Teenage boys joke about death, and violence, and girls, and all sorts of things that John and his mother have decided are taboo. My heart just went out to him in this book as he really tried to have a normal relationship- AND IT WORKED! From the beginning of the first book I have thought that John's rules and his mother's overreaction to his condition have made them both forget how a normal teenager should act. Every interaction he has, with his mother or sister or aunt or neighbor, is fraught with tension because you don't know how John will react or how the other person will react to him. John Cleaver does not think like a normal human being, there is definitely something wrong with his brain, yet I care about him.

Who cares about that? What amazes me about Dan Wells is the intricacy of his plotting, and realness of his characters. if you ask around, you will probably find quite a few of your friends know random facts about serial killers, or Jack the Ripper, or true crimes. It's not that the whole serial killer thing worries me.

His brain just doesn't work like mine does. I might take the chunk and mail it to Dan. YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat got so into this book that I burned off a chunk of my hair trying to read and use the blowdryer at the same time. 'I also find it a little terrifying.” I love this kid!! 'I find it very hard to believe that there are other teenage boys just like me.' I finished my cereal and stood up. “It may surprise you to know this, but there are children-some of them teenage boys, just like you-who actually carry on open, honest conversations with their mothers.' But how can he manage against such an insubstantial creature? Every demon hunt leads him closer to unleash his own inner-demon - something that John is desperately trying to avoid. John made the mistake of challenging the latest one and now a rash of suicides is sweeping the town. Send that one to Dad and tell him we're going steady.'Like the previous two novels, John's morals will be tested when a new demon comes to town. 'I don't need a picture with-' the flash snapped '-another guy. 'But you're friend's here now,' she said, waving us together. I adore their mother-son dynamic: 'No, Mom,' I said. He knows that he wants to become a serial killer but he absolutely refuses to give in and his mom is right there to back him up. John is your typical teenager, with the added bonus of psychopathic tendencies, an extremely rigid moral code and a wonderful family support system. I feel more comfortable with them than I do with real people.

I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells