Two Bloggers One Book - The Devil's Fingers

This month Stormi and I figured we better have a shorter book to buddy read since December seems to be really busy. Plus, we both needed to read the 3rd installment of Hunter Shea's One Size Eats All novella series.  Seemed like a perfect fit.  Besides, who doesn't like a little horror for Christmas?  So check out my thoughts and when you're done, hop over to Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! and see what Stormi thought.  

Also, look for the buddy reads to continue in 2019 and we also have a "Two Bloggers One Series" year-long feature planned as well.

TITLE: The Devil's Fingers (One Size Eats All #3)

AUTHOR: Hunter Shea

PUBLISHER: Lyrical Underground

PUBLISHING DATE: October 23, 2018

FROM GOODREADS:  WHAT HAS LONG PINK FINGERS AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTING FLESH?

It is a slime-covered fungus known for its pinkish red tentacles and pungent odor. It is indigenous to Australia but has spread to North America. Its Latin name is Clathrus Archeri, also known as Octopus Stinkhorn. Most people call it The Devil’s Fingers . . .
 
I DON’T KNOW BUT IT’S GROWING ON YOUR NECK. 
Deep in the woods of Washington, botanist Autumn Winters stumbles onto a field of the luridly colored fungi. Two of her fellow campers make the mistake of touching it. Now it’s growing on them. Fleshy gelatinous pods. Sprouting from their skin. Feeding on their blood . . .
 
AND IT’S STILL GROWING.
Autumn watches in horror as her friends are transformed into monstrosities—grotesque, human-fungal hybrids as contagious and deadly as any virus. Autumn knows she must destroy these mutations before they return to civilization. But if there’s one thing that spreads faster than fear, 
it’s The Devil’s Fingers . . .

MY THOUGHTS: So "The Devil's Fingers" start out with a group of hormone filled college graduates camping so that Seth can say goodbye to his father and spread his ashes in his favorite fishing lake.  While on the journey, they stumble across a rare fungus and luckily, their friend Autumn, just happens to be a botanist.  After a night of drinking, one of the lovely couples treks off into the dark to find some privacy.  Unfortunately, the stumble into a whole field of Devil's Fingers. The next morning, nothing will ever be the same.

Of all three books in this novella series, I liked "The Devil's Fingers" the least.  I had very little tolerance for the gang and found myself cheering on their deaths.  And this is a Shea book so you know there will be deaths.  I will admit though that the book is high on what I like to call "the ewww factor" which you could probably guess from the cover.  I also think this installment was a tad slow to start but once the action picked up, it was a pretty quick read.  

There's not much else to add since it is a shorter read.  If you like Shea's novels, then you kind of know what to expect and this one won't necessarily disappoint.  I think it will be hit or miss for some fans but I still love Shea's works and am eagerly anticipating what he has planned for 2019!

RATING: 3 PAWS