Review: It Came From.......Alton, Illinois.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 24, 2012
Just finished 'Unleashed By The Flood' by Michael James.  I know some will downgrade this book because of its somewhat stilted first person narrative and also for several misspellings and grammatical errors.  However, I'm looking beyond these obvious problems to the story itself.  Was the author able to tell a great yarn, and keep me wanting to turn pages to find out how the story ends.  I must say yes, indeed he did.  That's the most important thing to me and I think anyone who can do that deserves at least 3 1/2 to 4 stars.While reading this book I kept thinking of the wonderful black and white sci-fi/horror 'B' movies from the 50's.  Such movies as 'Tarantula,' 'Them,' 'The Beginning Of The End,' and many more. I had a small smile on my face while I read on, turning the storyline into one of those movies in my head. It has all the typical characters, the brave doctor and his wife who first identify and confront the problem of the "monster."  There is the scientist expert who wants to get samples and study the creature, hoping to gain a great scientific breakthrough.  There is the cantankerous sheriff, who at first disregards those attempting to warn the public, but then joins forces with them after learning the truth for himself. And finally the somewhat inept U.S. military is brought in, attempting to use force as a solution to the problem. There are many more wonderful characters in the "cast," too many to describe here.I'm not going to say much more and ruin the story for anyone else.  If you enjoyed movies such as the ones I mentioned above, I'm sure you will like this story.  My suggestion to the author, Michael James, is please get yourself a good editor to go through your book, make corrections and give you some advice on how to rewrite it without the first person narrative.  I think your book will become 5 star top-notch with a little tweaking.