bandherbooks's Reviews (3.65k)

The perfect audio book for a long car ride. The Shining Girls kept me riveted as the mystery of Harper the time-traveling serial killer was unraveled. I'm always dubious of more than one narrator, but it totally worked for this book. Each reader was dedicated to a chapter and it really helped keep the narrative straight (especially through the mulitple charachers and time travel). The relationship between Kirby (the one who lived) and Tom, her journalist mentor, was also awesome and often laugh out loud funny which helped lighten this VERY gruesome tale. I love a good time travel tale and the different devices author's use to make it work. Beukes has a big win here.

Love that these graphic novels fill in gaps in the original narrative of the Dark Tower Series. The Crimson King, while not how I originally imagined him, was totally gruesome and awesome.