"A fast moving book, dark, and bloody."
Jack is in the school basement looking at a nerdy website on a laptop computer when the lights go out and the world as he knows it comes crashing down. When he makes his way upstairs after "the rip," monsters are everywhere. He seems to be the only survivor ... but will he survive the Takers?Leave a comment if you would like a REVIEW copy of the audio book (a few US and UK copies available).
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Net Galley review of book
Horror meets mysticism
Takers, by Ann Swann, surprised me.
Our main character is a kid named Jack. He’s in his school’s basement, sent to get some supplies as he and his friends do a little decorating before a big event. When he comes out of the basement, everything has changed. Suddenly, Jack is on his own in a very dangerous world!
Now, if you read horror or apocalyptic fiction, you’ll start by feeling like you read this before.
But soon, you notice that our critters are doing some really odd things. You’ll notice that the level of violence (which is huge) is tempered by a an underlying mysticism. And you’ll soon notice that you have NOT read this one before.
This is a fast moving, bloody, and dark book – and it’s got some awesome musical references. Aside from the aforementioned underlying mysticism, there’s a religious aspect to it. It’s not a preachy book, but the religious aspect plays a very direct role in what happens here. Note further that, even though our main character is a kid not yet in high school, this is by no means a kid’s book or even YA. This is Horror/SF for adults.
The book does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. I hate those, normally, but in this case I have some suspicions about a certain strange character and I really want to know if I’m right. I would happily read the next book in this series!
Our main character is a kid named Jack. He’s in his school’s basement, sent to get some supplies as he and his friends do a little decorating before a big event. When he comes out of the basement, everything has changed. Suddenly, Jack is on his own in a very dangerous world!
Now, if you read horror or apocalyptic fiction, you’ll start by feeling like you read this before.
But soon, you notice that our critters are doing some really odd things. You’ll notice that the level of violence (which is huge) is tempered by a an underlying mysticism. And you’ll soon notice that you have NOT read this one before.
This is a fast moving, bloody, and dark book – and it’s got some awesome musical references. Aside from the aforementioned underlying mysticism, there’s a religious aspect to it. It’s not a preachy book, but the religious aspect plays a very direct role in what happens here. Note further that, even though our main character is a kid not yet in high school, this is by no means a kid’s book or even YA. This is Horror/SF for adults.
The book does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. I hate those, normally, but in this case I have some suspicions about a certain strange character and I really want to know if I’m right. I would happily read the next book in this series!
BOOK TWO, SEEKERS, will be here SOON!
