Odd Thomas Book Review

Tittle: Odd Thomas

Author: Dean Koontz

Publishing Details: Published August 29th by Bantam

Genre: Paranormal/horror/thriller

Format: E-Book

Pages: 446

Series: Odd Thomas #1

Description:

             "The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn.
         Maybe he has a gift, maybe it's a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd's otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different.
                A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd's deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.

Today is August 14.

In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmares, and a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.

My Review:
                Odd Thomas is a short order cook in a restaurant in Pico Mundo, a small town in the Mohave Dessert. Despite how normal it sounds, he lives a very peculiar life. Odd can see ghosts. Not only that but he also possesses a instinct/ magnetism for people who are going to commit murders. Thanks to his talents he helps the police round up killers who would have gotten away with it .So what happens when a strange man turns up at the restaurant and orders breakfast. Suddenly Odd’s instinct kicks in and he knows he must follow this man and figure out what will be the terrible crime he wants to commit and put a stop to it.
        

                 Wow, this book was amazing. One of the best supernatural/suspense crime books I’ve ever read. The narrator is Odd himself and his voice is so captivating. I could definitely put myself in his shoes and experience everything perfectly. The way the story is told sucks you in and doesn’t let go until you’re emotionally spent. This book took me on a crazy rollercoaster ride. Odd Thomas is a wonderful page turner, with twist and turns at every moment. The characters are great. Odd is a mix between weird and adorable, philosophical and simple. I loved the witty banter between Stormy and him. Their relationship was so enjoyable. The only problem is that the novel has a lot of humor and cutesy moments which sort of clash with the seriousness that is supposed to be present during the book. However I understand why the author would do that, as it was necessary to deliver that terrific final twist that left me reeling long after I was done with the book. The humor distracts you from what is going to be happening.

My Rating: 4 stars