The Dirty Ones by J.A. Huss

Five+ Let Jesus (aka Huss) take the wheels stars.

Anyone that knows me knows that I set my life around this author. Not only is she one of the most gifted writers that I read but she is also one of the best. She is a straight shooter and follows the voices and doesn't ever try to write for "the genre". I admire this about her and her ability to create a world where crazy stuff like this exists. She pushes me to the point where as a reader I get so lost in this "real" world that it startles me to realize it was fiction. That, my friends, is a gift.

In typical Huss format, she has left me gobsmacked. I had no idea going into this what was the premise. I was thinking like a play on "I Know What You Did Last Summer" or whatever it was titled. That quickly went out the window as did my second and third ideas. I gave up after that and just let Jesus (aka Huss) take the wheel. I'd advise everyone to do that because trust me when I say you won't figure this story out.

The characters, The Dirty Ones, were excellent as usual. Each character was reminiscent in some way of other characters even if not directly (often in their vulnerability or a situation). I was glad I was right after seeing the EOBS because one character, in particular, had me loving him because of how he behaved.

Speaking of EOBS, again she knocks it out of the park. I love getting in her mind and figuring out how she got from point A to point B and hiccups that might have happened in addition to answering any questions left over. I'm a little sad that this book isn't going to a series because she excels at giving intricate clues or details in one book that make sense in the book to only come back in book four where they are revealed and truly show their purpose. Those moments leave you with your mouth agape as it all comes together. Yet, even just being a single book, she completed it and still gave me those moments.

Hands down, one of my favorites from this author, which says something because I love everything she writes but I really LOVED this one because when she screws with my head more than normal.