released just as we went into lockdown was [b:The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires|44074800|The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires|Grady Hendrix|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584222716l/44074800.SY75.jpg|68534292], so that also gets added to the list.