Rating: 
Summary: WOW
Review: RED was an excellent book!!! It had me in its grip from the moment I started reading! It's a short book (211 pages), but so well written you know all the details of each character without having the story slowed down at all. I am VERY impressed by this book and recommend it to anyone that has a few days to read it from open to shut with a few breaks in between.~Happy reading!~
Rating: 
Summary: minus horror
Review: The first chapter of this book shows incredible promise; dark, malicious, moody. A dog gets shot in the head by some mean-spirited rich kids. Aha! A tale of vengeance.
Unfortunately, the first chapter is the high-water mark and each following paragraph spirals into sentimental and meaningless exposition which never seems to scratch the surface. There was a premise here, something with which Ketchum could have pressed further into, and we the reader would have been treated to a real macabre insight as to what makes people mean, what revenge does to the person seeking it, and what happens after that.
Instead, Ketchum treads softly, tapping into fear like the Sci-Fi Channel taps into science fiction, amusing ridiculous characters and simple-minded explanations then wrapping it up quickly so he could go to bed or watch CSI.
I knew there was a reason I rarely wander from the literature section. Some writers just don't have the balls.
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