Review: A Dark, Compelling tale of Suspense & A Mysterious Thriller Rolled into ONE Magnificent piece of work!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
Amazing Work!  This is an intricate tale built around a small town with a lot of mysterious happenings.  I try not to reveal the actual plot in my reviews as I hate spoilers!  With that said, The main Character Matt is a teenager that is Wise beyond his years living with an alcoholic mother who has had her share of men in her life.  Matt is a typical teenager who is likable from the very beginning.  He has dreams of getting out of the small town, making it big and breaking free.  While at the same time he feels a sense of duty to take care of his mom.  Throughout the story we see Matt grow and mature in many ways.  He meets up with Jonah Salt, Who offers him a business partnership that seems too good to be true for a young man of 16 and then, along comes China, a beautiful girl who he immediately connects with on many levels.  Both of them, will forever change his life as he knows it while, plunging him into a mysterious journey where he learns of ancient and magical rites, dark magic, supernatural creatures and finally learns of his father who he has never known.  I was sucked into this book from the beginning.  The author has a seamless way of crafting a tale, weaving in bits and pieces to set the scene and keep the readers curiosity peaked. Magnificent!!  The Characters are both likable and realistic.  It moves along at a good pace as the pieces start to flow together.  There is a lot more to this book than meets the eye. I couldn't put it down once I got about mid-way through, it really kept me intrigued at where the author was going to go with all these bits of information!  I was glad to learn this is part of a series as I am sure Mr. Wellhauser Has a plan crafted to bring even more depth to the characters and embellish the tale with more supernatural delights!  I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a well written metaphysical thriller laced with lots of magic, danger and mayhem.  Two Thumbs up!  I Will be anxiously awaiting the next book of the series!!