Last night I finished Seth Grahame-Smith's Unholy Night. This is his second adult book (first being Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter which I highly recommend).
I really enjoyed this one. There is a ton of action, and G-S's writing is a welcome relief from the normal crap that is getting published these days. I strive to find good authors who can tell a story with meaning, and with language. Now if you are super religious, or just do not like alternate history, this is not the book for you. Seriously, the narrator is one of the three wise men, and he is not a great guy. In fact the premise is that the three wise
men are all criminals. There is also quite a bit of violence so if people getting their heads lobbed off is not your thing this is not your book. Final warning, this is NOT Lamb. It is not intended to be funny. This is the review I keep seeing for this book, and nowhere in the description can I find where people are getting that this book is humorous. Yes there are some bits that I chuckled at, some lighthearted moments to break up the seriousness, but that is not the point. The point is that the narrator is a criminal. And this criminal is going on an adventure, and he is going to meet some crazy people along the way. All in all, it is a well written book, with loads of interesting characters who you can see in a new light. So pick it up and enjoy it for what it is!
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