Dragging Wings

by Jennifer Caress

“…the cause lives on, immortally.” Strange occurrences happen in the small town of Arcacia all the time, and her residences wouldn’t have it any other way. Sammy and Frankie are Arcacia’s most paranormally active residents and within these pages you will see how they can teach anyone to believe… Thomas Manner was never given his just due in this word. Thomas Manner had gone unrecognized by everyone…until recently. When Sammy offers him friendship, Thomas Manner is skeptical. When a stranger from far away offers him friendship, Thomas Manner is intrigued. His ship, quite literally, has come in. Forgetting the past isn’t the same as healing from the past. When Dandi and her best friend Starla wake up in the park with no recollection of how they got there, Dandi’s only clues come from dark and troubled memories she had long since buried. Sammy and Frankie help the two ladies uncover their missing time, and help reveal whether their recent memories were stolen, or given away freely. In Perverted Realities, Sammy and Frankie went on a dangerous trek to try and find their missing friend, Cree. They weren’t in time to save her, but her death opened up many questions, including just who is the dominant species on Earth. With a group of friends they have been searching for the answers ever since. Little do they know, a new ally is on his way… Cree’s brother has been given just one chance to find the answers of her untimely death and avenge her murder. What happens during his long journey to Arcacia is nothing short of fate in motion. Dragging Wings is the second installment of the Perverted Realities series.

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2008

About the author

Born and raised in Colorado, my early reads included Mr. Popper's Penguins (which I incorporated into sleepwalking episodes), Ramona Quimby series, and Nancy Drew. Lois Duncan was a HUGE influence at an early age and I transended to Anne Rice in my high school years.

Reviews

[Vance Knox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dragging Wings is book two in the Perverted Realities series, but it stands as a single, separate book.

This book took me by surprise as it is a collection of stories all interlocked by two characters: Sammy and Frankie, who seem to be trying to understand the world they live in and try to make connections with people they come across.

Jennifer Caress has brought together an interesting book with an interesting format. This book is a marketer’s worst night as it contains the genres: science fiction, horror, and dark fantasy. But together, as a whole, this book is simply: good.

The book kicks off with a great story (the best in my opinion) Take me with you, Thomas Manner. This story flows so smoothly it’s over before you know it. I cleaned this story in one sitting. The second story I struggled with, really not my cup of tea. Dandi is struggling with a her past and ends up battling her demons — actually battling them to get back what she had lost. The third story is Noble the energy sucking vampire…and there are more amazing characters in this book. I’ll leave the rest for you to discover, but look out for Iliad, I liked this one as well.

There is a strange feel to this book as it touches several genres without choosing one and sticking with it.

Dragging Wing encompasses SpecFic full on and takes the reader on a ride into realistic characters and the lives they live.

[Jennifer Caress · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second book in the Perverted Realities series