Ron's Reviews > Worse Angels

Isaiah Coleridge. I kind of love this guy now. I wouldn't have said that within the span of the first two books, and that does not mean that I didn't like him as a character, cause I did. He's complicated - meaning: intelligent (depth of personality), a bruiser, sometimes a thug (as necessary, you know?), and in ways his heart is bigger than the job. Short summary: he'll go the extra mile for what's right. All that to say, getting to know the whole Isaiah takes time. Like an onion, there are layers.

Coleridge being a product of the author, Laird Barron, means Coleridge's intelligence is Barron's. These novels do take tangents, including lots of character discussions. Getting is never a straight line. During the middle of this novel, I had my doubts as to where it was headed, but the ending was clear and I know that without the meandering there is less satisfaction.

The question now becomes what's next for Isaiah. Plenty of enemies remain in the periphery, including the mob and the recent past. His position as an investigator continues to open because he goes where others will or cannot. At the same time, he's taking a literal beating. I've purposely avoided reading the blurb for the one novella remaining, but I've heard it's one of Laird's best. Looking forward to it.