Review: The Man Who Crossed Worlds by Chris Strange

Title: The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1)
Author: Chris Strange
Format: Kindle Edition
Source: Making Connections ARR
Purchase: Amazon

Goodreads Synopsis:
Heart-pounding, stomach-kicking, and noir-drenched, The Man Who Crossed Worlds is urban fantasy with a twist of pulp and served in a dirty glass.

All freelance Tunneler Miles Franco wants is a bit of freedom and a couple of bucks to rub together. So when the cops haul him downtown for illegally smuggling the natives of another dimension to Earth, he'll take any chance he can get to stay out of the pen. And funnily enough, the cops have just the job for him.

A mysterious interdimensional drug-smuggler is staking his claim on Miles' city, and a drug war is about to kick off that will make the city look like the set of a post-apocalyptic horror movie. As a Tunneler, Miles knows all about interdimensional transport, and the cops need his help cutting off the drug lord's supply before it reaches Earth.

But it doesn't take long playing police lapdog before Miles realizes this ain't no ordinary drug he's dealing with. Snooping around in gang business is a dangerous job in a city where everyone's on the take and the gangsters play for keeps.

And there are a lot of ways a nosy Tunneler can disappear.

REVIEW:

This story is an action packed thrill ride and I loved it from beginning to end. For such heavy content, the book is written with a great amount of humor. This is supplied mostly by Mr. Miles Franco, the main character. Miles is a Tunneler with a soft heart, a hard fist and a shit load of bad luck. The novel is written in 1st person from the point of view of Miles. I liked this very much because I felt I understood him more as a character. Also, being inside the mind of Miles is sometimes a trippy thing.

The writing style of Chris Strange is very fluid. Character story lines flow in bits and pieces that join together at just the right times. Like waves crashing on a shore, that is how the big ‘A-ha’ moments that come to Miles feel to the reader. The descriptions Strange can muster from his mind are simply beautiful and grotesque. He can describe the perfect woman or the perfect monster in the same paragraph and have the reader’s mind filled with tons of imagery.

The plot was flawless. I loved how exciting the story was to unfold. It made me fly through this book because I just could not wait to see what happened next. The whole concept was fresh and creative. I recommend this book highly.

5 STARS to "The Man Who Crossed Worlds" because it took me to Heaven.

 

WWW Wednesdays #3

W...W...W... Wednesdays

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at Should Be Reading!

Everyone can join in on the fun!

Just answer 3 easy questions:

1. What did you recently finish reading?

2. What are you currently reading?

3. What are you planning on reading next?

So, here are my answers for WWW Wednesdays!

1. What did you recently finish reading?

"Letters in Cardboard Boxes" by Abby Slovin

It was so touching...look for review and possible Giveaway soon!

2. What are you currently reading?

"The Man Who Crossed Worlds" by Chris Strange

So far, really interesting.

3. What are you planning on reading next?

"All Claws: Stories of the Urban Werewolf" by Marion Sipe

There you go!

So, what was your WWW Wednesday?

Feel free to leave a link in the comments if 

you want me to check it out...

Teaser Tuesday #3: The Man Who Crossed Worlds

Welcome to Teaser Tuesday #3!

Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Everyone can play along!

Here are the "rules"

1. Open the book you are reading to a random page.

2. Share TWO sentences from that page. (Avoid Spoilers)

3. Include Title and Author - Even a link! So that people 

can add to their TBR if interested. 

4. Have Fun!

I am currently reading:

The Man Who Crossed Worlds by Chris Strange

Here are my teasers!

"My spirits picked up a little when Butch 

pulled the car up outside a strip club. 

I guess my life was kinda hanging in the balance,

but that doesn't mean I'm not still a man."

Only 15% into this book yet but totally digging it! 

Definitely not what I usually read.

Review to come soon!

Review: Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore

Title: Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art
Author: Christopher Moore
Published: April 3, 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 403 Pages
Source: Library
Purchase: Amazon
Barnes & Noble

Goodreads Synopsis:
Absolutely nothing is sacred to Christopher Moore. The phenomenally popular, New York Times bestselling satirist whom the Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls, “Stephen King with a whoopee cushion and a double-espresso imagination” has already lampooned Shakespeare, San Francisco vampires, marine biologists, Death…even Jesus Christ and Santa Claus! Now, in his latest masterpiece, Sacre Bleu, the immortal Moore takes on the Great French Masters. A magnificent “Comedy d’Art” from the author of Lamb, Fool, and Bite Me, Moore’s Sacre Bleu is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed “suicide” of Vincent van Gogh.

MY REVIEW:

To be honest, Sacre Bleu caught me off guard. When I saw a brand new book by Christopher Moore at the library, I was super excited. I thought, “Alright! About time I read something hilarious!” Previously, I read A Dirty Job, Fool and Lamb by Moore. They all literally made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion. Sacre Bleu was different. I don’t remember laughing out loud during the reading of this book.

I liked the idea of tying in the color Blue to the story with the paintings of the “characters” in Sacre Bleu. Also, I give Moore props for his research. You can tell he extensively researched this era. However, sometimes all of this knowledge is a little overwhelming when you are expecting a light, funny read. Who knows? Maybe Moore is trying to prove he is versatile? There has to be some reason for him to deviate so far from his normal path.

So, I’m not saying it’s not worth the read. I am just warning that if you are expecting the normal Moore book, move on along from this one. In my opinion, it is more historical fiction than comedy. Although it kept me somewhat engaged, it was not up to par with his usual hilariousness.

I am going to give Sacre Bleu 4 stars. I’m doing this because the book was indeed well written and did contain bits of humorous details. Also, because Moore deserves it after doing all that research.