Sandman Slim

This is one of the authors I decided to check out after reading his story in Body Shocks. I don’t recall which story he wrote, but I liked it and wrote his name down. I’m glad I did, because I enjoyed Sandman Slim quite a lot.

I’m a fan of hard-boiled magicians, and while I new I’d never read Sandman Slim before, much of the novel felt familiar. It was a beloved old story told by a new (to me) voice - well-written comfort food.

If you’re a fan of The Dresden Files, this’ll be right up your alley. Just be aware that while I’d rate Dresden a PG, Slim gets an R.

No spoilers here. Just gonna say. Holy crap I enjoyed the hell out of this book! Definitely going to pick up the rest of the series. Damn this was a good read!

Just scrapes 4 stars. Now that may seem like faint praise but this was actually decent. Punchy urban fantasy noir which played a little with the normal tropes. However, you can definitely tell its a first book as there is a sense of the author finding their feet in the setting. That being said, the hero and his motivations were a little too stock for my tastes. Definite potential though and seeing as I bought an omnibus of the first 4 I will be delving deeper into this series. Recommended.