“Every mama’s son knows peoples are just fleas that jumped off of giant a-ilians that came down from outtaspace”


RIDE THE SNAKE ROAD: BEAMO ROAMER'S HARDCORE JAUNT TO THE WASTELAND
By LeRoy Wow


Thank you Wolf-Wise Press and NetGalley for this eARC.
I’ve been trying to pin down what this story reminds me of. I want to say Twisted Metal but with a side of something else that I can’t put my finger on.
The story starts out strong, but I found myself getting lost towards the middle there was just a lot going on with really nothing happening.
I never truly enjoyed any of the characters, which also made it difficult for me, and the ending was … fine.
Over all I think people who like adventure and dystopian would enjoy this. I know some have classified this as horror, which I wouldn’t do personally so if to you’re looking for horror you may be disappointed.

This is my kind of book: LeRoy Wow has created a dystopian world that springs out from the first page, immersing the reader, as the story progresses, in details that make it authentic. And in Beamo, we have a protagonist, whose unique voice and understanding of himself and his companions drives the narrative at a pace that left me breathless. This is a quest, a redemption, a search for not just treasure colored in myth, but love, friendship and belonging. There is blood and gore aplenty, but LeRoy has balanced and mixed this with humor and tenderness as well, A wonderful, gripping read.

Rating: 4.9/5

Review: World building, character development and a riveting plot round out this debut (nom de plume?) authors first turn at the wheel. This story line follows a post-apoc journey of a digger on a quest to find ancient Americas Fort Knox gold at Area-51. In league with a scrofulous band of murderers, Beamo Roamer must watch his back while looking for advantage over this forced alliance. Add to this, a constant external threat by the Mutant Angels who self-mutilate and collect human skin as a religious identifier.

This has poignant moments where emotive internalization wars with the strictures of forced immorality. Once your feet get soaked in the daily strife of living, you get slapped in the face with an intricate humor that leaves you lol. There are some real strange moments that flirt on the edge of Fantasy without the manufactured base of science.

If this truly is a first time author, watch out. He may end up the finest in the genre.