Garbage Man

3.5 stars

There is something going on at the town’s landfill. Something big. And Mason manages to egg things on in a very bad way. (Hard to do a good summary without giving too much away!)

It took a while for this to get going, and in fact, I wasn’t sure where it was headed originally. But it got much better for the last 2/3ish of the book and I was more invested once things really started happening. There were two couples, though, that I kept getting confused. Eventually, I (mostly) figured out the characters, but even toward the end, I often had to stop to figure out who was who, and which couple they were a part of. Once it picked up, it was good.

*Won this from Goodreads*

The author of this book seems to have a bit of an environmental agenda. With that in mind- this book excelled at being creepy and gross. In fact there are some scenes that literally made me cringe.

The book isn't perfect- there were a couple items that didn't make sense to me but they weren't enough to stop reading. In fact once you hit about halfway the excitement is in full swing and its difficult to put down.

Even though the "moral" of the story is somewhat obvious it wasn't overly preachy. The ending was also a bit of a surprise. A definite recommendation for those who enjoy the horror genre.

Side note- I had a great experience with the publisher. They went above and beyond what I would have expected.