Hell's Cargo (Splatter Western)

Garza and Lason set the tone immediately in Hell’s Cargo. The story is well-paced, suspenseful, action-packed, and arguably frightening. The authors offer insight and commentary on inner demons vs. outer demons with how characters pledged to serve their faith fall into temptation. Readers will learn early on not to hold hope for anyone our unfortunate characters come across.

I became invested in their journey and their tragic circumstances, on the edge of my seat and holding on to the tiniest bit of hope that they would succeed in their mission. While some characters along the way are important to the journey, their significance is confusing at first. This is ultimately the demon’s story, and the other characters are just unfortunate pawns to do its bidding. This left much to be desired in terms of character depth and transitions between scenes. Even so, I got sucked in to the very end, eager to see how it would play out. Readers who enjoy the horror genre should check this one out.

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