The Red Mohawk

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley.

Take a look through the other reviews and you'll find everything you need to know really. This book is meant to be a trashy, silly, gory throwback to the exploitative horror movies of the 80's, and it does that. For the most part, I found that it captured the sleazy spirit of the movies it was trying to emulate pretty well.

The writing and formatting has a serious “first draft” feeling to it. Some of the mistakes/clunky sentences/weird formatting made me wonder if anyone even bothered to proofread this book, or if the first draft was written and printed the next day. Another thing that definitely got in the way of my enjoyment was the sexism that ran through nearly every scene. In a book that's meant to be trashy, I can overlook a lot, but I can't recall a single scene featuring a woman that didn't include some kind of abuse, objectification, or any other crude and unnecessary details. Even if you don't find it personally objectionable (“It is meant to be sleazy” you could argue), it's incredibly repetitive .

It's a decently fun and amusing book, just one with problems that are too hard to ignore. 2.5 stars.