Wrong Side of Hell (The DeathSpeaker Codex Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01B00Y74I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An Interesting Premise That Is Not Fully Realized" according to Sidlunal. I feel bad giving this book only three stars as I really wanted to like it. It has an interesting premise and is reasonably well written, but it suffers from certain flaws which prevent it from reaching its full potential. (minor spoilers ahead)1. The storyline is rushed; our MC hurtles from one event to the next with practically zero time for training or development. In the course of a few days, he goes from knowing nothing of the magical worl. Worth the read. Nate Thompson There's no simpering heroine waiting to get rescued by the love interest. There's no clueless hero that knows nothing one moment, and then magically knows all the very next. There's actually plot, and story, through the book, without relying on softcore porn that seems oh so prevalent in today's paranormal reading, whether modern or med.Gideon doesn't wait to get rescued, he doesn't sit in his little hole, and wonder WHY he was put there. He ge. Needs Editing and Revision E. McKechnie The plot was building nicely enough, female lead was introduced (kind of predictable--I mean, you KNEW she was the heroine). I had pretty much decided that it was a derivative book with predictable plot when the author made a big boo-boo.She got her Latin wrong! The bad guy organization was named the "Milus Dei" supposed translation: Soldiers of God. And since this organization is mentioned every other paragraph, she really rubs your nose in it
"Wrong Side of Hell is shrewdly-drawn, captivating, unable to be pushed aside and will keep you engrossed the writing style shows a tremendous skill on Bateman's part; reels in the reader from the first line as if casting a fishing hook into your brain."--Editor, e-Scribes
"The dead never bothered me. Fairies, vampires, even the bogeyman they're all real. I am the DeathSpeaker.And I am so screwed.. That honor was reserved for the living."I thought I was human. At least, that's what the werewolf told me when I saved her from the cops.Did I mention that I saved a werewolf? And those weren't just cops trying to kill her -- they're a deadly cult with the sole purpose of capturing and exterminating Others. Especially me.My name is Gideon Black, and I'm not human. Apparently, I was wrong.I didn't even know there were non-humans. Others, they're called