Review of The Devil Pulls the Strings

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[Following is a volunteer review of "The Devil Pulls the Strings" by J. W. Zarek.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Boone Daniels' friend, Flynn, is in the hospital after Boone accidentally lances him in a jousting match. Flynn makes him promise to go play in his band's concert in New York. Guilt-ridden, he goes through with his friend's request.

Boone is given a horrific welcome to New York City. A woman stumbles into him, and they almost get crushed by a piano. He is now on the run from men with guns and dragging with him a beautiful French woman who goes by the name Sapphire.

Boone has been stalked by a wendigo ever since his parents were killed by it, and now he is being hunted down by a secret cult. Boone seems to be the unluckiest person here.

Time travel, magical cabs, immortals, monsters, and secret cults. What else is going to be hurled Boone's way?

The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek was a surprisingly good read. The book is filled with humor, even in the most serious scenes. The book is fast-paced and uses onomatopoeia, giving me the mental image of what people would describe New York to be: fast-paced and always buzzing. The main character is super funny and relatable, which made it easy to feel for the character. Sapphire, my personal favorite, is like his rock - and he is hers. She is always there to help him out of a panic attack and almost getting killed. Another thing I thoroughly enjoyed is that the book revolves around both historical and modern music. It also forms part of the book's world-building. The other thing that made me smile was that the writer used an anime reference, which was a funny way to describe something. The book was well-edited; there were no spelling or grammar errors.

There was only one thing I disliked: the writer's descriptions were redundant, especially when he was describing things that were meant to be shocking to the reader. The redundancy could have been avoided with an exclamation point.

I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. The book was super good; I really enjoyed it. The characters, the humor, action, and mystery were all great. Even with the negative aspect of the writer being repetitive, it was only in two sentences, so it was not a big problem.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy works of fantasy, magic, mystery, urban fantasy, young adult, and adventure.

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The Devil Pulls the Strings
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