Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 9/25/2019 + 1032 more book reviews

Don't read this if you are not already familiar with Repairman Jack, or if you don't like cliffhangers. It's Repairman Jack: The Early Years all right, but to me it felt like Wilson is setting up RJ's world for people who already know it. It was fun to see Jack meet Julio for the first time and learn what Abe really does for a living. But it just seems like we're getting new info on people we should already be familiar with. And Wilson didn't completely sell me on how Jack evolved his moral code; the events are there but not so much the emotion. Bertel was good though: "there are certain things I will not abide". There are no overt supernatural occurances, and this book ends unresolved. If you are unfamiliar with the Adversary Cycle the references to "The One" are going to leave you confused.
Bottom line: Good for Repairman Jack fans, for newbies read The Tomb, maybe the rest of that series, and pick this one up later. It's a great series, but I just wouldn't start here.

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