Review: Must read more now!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
Inside these pages you’ll get some short stories and samples from some of the author’s books. This I particularly liked, because I got a feel for the writing and met some of the characters. And I also got a hint about the stories. Great tease by the author and he hooked me.All In is wicked fun.Do you think you can bluff the devil? Do you have a better poker face?Wally’s about to find out.Wally isn’t lucky. He’s just lost everything at the gaming tables. He sends out an invitation and the devil answers.Now it’s poker with Nick and the stakes are high. And the devil’s in the details.I could see the end coming but the author took me around the bend, giving me hope for Wally. The twist was all to his advantage, but I remembered Wally is greedy. That’s why he’s broke**Hell HoleThe sink hole was bad. Really bad. Sucking everything down into the collapsing Earth. But that’s not all you have to worry about. It’s what’s stirring down there in the deep abyss that you should really be worrying about.Some people just never learn and we all pay the price.When soldiers discover a temple in the jungle, why don’t they listen to the native’s warnings. With evidence showing what will happen, why would anyone open that hole?Big hole, superstition, folklore, add fools, stir. Recipe for disaster.Well, if someone didn’t we wouldn’t have this fun, creepy story. I love stories with creatures in them. The author gave me some really good ones and , from watching copious horror movies, It was easy to visualize the scenery and the monsters. I even put some actors faces to the characters.**The Vampire of Menlo ParkVery interesting premise. Imagine Thomas Edison was a vampire.This was fun.Poor Geoffrey had no idea what he was getting into when he went to work for Mr. Edison.He did know he was uneasy. Why did Edison never come out in daylight? Why were the previous interns never seen again? Why did he feel unsettled around Edison?The fun begins when Geoffrey gets the answers to his questions.The author threw me a curve ball with his ending. Honestly didn’t see it coming and that’s something I really enjoyed.**I’m especially interested in Tesser: A Dragon Among Us.The story is partly told from Tesser’s(the dragon) POV and he’s just awakened from a very long sleep to find he’s living under Boston. Mankind now rules Earth and he’s entering a world that no longer believes in dragon.I liked how the plot was set up and ‘flew’ through this sample.This I’ll be reading ASAP!**Then there are samplings from Dark Recollections and Wrath of the Orphans. I’m a huge fan of zombie and undead stories so these will be added to my summer reading list. When the undead attack the fighting and the group dynamics become the focal points and this is where these type of stories really shine for me.From Adrian’s journal in Dark Recollections:“State and local agencies are reporting widespread attacks on citizens across the region. authorities are advising people to stay inside, lock their doors, bar their windows and only open doors for known friends and family who respond intelligently”Figures they wouldn’t say the words, “beware of zombies.”From Wrath of the Orphans:Twins Malwynn and Umaryn might have been good once.Now they’ve sworn an oath and now they’ll have their pound of flesh.I was pulled right into this one.The world of Elmoryn is fascinating and there are many characters to love and hate.The beginning is a bit slow as the author builds his world. I didn’t mind this as I wanted to get a real feel for the story.Once the world is revealed and the plot begins, it’s a rush of action and vengeance. This is a very dark story indeed.Loving character driven stories, I quickly became fond of  Malwynn and Umaryn. I felt for their loss, raged alongside them and understood the actions they took.This could become an epic fantasy.I enjoyed all of these. While trying not to play favorites, I’ll add that I am partial to dragons.If you’re looking for some new adventures and enjoy a few quick reads to entertain you, I’d highly recommend you try this collection. There’s something for everyone.