This book is quite the ride! The beginning half is a little clunky, but once the characters actually reach the town of Dust the pace picks up to breakneck speed in a near continuous flurry of gunfire of splattering body parts

I wasn’t really emotionally connected with any of the characters, and found myself skimming until I got to the gory parts. My favorite character is probably the lead James Dee (a grizzled Clint Eastwood type), who wields some pretty awesome magical powers, and the most problematic character is Denarius, who is written in a way that made me uncomfortable

Still, there’s a lot of fun to be had here. The violence is gleefully gratuitous and abundant, and the creature design of the horrors found in Dust are very interesting and vividly graphic. When I just let go of all pretense and saw this for the schlocky tale it is I was able to find a good deal of enjoyment (just think of it as a sleazy B-movie or ultra-violent video game and you're good) I'm down for anything that riffs on the Lovecraft mythos, so that was an immediate plus for me. Some bloody good times to be had under the old-world Western sun ( )