A review by beau_reads_books
A God in the Shed by J-F. Dubeau

2.0

I really wanted to be able to rate this higher but as I progressed through the book I nearly DNF’ed it several times. For the most part, the plot seems really interesting on a macro level and if the book had been more scrutinized by an editor, I think the story would have shown through clearer. The multi-perspective chapter device can be really helpful, especially in horror writing, but in “A God”, it turned into a game of telephone where confusing information kept being regurgitated, and the reader was left at the end of the circle with a narrow grasp of what was happening. Unrealistic and dull character growth and dialogue, accumulated into a choppy and hurried ending sealed the deal on the 2-star. I wasn’t aware when reading that this was the first novel in a two parter or series, and I’m not sure I’ll read the next.