I loved this book so much! I can hardly put it into word. I try to recommend it to everyone that passes. The mc is deliciously broken and grey. It's just perfection honestly

I loved this story. My book club actually voted on it to be our pick of the month and we all really enjoyed it. The idea wasn't exactly unique, but the story made it fun and exciting.

I haven't had the best luck with Cassandra Khaw, but in this team-up with Richard Kadrey they've found a bonkers sweet spot that blends cosmic horror and urban fantasy that is a ton of fun. Summarizing the plot of this is a fools errand, but I expected the blended genre elements to feel disjointed and all over the place. Luckily, it all works pretty well. I am very curious to see where this series goes from here!

This was an absolute blast, so much fun, and just what I needed. It felt like the best parts of Kadrey's previous series Sandman Slim, but with an extra level of lore and horror! I loved every second of it and can't wait for the sequel.

DNF about halfway through the story. Enjoyed the world-building and ideas but ultimately just couldn't hang on to finish it all the way through!

I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with an ARC.

I was really hoping to love this book. The premise was great and the cover is fantastic. However I didn't find the characters or plot to be very engaging. The pacing also felt somewhat off.

This is fun horror/urban fantasy mashup, but it definitely requires all the trigger warnings for the grotesque and body horror. There are great side characters as well. I love Natalie Naudus as a narrator. Just everything about her performance, her tone, her character voices, her pace. She's one of the best.

The only negative is it takes tangents and wallows in them for a long while. It makes the story slow down and wonder what the point really is.

The Dead Take the Train was a very fun ride. Julie was easy to root for, even as she made extremely destructive discussions. Her relationships with her friends felt authentic, especially with Sarah. The violence and gore was just enough to be a bit camp without too much of an ick factor. This novel captured the energy of New York and the sinister nature of Wall Street really well. The evil in this book is exactly the kind of evil that is so pervasive in real life, just amplified by magic. My only qualm here is the magic itself. The system makes absolutely no sense, and I’m still mulling if this matters or not. Given this is a series, I hope that the it gets built out a bit more in subsequent books. Highly recommend this one on audio - Natalie Naudus is an incredible narrator bringing every person and monster to life.

Thank you netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC - a fully engrossing audio experience.

This one fell short for me. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it didn't keep my attention. I'm still a huge C. Khaw fan, and the narrator did a great job!

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced audiobook! All opinions are my own.

Action-packed and gore-filled dark urban fantasy for fans of Neil Gaiman or N.K. Jemisin. While I wouldn't consider this an all-out horror, there are certainly horror elements. This isn't a book for the squeamish. I loved the snarky narration and the audiobook was fantastic!

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

This was a pretty fast paced and surprising read. I found it very easy to connect with the story and really enjoyed how the author created some fun and unique situations. I also was drawn to this book for the cover and it's colors.

Sadly this one felt short of my hopes and expectations for it. If you loved Holly Black's The Book of Night and want the same kind of gritty paranormal/ urban fantasy story, albeit quippier, this may be the one for you, but it sadly did not work for me.

First tip: go into this blind. It’s way more fun that way.

The Dead Take The A Train had a fun cosmic horror vibe that was still rooted in reality, giving it a realistic feel. As realistic as a Wall Street Bro summoning a demon to get ahead in his career 🤣

This book was just pure fun. There’s banter, incredible humor, and a cast of flawed, interesting characters you get to ride with for basically 13 hours through a New York City rife with otherwordly creatures. To say I didn’t want to leave their side after I finished was an understatement. It’s one of those books where you’re introduced to so many cool ass creatures that the potential for future storylines is endless.

If you liked the vibes of Sister, Maiden, Monster (it’s cosmic elements and characters that make you say WTF in a good way) you’re probably really going to enjoy this one. Natalie Naudus does a phenomenal job at bringing each character and their differences to life.

I’m very excited to have just found out that this is a duology and now I cannot WAIT to join up with the gang again and see what being from hell (potentially literally) will show up next.

I enjoy this book by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw. This was a wild ride in this story. I know it is the first in the series. So I will be looking for the next book. I hope they keep the same narrator for the next book. She did an amazing job bring the book to life.

A little cool premise, but not sure if I loved this one. Loved the narrator, but found the story to be a little confusing and disjointed at times. Maybe the second book will be better?

This was a pretty fun read for about the first half, then for some reason i really fell out of the mood of the story. It was like Ghostbusters meets Blade, meets Clive Barker. I feel like Kadrey really excells on the 'urban horror' scene but after a while it got tired for me.

I think that the characters and the story were amazing. It was a little hard to follow at times, and I definitely think that it could have been shorter. There were a lot of scenes that I don't think ultimately contributed to the plot of the book.

However, I did find the climax to be really disappointing. I expected so much more, but it was all over so quickly with barely any actual resolution.

the Dead Take the A Train was a wonderful audiobook. I loved all of the strange various characters with gruesome horror as well as great queer representation.

(Reviewed for Library Journal) The best of Khaw and Kadrey combine to form a dark fantasy that doesn't mind swimming in the murky pool of cosmic weirdness.

I love this world, and the authors use great vocabulary, which obviously I love. The main character, Julie, is probably my favorite character ever, but the middle sags a bit. I thought about DNF'ing several times, but hung in there because Julie and Sarah. The narrator did a great job voicing all the characters.