Review: COIL by Ren Warom

Publisher Apex Book Company
Length 330 pages
Format ebook

Published 2019

Series standalone
My Copy provided by the publisher

My Review

Line your stomach before delving into the depths of this book; its vivid imagery and gore-infused sequences of delicious madness are not for the squeamish. 

Coil's plot is wound tight by a dangerously deranged and morally deprived killer lucking deep in the bowels of a densely populated futuristic post apocalyptic cityscape, plucking victims and pulling stings of gang leaders and peace keepers alike. 

It's an imagined future most ferocious where body modification, transmutation, and a mashing of the ideals behind inanimate object and living organisms rein supreme.

Add in some poetic prose and deftly crafted depictions of inner city slum life and this makes for a great read. 

The combination of noir, horror, and sci-fi broaden Coil's appeal but it's the protagonist and antagonist which make this something special; two sides of the same grime and blood crusted coin. Key characters in Stark, Burneo, Nia, and co. all add a little something to the Bone/Rope equation which contributes to the meaty feel of the book. 

My rating: 5/5 stars. 

Side note - check out that 80's retro horror cover art! I reckon I'll go buy the physical book too. 

View more about Coil (due to be published in June 2019) on Apex's website.