Review: Spine tingling paranormal thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
Aymaran Shadow is a unique story told by a unique author. Author Hemanth Gorur is one of those rare authors who seems to just emanate chilling suspense. He manages to create and maintain a feeling of fear and suspense from the very first sentence to the book’s exciting conclusion. The storyline combined with Gorur’s writing style frequently sent chills up my spine while reading.Gorur writes in a colorful style without ever getting lost in the visualization. To me that is one of the writing qualities that makes a great author; that plus character development. The main character Sanya is everything you would desire in a leading character. She is beautiful, intelligent, brave, but her courage is tested by mysterious and otherworldly characters. As the story develops, there are multiple sets of characters who contact Sanya through the electronic world of the internet and the paranormal world of dreams and visions.Strange things happen to Sanya which seem to correspond to her visions and communications with strange people she meets via the internet. The messages Sanya receives are ominous and she gradually comes to believe that her very life is in danger. She is torn between the two characters who have mysteriously come into her life. Which one should she trust? While reading this story, I went through many of the same emotions as the main character Sanya. I wasn’t sure which stranger I should trust.I want to note here that I was a little confused by a couple of the other reviews. It makes me wonder if they had some ulterior motive for writing a negative review that seemed to indicate that they didn’t actually read the book. Aymaran Shadow is a superbly written book with an ingenious plot that spans centuries and continents, all leading up to a kind of paranormal vortex. My only disappointment is that this is the only paranormal book that Gorur has written to date. I hope that he continues to write in this genre and I wholeheartedly encourage him to. I highly recommend this 5-star book.