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Book Review: The Colony: Renegades by Michaelbrent Collings

The Colony: Renegades by Michaelbrent Collings

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

ISBN-13: 978-1492896456

Available: Paperback, Kindle edition, Audible Book

 

High school teacher Ken Strickland has seen the world come to an end– zombies are taking over. Ken, along with some fellow survivors and friends, Dorcas, Aaron, and Christopher, have gone to the Bank One building to save Ken’s family. While riding the elevator up to the 9th floor, the group encounters a nightmare from which there is no waking up.

These are not old fashioned zombies…they work together to hunt victims, trapping them in webs and vomiting acid. Ken finally finds his family– snagged in a zombie-web. They are all there and alive: his wife, Maggie; their son, Derek; their daughter, Hope; and Liz, the baby. He also finds two others yet uneaten: a man named Buck, and his mother. The band of survivors have to make their way out of the building, fighting zombies all the way.

This is Book 2 in The Colony saga, and it rocks. The plot keeps you in total suspense, guessing what’s going to happen, and you feel as if you are there with the characters, trapped in the building, fighting for your survival. I’ll be waiting with bells on for the conclusion of this exciting series. Recommended for high school and older.

Contains: zombie violence, gore, graphic description of dead bodies, mild profanity, lots of death.

Reviewed by Diana Lord

Posted on July 16, 2014 by , Reply

Book Review: In Hell by L. Marshall James

In Hell by L. Marshall James

Highwater Publishing, 2013

ASIN: B00E5MWIRC

Available: Kindle

 

Paul is just your average young American guy living in Pittsburgh; he loves his family, but spends little time with them. He has a decent job that he automatically dislikes. He tries to eat healthy, but usually goes the route of fast food and beer. He enjoys guns, sports, women, and one hobby that borders on childish obsession: Zombies. He grew up watching legions of zombies terrorize the earth in countless movies. He collected posters, action figures, undead memorabilia, and amassed a small weapons stash, preparing for the imaginary possibility of defending himself and his loved ones from the brain eaters. It was all good fun until he wakes one day to discover his fantasy is now real; zombies are everywhere.

The basic premise is good; an escape-to-a-better-place survival story. The characters have distinct voices, and I didn’t have trouble following them. The action is well described, very graphic and “in your face”, and I liked the twist at the end, which got me thinking a bit as I neared the finish. James has a good way of explaining how the Zombiepocalypse started and what the implications of it would be.

Unfortunately, the first person point of view, with so many sentences starting with “I,” became tiresome and actually got in the way of the story. There were also some typographical errors scattered throughout– not the worst I’ve read, but noticeable. In Hell was an okay read.

 

Contains:  Graphic Gore and violence, sexual situations, profanity.

Reviewed By:  Aaron Fletcher

 

A note from the editor: If you are curious about this book PLEASE use our link to find it. Searching Amazon for the book by title did not, for some reason, pull it up.

Posted on July 16, 2014 by , Reply

Book Review: The Demon’s Wife: A Novel of the Supernatural and Attempted Redemption by Rick Hautala

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The Demon’s Wife: A Novel of the Supernatural and Attempted Redemption by Rick Hautala

JournalStone, 2013

ISBN 978-1-936564-95-8

Available:  Paperback, Kindle edition

 

Samael is tall, dark, well dressed, and handsome.  Oh, and he’s a demon.  Claire McMullen meets Samael in a bar on a Friday night, while she is out with her roommate Sally, looking for hot guys.  Claire is immediately attracted to Samael, and after he rescues her from an attack in the bar parking lot, she just can’t get him off her mind.  Claire goes out on another date with him to a seafood restaurant, and the place catches fire.  Samael rescues her yet again and she feels even more attracted to him.  As time goes on, she begins to realize that there is more to Samael than meets the eye, and he eventually tells her that he is, in fact, a demon, who was thrown out of Heaven with Lucifer and the other angels.  Now that Samael has fallen for Claire, though, he wants to regain his soul and no longer do evil deeds.

Of course, once Samael decides this, both he and Claire are in danger from Hell.  Demons don’t like those who decide to break ranks with evil.  Can a girl and a demon find eternal love?

This is a fast-paced, romantic, supernatural novel.  Claire is very down to earth and you like her immediately.  Samael grows on you, and he really does fall in love and intend to love her forever.  You like him too and are rooting for them to make it as a couple.  Recommended for high school and adults.

 

Contains:  attempted rape, mention of suicide, battle between demons and Samael, mention of cat remains in bathtub.

 

Reviewed by:  Diana Lord

 

 

 

Posted on May 25, 2014 by , Reply
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