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Shine on Me
Joe Bovshover had chosen the park. He knew that this full moon he’d become wolf. He knew the deer in the park would make easy prey. The deer lived simply and were soft, there was no wildness to these city animals, but there was in Joe. . .
It’s now 1980, and Joe, the skinhead werewolf, once again stalks London. Lights in the night, burning red and white; amidst aggro, proper shmatta, and mod witches.
Tim Wells brings us another short, sharp instalment of his pulp skinhead-punk-horror series.
It’s now 1980, and Joe, the skinhead werewolf, once again stalks London. Lights in the night, burning red and white; amidst aggro, proper shmatta, and mod witches.
Tim Wells brings us another short, sharp instalment of his pulp skinhead-punk-horror series.
122 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2022
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April 25, 2023
I was excited to read this as Moonstomp was a superb read. There's a lot in Shine On Me to like especially, like the first book, the almost historical detailing of culture and the areas around which the story is set.
The supernatural elements are thankfully underplayed once again but the focus has pretty much switched to Maria, a witch who may be able to help Joe.
This may seem weird but I had an easier time believing that Joe was a werewolf than Maria being a witch. I also wanted more werewolf action, maybe the forming of a pack to take on rival gangs. But this wasn't the case. What we get is a fairly simple (and dare I say convenient) plot where Joe tried to get the curse lifted.
Shine On Me is still very enjoyable and you'll burn through it in a few hours. I hope, like me, you'll enjoy following Joe and Ingrid as they tour the pubs and clubs of London. Listen to music in their bedrooms and start to develop their life together.
No spoilers, but I'm a little disappointed that this book was essentially about trying to get rid of the thing that was so skilfully underplayed and for me most interesting aspect of the first book.
I'll be all over a third book but the story is precariously balanced. I'm looking forward to seeing what Tim Wells has in store for Joe.
The supernatural elements are thankfully underplayed once again but the focus has pretty much switched to Maria, a witch who may be able to help Joe.
This may seem weird but I had an easier time believing that Joe was a werewolf than Maria being a witch. I also wanted more werewolf action, maybe the forming of a pack to take on rival gangs. But this wasn't the case. What we get is a fairly simple (and dare I say convenient) plot where Joe tried to get the curse lifted.
Shine On Me is still very enjoyable and you'll burn through it in a few hours. I hope, like me, you'll enjoy following Joe and Ingrid as they tour the pubs and clubs of London. Listen to music in their bedrooms and start to develop their life together.
No spoilers, but I'm a little disappointed that this book was essentially about trying to get rid of the thing that was so skilfully underplayed and for me most interesting aspect of the first book.
I'll be all over a third book but the story is precariously balanced. I'm looking forward to seeing what Tim Wells has in store for Joe.
July 17, 2022
Being a fan of Well's work and although having to wait a year or so to see this book finally funded, this is a great follow-up to Moonstomp concerning Tim Wells's Skinhead pulp character Joe now fully becoming a werewolf. On reading it there's less insertion of slang this time which makes the content easier to understand (Tim occasionally when writing uses a blend of cockney slang and various other continental phrases, which i have to occasionally read up on their full meaning) and Wells's love of pulp literature too is far more enjoyable than the older books by the infamous Richard Allen as he fully shows his full appreciation for skinhead subculture and key reggae references thru out. As i helped fund this book I'm intrigued to see what's next for his eponymous characters featured.
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