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tummidge's review
4.0
Showing my age and lack of film viewing in the past few years, but easiest to compare this to Smokin’ Aces albeit this is much better and likely to live in the mind longer than the aforementioned. Kingsley, a fixer and collector of famous murder weapons, is on his way to purchase The Fangs of Wallachia, a pair of daggers thought to have magical properties, when he discovers the dealer has been robbed of the item and left very much in an injured state. The theft sets in motion a number of parties to look to retrieve the daggers from the drugged wastrel now in possession of them. Among them a mercenary, an assassin nun, a pair of “arty” serial killers, a corrupt cop with other player manipulating things in the background.
This is a high speed, rip roaring actioner full of funny lines and references. Lawson manages the task of making each character distinctive even when they are all ghastly murderous types. He keeps you invested in things and always second guessing what the outcome will be. There’s also a brilliant and unexpected sequence in the last third relating to the daggers and elevating them from mere macguffin status.
I’ll need to read the sequel at some point as there was enough fun to be had here and the story ends on a somewhat unresolved note.
This is a high speed, rip roaring actioner full of funny lines and references. Lawson manages the task of making each character distinctive even when they are all ghastly murderous types. He keeps you invested in things and always second guessing what the outcome will be. There’s also a brilliant and unexpected sequence in the last third relating to the daggers and elevating them from mere macguffin status.
I’ll need to read the sequel at some point as there was enough fun to be had here and the story ends on a somewhat unresolved note.
forgotmyline's review against another edition
10.4.16 - This is on sale for $0.99 today!
aspiringcowboy's review against another edition
1.0
pure nonsensical bullshit. it's like Dan Brown and Tarantino collaborated while on a really bad LSD trip. that should be fun but it really isn't
bundy23's review
3.0
Sure it's just trash but it's short, sharp and to the point trash. It was completely ridiculous but it moved along at such a pace that it was impossible to get bored. There's definitely worse ways to spend 2 or 3 hours on a rainy afternoon.
charshorrorcorner's review
4.0
Rarely does a book leave me without words, yet here I am. IT'S A BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD WORLD is full of horrible people and terrible situations. It was funny as hell and I loved it!
Written in vivid style it was easy to picture this in my imagination as a movie. Combine some ancient relics with your favorite action film, add a bit of any Tarantino movie, sprinkle in a dry sense of humor and finish it off with the "franks and beans" scene from There's Something About Mary-and Voila! You have the recipe for this book. (I tried to fit the battle-nun into my recipe but I can't think of anything, anywhere to liken her to. That's right, there's a bad-ass battle nun, deal with it.)
As I said, this book left me speechless, so I had to borrow descriptions of films to write this review. A friend of mine used the movie Smoking Aces to help describe this book, and I find that to be an apt comparison as well. I just don't know what else to say. Fun, full of action and humor, IT'S A BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD WORLD is a great way to spend a few hours. Highly recommended!
You can get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Bad-World-Book-ebook/dp/B01EOBO7EK/chashorcor-20
*I was provided a free e-book copy in exchange for my honest review. This is it!*
Written in vivid style it was easy to picture this in my imagination as a movie. Combine some ancient relics with your favorite action film, add a bit of any Tarantino movie, sprinkle in a dry sense of humor and finish it off with the "franks and beans" scene from There's Something About Mary-and Voila! You have the recipe for this book. (I tried to fit the battle-nun into my recipe but I can't think of anything, anywhere to liken her to. That's right, there's a bad-ass battle nun, deal with it.)
As I said, this book left me speechless, so I had to borrow descriptions of films to write this review. A friend of mine used the movie Smoking Aces to help describe this book, and I find that to be an apt comparison as well. I just don't know what else to say. Fun, full of action and humor, IT'S A BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD WORLD is a great way to spend a few hours. Highly recommended!
You can get a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Bad-World-Book-ebook/dp/B01EOBO7EK/chashorcor-20
*I was provided a free e-book copy in exchange for my honest review. This is it!*