Hey all!
This is just a quick update and book review. Things are progressing. We are actually going to start tiling the new addition this weekend (finally!). I’ll be so relieved when I don’t have to worry about it anymore, will post some pictures later. The second of installment of Alycondra will be up on Wattpad by this weekend, so keep an eye out. And here is my book review for, Krampus the Yule Lord by Brom.
Promising, but Ultimately Disappointing
First, I would like to point out that I like Brom immensely as an artist, and as a writer, I find his vocabulary lively and descriptions masterful. I hated this story, and I think it boils down to personal preference and has nothing do with Brom’s actual writing abilities.
I wanted to love this book. I love Christmas, I am completely enamored of Krampus and all the mythology that surrounds him, and I’m a huge fan of Brom’s art, so this seemed like the novel of my dreams. I could’ve loved it if it focused more on Krampus, but Jesse was meh.
The inspiration for this felt like it came straight from a Jerry Springer episode. Normally I like my reading a material a little tawdry, but this didn’t do it for me. It’s like watching the Taryn Manning version of, A Christmas Carol, and that was horrible.
There’re so many characters and so many storylines, sometimes I felt a little lost and bored frequently. You’ve got Krampus and Santa fighting. Jesse trying to get Linda and his daughter back. Jesse fighting with Dillard. Jesse dealing with basically the mob of Hickville, which that storyline just fizzles out and leaves you wondering why it was necessary at all. Dillard was a big enough a-hole on his own, the mob wasn’t really necessary. Then there are the Belsnickel’s side storylines. He could’ve cut half of the characters out, and I don’t think anyone would’ve noticed.
I know it’s an unpopular opinion, but I thought this book was awful. It had so much promise, but ultimately, I couldn’t get into the story or that characters. Take that for what you will.
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