Review: A Twisted, Mind-bender Roller Coaster.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I first sat down with this title. This was the first time being introduced to this author’s work. Now, having read the book, I’m glad I started with this one. It’s an unpredictable roller-coaster ride from beginning to end.Natan Brush, an assassin by trade, meets his untimely end only to be woken up in the spirit realm by a shape-shifting angel who sets him on one last assignment. A convicted child murderer named Yarm Dalfo has managed to lift his own soul out of his own body and manages to use it as a weapon. Jumping from body to body, he amuses himself by causing havoc. Natan is given the task of stopping him dead in his tracks, to be the eraser.Meanwhile we get flashes of Natan’s life, warts and all. When these two personalities finally meet, the action really takes off.I loved the idea of these two battling one another in different bodies, forms and even within the mind of an abused woman. The way he describes these settings, in particular, makes this a really gripping read.I was rather impressed by this one. It has all the marks of a horror novel with the speed of a taut psychological thriller and with waaay more originality than I was prepared for.The dialogue is quick and to the point, sometimes funny in places.Even though this is my first time reading Mr. Batchelor’s work, it certainly won’t be the last.