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Devil's Footsteps E. E. Richardson Random House Children's Books © 2005 |
In a conspiracy driven town, Bryan Holden is the only sane person left in his family. After the disappearance of his brother, friends Bryan, Jake, and Stephen go on a long journey to seek the captor. He is known only as the Dark Man. After long journeys through the dark, these teens find themselves face to face with the Dark Man himself. After countless losses, they gather to defeat him but only Bryan can face him. Searching for the reason for the loss of his brother, he chases the Dark Man into his own realm.
I really thought this book was poorly written. I was dreading the number of pages left before I could finish the book. There was almost no suspense to a book that was supposed to be suspenseful. I often asked myself, “What is this guy thinking?” I really thought he stole most of his material from Wes Craven, and didn’t do him any justice. There was also an annoying little rhyme that the dark man came to, and oddly it sounded like the rhyme on Nightmare on Elm street. Also the amount of times they repeated in this book really made it terrible.
Overall, I thought this book was poorly written, and shouldn’t even have the chance to be on the shelf. EE Richardson is not a good writer and I would not ever recommend this waste of time to anyone.
~ Justin Wilkinson, grade 8, Boardman Center Middle School