Tressa 's Reviews > NightWhere

** spoiler alert ** I read this for an author invite group read at my horror group. John Everson has a large, loyal fan base, and he is one of the "good guy" authors who makes himself accessible to his readers. I admire that in an author.

I found NightWhere very readable in a page-turner way, yet tedious in parts at the same time. I didn't want to put the book down because I wanted to know what each chapter would bring and how the story would end, but the constant sex scenes started reading like something at Literotica.com. I found myself at times just scrolling through some of them. However, the ever-increasing violent sex IS the story, so I understand that, it's just that for me that part of the story got to be repetitious. Maybe I've read too much erotica over the years?

The descriptions of what makes NightWhere operate are excellent, and in a sick way I loved all the horrific details of the place. It put me in the mind of Edward Lee's Infernal series. Like with Lee's hell, I got a kick out of the minute details of what happens in that hellhole den of depravity that is NightWhere.

I really enjoyed the beginning of the story, meeting Rae and Mark and watching how these two very different people made their marriage work. But at some point I started really hating Mark for doing so many stupid things he made my head spin (and not in a good way!). I have a hard time handling characters who don't have enough sense to say "Enough! I'm done sacrificing for you" and go on their merry way. I mean, when you view your wife's snuff film and later see her fellating the body of a decapitated man and you still want her to come back home with you, you are an idiot. The time of running to Bed, Bath, and Beyond as a loving couple for new bedding is passed.

Thank you, John, for mingling with HA members for the group read. I am glad a lot of people got to read and enjoy NightWhere. You pleased some old fans and made some new ones.