Full disclaimer: I was actually more interested in one of the later books and wanted to get some background before jumping into that. I know they aren't exactly linked, but my brain works in weird ways. Will I go ahead? I haven't quite decided yet.

I was hoping to really enjoy this book. I loved the concept of the Eight Block Tower - how much of the madness is ancestral and how much is the radiation. Is the tower really evil or are people just going crazy? The writing was also okay, although I was hoping for more. There was also quite a lot of repetition at times (we get it, there is radiation in the walls..) I, however, absolutely hated the conclusion to one of the stories (which unfortunately was also the one that held my attention the most). There's this great build up and mystery and then it turns out one of the characters is killing women to try make his straight friend gay so they can be together??? I really didn't like the homophobic undertones, nor the misogynistic ones that preceded it. I found the rest of the book to be less captivating. Is there an audience for this book? definitely! I guess I just went in with the wrong expectations...

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own. ( )

Well, that was a messed up tale about a psycho tower doing a bunch or weird stuff. Can't wait to read the second book in the Bedlam Bible series. I love that Connor Brannigan is the narrator for the series, his voice just adds to the creepy/weird factor of the books he is reading. I love listening to his voice. ( )

Trio of alarming stories, set in a decaying tower block, a place for the rejects of society to live and form a dysfunctional yet lively and unique type of community. Sequestered in the insular world of Eighth Block Tower, the inhabitants face a series of horrifying events. Unsure of each other, and their own minds, it eventually becomes clear that the tower might be exerting a sinister influence, making attempts to discern the truth increasingly urgent and elusive.

Pauley III excels at melding the nightmarish with the bizarre. His choice to structure the book as a series of interconnected stories amplifies the sense of being untethered, where interrelations are muddied all the while an uncanny undertow drives the book forward as a complete entity. Wild and fun, deranged and peculiar. ( )