Okay, so I'm 168 pages in, so it isn't really first impressions, but oh well. I meant to stop earlier, but cliff-hangers got the better of me. I've stopped now because I just finished chapter 22 and OH MY GOODNESS! I've never been so annoyed at a book before. Well, I have, but this makes it high up the list and I just had to stop now or I never would.
I've got my little notes here, ready to type away...
So this book is definitely smaller than Desolation. I've not got Demon Road handy to compare it to, but it I much smaller than the sequel. And there seems to me like there's a lot of questions to answer before the end (though one which I did have has already been addressed in chapter 22): what's the deal with Milo and Demoriel? What happened to Kelly and her group? Could there be books based on those two? Milo's past and their adventures? What's going on with Glen? There's a lot of unresolved things that better be addressed by the end of the book because I hate it when things are left hanging in a series that isn't going to be continued.
I'm liking the plot so far. I like that we've had a look into Amber's job with the Shining Demon and how that works and I like that we've seen where she's at with her parents. I'm also liking the sort of flashbacks to her brother, though I don't really understand it, so hopefully that will be explained, too.
As I've said before, I love Amber and Milo's relationship. I love that Milo is so devoted to helping Amber. He mentions money again, and states that he's not there for the money, and that he's there to help her. He also offers to let Betty kill him, so Amber can get revenge on her parents: "I shoot him, she shoots me. You can get her then." He then offers again: "I think if I shoot him... and she shoots me, you can get her then." It's sort of an unhealthy relationship, though. Like, Amber agreed to be the representative to save Milo... that's obviously a huge thing to do. And he offered to die so she could get her revenge. But they are so close and I'm so glad they have each other... I hope nothing happens... Oh God, something's going to happen, isn't it?
The relationship between Amber and the Charger is also something that's been made obvious over the books. It's weird that it's able to prefer certain people, but in a good way. I like that it has a special connection to Amber, and that it has accepted her.
Oh! And the trucker guy that's after them! Looking forward to seeing where that goes.
The humour and jokes, as always with Landy's writing, are perfect for my sense of humour. I'm such a plonker, I laugh at anything, but I just find it so funny. Like when they're in the cornfield and this happens:
"Do you miss it?"
"Corn?"
"School?"
I just find it funny...
And finally... I'm pretty sure Derek Landy is a Supernatural fan. Am I the only one that has noticed while reading these books? Maybe it's just me being such a massive fan of the show, but I've seen so many references that seem so obvious to me stretched out over all of the books. Maybe it's just me? But it seems like too many times to be coincidence. Like, I just happened to relate all of these things back to Supernatural? But it seems like his kind of show? I don't know.
Anyway, loving American Monsters so far. Really annoyed at how chapter 22 just ended! But we'll see how it goes, and see if my many, many questions are answered!
Looking forward to Skulduggery series 2!
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