A very emotional, dark and thrilling story. So very well written and thought out it really takes you places the written word shouldnt be able to take you. This book will put Tyler Jones on the map!! his best book yet

Wow. This one hit hard.

It was not only beautifully written, but raw and terrifying on multiple levels. The story so much deeper and hard hitting then I had expected.

It cut through me so much. And I think the biggest reason is that I've always had a saying: it will be okay and if it can't then at least everything has an ending. And this book builds on that with the ending always being near.

The heavy subjects it discusses are all done in such a way that you feel every little bit of it even if you haven't personally experienced them. I cried with this book and its characters. A lot.

It is mostly a thriller, but definitely had some horror elements. They were both so visceral and deeply psychological. I loved the parts of gore, but I mostly loved that it had so many layers from the main story rooted in those moments. It wasn't just vivid descriptions of something horrific, it was deep layers of story coming to a climax throughout the book.

Alex's storyline was so raw and so gutwrenching. Being confronted with time and the inevitable was surreal at times. Because even when you know what is coming, you still hope differently or for more time.

I think this is a book that will haunt my thoughts for a very long time. And I love it for that.

It will be bought the second it comes out and it will be reread as it is definitely a six star read. I will keep a close eye on Tyler Jones and check out his previous books.

It is a book I definitely recommend to people looking for something that takes your heart on a gut wrenching thrilling journey with paranormal elements.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Shortwave publishing for letting me read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A mind blowing and unrelenting masterpiece. This book will take you on a journey that you may not be ready for and will leave you wanting more!

DEPTH CHARGE by TYLER JONES

Thank you to Shortwave Publishing and Netgalley for the Advance Reader Copy

Let me prefix this review by saying I have read everything Tyler Jones has ever published. He is my favourite author. The ease of which I can read his prose, at speed, and the way it paints an image but lets my imagination fill in the rest, amazes me.

I started writing this review at 94% because I genuinely did not want the story to end. It will also mean I have no new Tyler Jones left to read, a thought that causes further anguish to the book hangover I am already going to suffer.

Full Fathom Five, Tyler's short story upon which this novel is based, found at the end of his Burn the Plans collection, may be my favourite story ever. So, I had a mild (completely unjustified as everything he has written is excellent) trepidation to start Depth Charge.

THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLE. It is probably his best yet. It expands and amplifies everything that made the original short story great. A thrilling meditation on life, death, loss, grief, acceptance, responsibility and fate/destiny.
A story of Depth charge, after Depth charge, after Depth charge. By the end I was a raw exposed nerve. I'm not sure I will be the same again.

"We all carry a little piece of armageddon inside us"

omg. such a wonderful book! super tense, intriguing and dark!! such a delightful blend of grief and horror. tyler jones’ writing is nothing short of amazing here! i haven’t read any other books by him and this was a great introduction! such a unique and interesting premise!! this is going down as a classic!

thank you netgalley for this arc!!