The John Cleaver sequels: Mr Monster and I Don't want to Kill You by Dan Wells

I just finished I Dont want to kill you and I may in fact kill Mr Wells for not having written book four yet. On the surface John cleaver Dan Wells protagonist lives in a very ordinary life of a teen in small town America.

Then of course there's the fact that being inside Johns head is anything but ordinary. He doesn't love girls...he loves to thought of mutilating and trapping them. He's a sociopath deaf and simple.

I already wrote a review for his first John cleaver novel a while back and now I've polished off the next two. And to quote Dan himself I do believe they are getting better. As with the first book John directs his serial killing tendencies into finding and catching demons.

In Mr Monster he struggles to do all the normal things including date a girl he's had eyes for since book 1. He continues to work with his mother, Margaret her twin sister in the mortuary and. Regina working closely with an FBI agent foreman to catch the next killer.

Also and sorry for spoilers but johns relationship with his mother hits new interesting places now that his mother and he are the only ones who know about the demon he killed in part 1.

I admire that so much of these books revolves around johns family perhaps Mr Monster moreso. We also get to understand the strained relationship between Lauren Johns sister an his mother when she brings a real pain in the ass home for dinner.

The end of this novel takes an intriguing twist and Dan wells purposes the climax of book 1 I reckon. I won't spoil it but the demon in this book is very different to the guy in book one.

Now I Don't Want to Kill You. I can't reveal too much but suffice to say all your favourite characters are back. We get to learn more about Brooke and this is a bit of a spoiler alot of this book tracks a romance between John and Marci the popular girl at school.

I think the fascinating thing about John is sure he may be a sociopath, but he never accepts that part of him. In a way he has higher principles and is far more courageous than anyone else. By book 3 he has very proudly taken upon the role of demon hunter.

So what more can I say read these books. On the surface a fascinating story that goes inside a dark and unfamiliar mind. We grapple with questions of morality and often love and what the hell is it especially web your John Cleaver and you just don't feel.

Still by the end of book 3 that idea of John is completely abandoned...anyway no more spoilers. I wish there was a book four they are easy to read books and relatively short so really there's no reason no to give the John Cleaver series a try. You will not be disappointed.

Anyway happy reading everyone and merry christmas!