Monsterland

BLUF: Monsterland is the Jurassic Park of... well... monsters.

I was provided a copy of this book from netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review

Plot: Governments have become bankrupt trying to contain zombies. Vampires and werewolves are closing in on extinction. Vincent Conrad? He has a solution to fix it all.
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Wyatt Carter and his friends received exclusive tickets to the California Monsterland's grand opening. While the park is considered safe, first days have their surprises...

Story: Slow start, whirlwind finish - usually I would complain, but not this time. It took me a few chapters to get used to the run on sentences, but it was well worth it. We are shown a little background to each monster and quite a bit regarding Wyatt and his friends.

Characters: Monsterland doesn't venture into high school, but follows stereotype-breaking high schoolers. (Most popular female is smartest in class and infatuated with a huge dork, the supposed outcasts fit in quite well with the popular crows - or is this just a small town thing?)

The combination of story and characters is wonderful and, even though we can guess what will happen, finding out how and what happens is satisfying.

Ranting, sorry: I know it's wrong to read a book like this and expect most things (other than the whole monster concept) to be realistic, but fireflies in California? I don't think that happens. (Petty, I know ;) )

Did I mention..?: I really enjoyed this book!

3.5 stars on my blog. 4 stars here because it is more 4 than 3.

My Thoughts:

It is Monsterland's grand opening. This opening is a big deal because the town where it is located was about to go belly up. It is an opportunity to bring in much needed money and tourists. 

It was rather predictable. A group of teenagers are given opening day tickets for the park after one of the “geeks” does a good deed for a homeless vagrant. This vagrant turns out to be the owner of the park who just looked like a vagrant after a hard days work. Of course they all go. In a park full of monsters, how could things go wrong? Well they do, and in a horrible way. 

This started out kind of slow. The very beginning was slightly confusing. You learn about the world as the story is told. I had to reread the first chapter twice to completely understand what was going on. After that things went smoothly. The last half of the book is much better than the beginning. With that said, I enjoyed this.

Quote From the Book:

“Impressive firepower. I bet it would take down an elephant, rhino, or hippo as well.” McAdams added with a smile. “Seems incongruous to have in a family themed park,” the ambassador from China grumbled. 

Recommendation:

If you are in the mood for a quick read that will give you a few scares, give this a try. Fans of paranormal horror will probably enjoy this. Parts of this were pretty gory, so if you don't like blood and guts, this probably isn't for you.  

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.