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Somehow, they walk away from the incident, but it chases them for the rest of the book.

During their first rest stop, Nell drives them to a biker bar and stirs up some serious trouble. Their history and subsequent falling-out comes to light throughout the book, but you don’t need that information to pick up on how labyrinthine their relationship is.Īnd it doesn’t take long for that relationship to get even more complicated. Nell and Jonah feel like siblings who don’t want to talk but always want to get the last word in. Matthew Lyons brings a realistic dialog to the book that’s full of quips and gut-punches.

It doesn’t take much for either of them to get under the other’s skin. Jonah just wants to be left alone, and Nell doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut. Seems straight forward enough, right? Well, Nell and Jonah aren’t exactly close, and both have a chip on their shoulder. This tale begins on uneven footing-Jonah and his wife are divorcing, so his sister, Nell, shows up in her clunker, ready to move him back home to Albuquerque. I couldn’t tell you what Matthew Lyons or any other horror author drew on for inspiration, but I can tell you what sends a shiver down my spine.Ī Black and Endless Sky certainly did that. All I know is what scares me and what I enjoy reading. I’m not a Stephen King buff, I’ve never read Clive Barker, and I think I own one Dean Koontz novel, which has sat-untouched-on one of my bookshelves for a decade or more.Īll of this is to say that I’m not an expert on what’s good or bad in the horror genre, what’s been done and overdone. I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t read many of the classics.

I didn’t read any of it when I was younger (even Goosebumps was too scary), but the arduous march into my thirties has turned me bitter, and I’ve found myself drawn to stories that shake loose the monotony of everyday life.Īs most people know, there’s something cathartic about being scared in the comfort of your own home, knowing you can simply step away from that book/movie/show/video game and be perfectly safe. Our A Black and Endless Sky book review is a spoiler-free look the visceral horror novel by Matthew Lyons.