This was a great paranormal read! Very in-depth characters and storyline with lots of creepy heebie-jeebies added in for flavor. I read this back in 2014 and it was a grab you by the seat of the pants kind of book! I just found out that there is a second book, so I just bought that to find out what happens to the characters that were in the first book. It was definitely a five star scary read. ( )

I loved the book. My type of story. Will be reading more in the series. ( )

This is, bar none, the worst book I've ever read. The author is an amateur. There are probably more than 100 pages that could have been edited out. I finished the whole thing, but it was torture. It must be that I love misery. Ack, stay away. ( )

Gotta love an in your face beginning and this has a humdinger. I’ll warn ya, it’s a blood bath.

Cody somehow makes it home. But he’s not safe. Whatever tore apart his friends in the cemetery is hot on his heels. He crawls back through his bedroom window, the noise alerting his parents. They rush in to discover a muddy, bloody Cody cowering on the floor, unable to get a word out about what just happened. It doesn’t matter, as the thing that followed him home makes it’s presence known, crashing through the window and tearing his parents apart.

Detective Aaron Sanders, assigned to the case, is amazed to discover that the young boy, Cody, survived the brutal attack. As the forensics come in, indicating a possible animal attack, he is forced to stretch his belief. Especially after some scary encounters and his shared nightmares with Cody.

Aaron came across as very genuine. He’s all alpha male, yet his own ties to the orphanage Cody is sent to make him vulnerable. He grew up at Brackenridge and his memories aren’t pleasant. He doesn’t always handle events that well because of it, losing his cool and almost losing his job.

Poor Cody. I can see where he’d shut himself off from people after what he witnessed. And his secrets, while haunting him, scare him senseless.

I enjoyed the love/hate relationship between Maria Jiminez, Cody’s social worker, and Detective Aaron Sanders. I think they like each other, but Aaron’s copness might hamper this one. Maria is a tough cookie.

Things don’t get easier as the case gets stranger and stranger. Whatever unearthly is doing the killing won’t stop and can’t be killed.

These types of stories are a favorite of mine. Give me something unearthly, a beast from hell or whatever, and I’m rubbing my hands together in fiendish glee. I’m not squeamish, so the bloodshed only adds to the creep factor.

Throw in some sweet innocent victims and prey, some feisty, tough protagonists, plus a suspicious character or two, and you’ve got the makings of a great chiller.

A hellish feast of horror, to be sure. ( )

This book was my first outing in the horror genre, and I rather enjoyed it. I did not expect to be so enthralled with the characters, but I was.

I found the character of Maria slightly irritating, but this did not detract from my enjoyment of the novel.

I did have to suspend my disbelief rather a lot, but again, this didn't detract from my enjoyment.

I would recommend this for those who are thinking of dipping into the horror genre, or alike those who are avid fans of this style. ( )