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Liked It “I really enjoyed reading this. If you watch the show religiously then you will enjoy reading this because it feels like you are watching the show.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Personally i didn't enjoy this book at all. I found the Poe mystery interesting, but the rest of the book wasn't worth reading just for the sake of the mystery. DeCandido spent most of his time being so specific about the geography of New York that he didn't spend any time getting the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Nevermore is... to be honest, not a very great book. I was okay with it the first read, but upon the second read, I stumbled upon something I'd missed before: it sucked. The author really didn't have any grasp of the characters, OR the show. He basically just vomited up what something like Superwiki would tell him about the characters and backstory-- he didn't grasp the subtle nuances that any fan of the show and good "based on television" writer would. I don't even think he's ever watched the show, from the way this was written. Honestly, I'm disappointed. This shouldn't have happened for the very first novel based on Supernatural. My advice? Skip DeCandido's entries to the Supernatural based books and look for the others. Or go read fanfiction. Because I've read way better fanfiction than this book.”
Miranda wrote this review Monday, October 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Personally i didn't enjoy this book at all. I found the Poe mystery interesting, but the rest of the book wasn't worth reading just for the sake of the mystery. DeCandido spent most of his time being so specific about the geography of New York that he didn't spend any time getting the characterisation of Sam and Dean right. There were moments in the book that were funny, but it rarely sounded like something either of the boys actually would say, so it didn't feel funny because it felt wrong.
Jamila Choubassi wrote this review Wednesday, July 13, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
DeCandido makes a point of setting his book between "Crossroad Blues" and "Croatoan", and if this was true then the boys would still be swimming in an emotional sea of grief, but there's hardly any mention John at all. The emotion in the book felt extremely shallow.”
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I’m a curious sort so bought a few of the Supernatural books even though I’ve mostly heard that they aren’t very good.
Clover Autrey wrote this review Monday, July 11, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Starting with the first one, Nevermore, I look to the back cover and find the blurb interesting. Killings based on Edgar Allan Poe stories, hence the title. Sounds pretty good.
Hate the cover picture. What are the boys wearing?
Learn that the author has a lot of books out, mainly in TV universes like Star Trek, Buffy, WOW, Resident Evil, etc. . .
I browse around the acknowledgments and am not thrilled to find out Mr. DeCandido was handed this job because his editor on other projects became the editor for the Supernatural books. Okay, yeah, if I was him I’d jumped at it too, but still, I want the writers of these books to be as invested in the show as I am, not just asked to do it because you “know” somebody. Farther down his agent’s name snapped out. Lucienne Diver. That makes me feel a little better because she is a big dog in the writing world who wouldn’t take on a bad writer or at least one that can produce . . . of course that niggling little worry sneaks out “yeah but if you only write in media verse with a built in audience . . .?” Stop that, I haven’t even started reading yet. Plus he’s a USA Today Bestselling author so that says something, right? It could be great.
Chapter One: Begins in the point of view of the victim of the week just like a regular episode. Unfortunately this college student along with his friend who shows up are too stupid to live. I know they are going to die and I don’t care because they are boring and stupid. As they come upon the “evil” (see how I’m not giving any spoilers away?) instead of hauling ass, they have a conversation about what they think it could be and should they call 911. They die. I don’t care. It wasn’t chilling. It wasn’t scary. It wasn’t gory. Big thumbs down for Chapter One, but Two is next with Sam and Dean so I’m excited.
Chapter Two: The only thing that happens is Sam and Dean pack up their gear and check out of their motel and start driving to their next job that came from Ash through Helen. That’s it. Twelve pages of backstory from how they live off credit card scams to the Impala to a few of the secondary characters, etc. Now I don’t mind backstory, it’s needful, but I feel like it should be subtlety seeded out not a huge infodump. That’s all this chapter is and I’m hugely disappointed. Plus the brotherly bantering just wasn’t up to speed.
Chapter Three: Still on the road just pulling into the Bronx now. More infodumping, even Cassie is mentioned, but they do start talking about the case a little. Brother banter still not on game, but a little better. Maybe this is the kind of writer that hits his stride farther into the middle of a book. I hope so. I do want it to be good. I want all things Winchester to be good.
Chapter Four: From the point of view of Clare, someone attached to the last killings. Sam and Dean pretend to be reporters. We get our first description of the boys through Clare’s eyes. She turns and immediately goes ga-ga over Sam. Can’t blame her on that. He’s described with semishaggy dark hair, amazing brown eyes, and adorable small nose. While Dean has close-cropped hair and blue eyes. Wait-- What? Blue? Um?
There are a few funny bantering lines in this chapter, mostly from Sam at Dean’s expense. A few more clues about the case are gathered. Clare isn’t an idiot like the first chapter newbies and there wasn’t any big infodumps so maybe we’ve gotten past all that nonsense and the book is really going to pick up momentum and be good and creepy and everything I’m looking for.
Okay, so the first 40 pages were disappointing. If this wasn’t about two characters that I already adore, I’d probably stop reading, skip to the end because even with stupid books I have to know the ending and then toss it in my to-be-given-away pile. At least if an episode isn’t great there are still pretty pretty images to look at. Maybe these books should be made into picture books.
See Sam and Dean Winchester.
Sam digs up a grave.
Run Dean, run.
A ghost throws Dean into a tree.
All right, all right, possibly I’m being too hard. The last chapter was the best of the bunch so maybe it will only keep getting better and by the time I report on the next few chapters I’ll be raving. It could happen.
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“I enjoyed the TV series so I picked up the book to tide me over between seasons. Not a bad tale. I heard some fans were upset about the ending, but as someone who enjoyed Season One's episode "The Benders" I really enjoyed the twist at the end. Although I'm not sure the first book in new series is really the best place to start toying with reader expectations.”
Peachy K wrote this review Sunday, June 12, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I love the show but the book didn't do it for me - it was just too cheesy - so I'll stick to watching it on the telly.”
she127 wrote this review Monday, May 9, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“It was fun to read a book about the TV series, but it lacked some of the suspense of the show. The dialogue between the brothers was a little over the top and distracting.”
Kristi K wrote this review Sunday, December 5, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Nevermore is the first novel based on the Supernatural series. The book takes place in the second season between the episodes "Crossroad Blues" and "Croatoan." In this book Sam and Dean Winchester find themselves in New York, because the show could never afford to put the actual actors there, working two cases. An Edgar Allan Poe inspired murder case and a ghost in the house of a friend of Ash's. I loved getting to listen in to the boys inner thoughts, I don't know what is better: inner monologues or the actors facial expressions. The cases were just okay but it was nice to see the boys liking each other again, and caring about things again. The show, now in the sixth season, is too full of anger sometimes and I so hate it when the fight which is pretty much non-stop at this point. Although maybe this season things can change a little bit. ”
ButtonsRam wrote this review Saturday, October 2, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No0 of 1 members found this review helpful“I love the incorperation of Edgar Allen Poe into this book, and how they make a case out of it. I love all the action, and how Sam feels when he goes back to the college.”
8 Marcella U wrote this review Monday, August 30, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“For a TV tie-in novel, this was very well done. The author captured the characters of Sam and Dean accurately, which is crucial to a Supernatural story. I really liked Dean's reverence of classic rock in this story and his knowledge of its history. The main storyline of their investigation into the Poe related murders was not nearly as interesting, or fun, as their helping their Dad's rocker friend exorcise the ghost from his home. The scenes with Dean and Sam at the local bar where the rocker friend's band play were great fun! All in all, Nevermore was an entertaining read and I'll most likely read more Supernatural books in the future.”
Gregory Litchfield wrote this review Friday, August 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
