3.5 stars rounded up to 4I've been a big fan of this series since book one but this definitely fell short for me. Stark spends a lot of his time running from place to place, worrying about the destruction of earth. While that's a huge thing to worry about, I miss the books where Stark was tearing stuff up all of the time. He does get back to his nature around 80% through the book when he brings back some hellhounds to assist him. The rest of the book goes on the be a bit anti-climatic with how e...

*Recvd 04/29/2014 via Edelweiss* Expected publication: August 26th 2014 by Harper Voyager

"Death, like birth, is a secret of nature."Only with birth you get a blanket and a bottle. You get a blanket with death too, but they call it a shroud and everyone else gets the bottle. How am I supposed to be okay with that? What an experience it was! By far, it is the best book in the series with Sandman Slim running a close second. The book is a like a galvanizing baithak with a bottle of Aqua Regia and a pack of Maledictions. The one-fifth of the book builds up serenely to the last titill

James Stark has had it tough. He is thrown into Hell, not as a damned soul, but while he is still alive-some people have enemies. Stark survives and eleven years later he manages to claw his way back from the underworld seeking revenge. And then things start to get interesting. None of the preceding are spoilers this is the set up to the first book in the Sandman Slim series-you could read most of that on the book's back cover. The Getaway God is the sixth novel in the series, and as always thes...

3.5 stars Audio VersionI don't know exactly what it was but this one just didn't hold my attention. Not bad but I didn't enjoy it as much as I usually do. It picked up towards the end and I'm looking forward to the next one.As usual with this series the narrator was fantastic.

Really good book. Extremely happy that 98% of the loose ends were finally tied up allowing for a new arc of Jimmy Stark.

Not rating this. Got 64 pages in and not going to finish it..just wasnt doing anything. Stark was really getting on my nerves.

Mixed feelings here. You have to like, "I don't want wisdom. I want a bazooka" or "we could have been playing badminton with a baked ham for all he cared." You have to admire the constantly increasing scope of Stark's adventures, and that despite being almost a cartoon character he is still showing a tiny bit of emotional development. You have to recognize the challenge for Kadrey to bring the series to a major turning point, if not an end. There are a lot of things to wrap up, a lot of charact...

I think we've settled into a nice, humorous, extremely bloody routine. Not all routines are bad, of course. Some just grab you by the throat, spill all your secrets upon the ground, and then dance in a river of entrails while they laugh about gods, devils, and outsiders.This happens to be one of those routines.I do note one little detail, however. Our favorite Nephilim seems to be losing all his most powerful toys. Pretty soon he's going to be one DE-powered freak.Well, to be fair, it seems like...

What can I say, I love me some Sandman Slim. These stories flow like a shot of Aqua Regia on a humid summer night in hell.

Actual rating: 8 stars. Because this is kinda sorta the best installment in this series so far and stuff.Okay, people, we need to talk. Why the bloody fish are you still NOT reading this series (view spoiler)[ shame on you shame on you shame on you shame on you (hide spoiler)]? I know this is only the best freaking UF series with a male lead ever (with my boyfriend Daniel Faust, of course), but still. I do not give a flying shrimp if you have too many books to read as it is, if your pet barna...

A satisfying conclusion and a good wrap up of the cosmic stories of Sandman slim so far.

STOP. If you have not read any of the other books why are you reading this review? In all fairness I never offered a review for Sandman Slim, But I did give it 5 stars. I suggest that a person start by looking at the first book in this awesome series. This is book #6. And Yes I own them all. In hardback. I suppose one can loosely compare them to the "Harry Dresden" series. Only in that there is magic, and each book is a stand alone story. Beginning, middle, end. But that is all. I assure you San...

5 StarsThe Getaway God, book 6 in the Sandman Slim series is still fresh and exciting to me. This series is tailor made for me. It has an amazing, bad ass, natural born killer, that is loyal down to his core for a hero. It has Gods, Demons, Ghosts, Vamps, Zombies, and much more. It is extremely violent, with no holds back, heads a rolling on the floor writing. Kadrey uses clever dialog, sarcastic humor, and relevant references to make things fun and fresh.In this book we are treated to an ever d...

Typical Sandman Slim story, but lacking a bit in innovation and with more shallowly drawn characters. Also, the last third of the book, and in particular the final big climax, were lacking in detail and were perfunctory at best, leaving the novel unsatisfying overall.

I received a digital advance copy of this book for personal blogging and review.Once again I had a nice four hour long chat over drinks with my favorite anti-hero, James Stark. Oh my god, this book! AMAZING. Kadrey does it again (no surprises there) with more exploits of the hero we all love to hate, and hate to love. Stark deals with the less than appreciative Golden Vigil bossing him around about a serial killer investigation, all while facing the looming threat of the Angra Om Ya in the lates...

Brainycat's 5 "B"s:blood: 5boobs: 1bombs: 5bondage: 0 blasphemy: 5Bechdel Test: FAILDeggan's Rule: FAILGay Bechdel Test: FAIL Please note: I don't review to provide synopses, I review to share a purely visceral reaction to books and perhaps answer some of the questions I ask when I'm contemplating investing time and money into a book. I'm going to share an uncomfortable truth with you here. This is not the best book in the series, and in fact it's not even a very good final episode. One of the...

First off, legalese: I received this eARC as part of the Harper Voyager Super Reader program in return for an honest review. (i know, it sucks but someone has to do it...) ;)Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers (and coarse language)....No, really, if you haven't read the series you should stop now.Okay, don't say I didn't warn you!So I'm still mixed about this series. Sandman Slim started off rocking and rolling hardcore. I would tell people that Stark was a no-holds-barred Harry Dresden, while being no...

I got an eGalley of this book from Edelweiss for review. I have been a huge fan of all of the Sandman Slim books, although I will say the last couple had slowed down a bit in pace. This book did not disappoint, it picked up pace and resolved a major storyline that had been dragging on for some time. This book mainly deals with Stark aka Sandman Slim as he works to prevent the Angra Om Ya (the Old Gods) from entering this realm and destroying Earth. In addition to that there is a new serial kille...

I have loved the Sandman Slim series from the first. Outrageously violent and enormously clever and thoughtful in mythology and world-building -- a rare combination. This most recent entry feels like the end of an era for the series, and while Stark has undergone transformation before (for instance, he served in place of Lucifer), he's left in the employ of private detective and has been stripped of his most extreme power - the ability to Shadow-walk. Increasingly, as the story has gone on over