This has one spoiler – without disclosing that one spoiler, this article would be no fun at all.

I’m sad that I’ve finished reading the book. Including it’s sequel, The Eye Of The Moon. They were both fast reads although the latter had a tad more hare-brained plots than the first. But very digestible.

It’s got everything from mere mortals, to vampires, werewolves, undead Mummies, corrupt cops, monks, a double dose of Christianity, love, blood, gore, fights, social stigma. There is a lot more but the author [ whoever that is ] has created this intricate work of fiction that seems light digest and still carries some ‘meaning’. If we can pick out life’s lessons from the Harry Potter series, we can pick those out from pretty much everything else. Not saying that I dislike Harry Potter – I have the entire collection except the last two books.

But The Book With No Name and The Eye Of The Moon are definitely one-time reads. I’d probably pull my hair out if I was told to re-read them – definitely not in the same year.

I’ve picked up many books on a whim. Without prior knowledge about their plot, without recommendations and without checking reviews or the name of the author. This book I picked up because the lady in front of me in the queue has bought only this book after spending way more time in the bookstore than I had. I hate to admit this but the fact that she was a foreigner, made me instinctively think she might have a more ‘literary’ leaning that most Indians in bookstores who pick up Twilight and 2 States. I guess I was right. Of course the book is not even close to The Malazan Book Of The Fallen, which, by far, is my favorite set of books – ever.

The strangest part is that for legal purposes, the book’s author, as mentioned in the copyright information, calls himself The Bourbon Kid. Now, all of my friends know that I only drink the Tenessee Whiskey called Jack Daniels. I’ve been told that Jack Daniels is also a very regularly sought after Bourbon and that Brits regularly down shots instead of mixing it with Coke and sipping – like I do. Since the author, who’s name also happens to be the name of the lead protagonist in the book, is called The Bourbon Kid, I felt an instant liking to the book – just a couple of chapters in.

The even stranger part, when The Eye Of The Moon ends, it is revealed that the name of The Bourbon Kid, who was known as JD to most [ and most thought it meant John Doe ], is actually Jack Daniels! I had such a whomp of a laugh when I read that. The author clearly thinks he’s a smart ass – surprisingly, even though it comes across cocky in a lot of places, it is endearing too. I never thought I’d say that, but there it is.

Id’ give it a 7 out of a 10. I’m usually generous with my praise so go figure. It’s no work of literature though. Speed read.