The Devil Takes You Home

I wasn't a huge fan of The Devil Takes You Home.  It's not a Thriller, and it's not Horror.  It's a really slow moving journey of a man who dips into his darker side and ends up liking it...a lot.

At first, the story takes off and I was invested.  Mario was a torn man, father and husband. How was he to provide for his daughter? The hospital bills and cost of treatment she needed was astounding. He needed cash and he needed it fast. So he figured it was time to contact his friend .. who may have a way for him to make some quick money.

Then it just went off the rails for me. I don't want to say too much for those that want to read this one but essentially it became less about family and more about evil and violence. I was not expecting that total 360 and kept waiting for it to tie together somehow. 

This is also said to be horror but..I didn't see it. There are some supernatural elements but they didn't really fit the overall story. At least to me, it didn't make much sense to even have them in there. This would have been better marketed as a dark noir crime drama, or something to that affect. The graphic scenes of violence, use of drugs and journey into “madness” completely fit that genre.

Maybe I just wasn't in the right head space for this one as I was expecting something completely different. If you have this one on your list, pick it up and give it a read. Chances are you will love it as so many others have. This one just didn't fully work for me.

I sincerely appreciate the publisher and Novel Suspects for providing me with a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.