Snark sleuthing - love it

This is a super speedy listen (at just under 5 hours) and I really enjoyed it. It was a refreshingly fun read.

Eric Jansen is a teenage drummer, all long blond hair and attitude. He’s also the legendary Mothman. An Offworlder alien who can swipe between winged Harbinger, invisible, and self-confident teen - a very handy skill for sleuthing, and not being sent to Area 51 for dismemberment.

He is best friends with book blogger, and human, Bridget North, “brother” to man-in-black Carey Warner and has a snarky consciousness uploaded to his ship/hideout.

This was first published in 2015 but it still feels current (well pre-pandemic current) and similar in tone to more recent reads. If you are a fan of A.I.D.A.N. in Illuminae or M. Bot in Skyward you’ll like Dewey. And Bridget being a book blogger was an added point of humour for me.

The alien 👽 vibe was a refreshing twist, with vampires coming from outer space and no longer being top of the food chain. I think it opens up lots of scope for future books and extra-terrestrial world building.

The mystery angle was a good hook too. When corpses start coming back to life mothman starts as a suspect but turns detective. The resolution was satisfying with just enough peril along the way.

Narrator James Fahey was excellent and I enjoyed his variety of accents, though cocky Eric and snarky Dewey were the stand outs.

If you like Buffy or Supernatural do give this a listen.

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