“
The Former Hero is a dark adventure that
sometimes scared the hell out of me. The pages were filled with bad guys
and gals, high speed motorcycles, dank basements, and an occult figure
dismembering a society that gave up. Set in a gritty and disturbing
dystopia identified only as the ‘City of Man’, I wondered if author Jeff
Mays wasn’t describing today’s world. This is a psychological thriller
that keeps the reader rooted in singular, hard hitting, divergent
stories cleverly brought together in the end and reminiscent of a
superhero, graphic novel, but this story however is far more complex and
engaging than any comic book.
…
The reader should save
The Former Hero for a
dark Saturday night alone and with a glass of wine. Come to think of it,
you may not wish to read the book by yourself. Put your latest Stephen
King back on the shelf because once you start, the insane asylum is not
that far away.” [
Full Review]