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Run From The Reaper
It awakens… Summoned by the will of a powerful psychic, The Red Reaper forces its victims to live their darkest fantasies. If they resist, they die.
In a college town during a record cold winter break, Jon, a lonely professor, wonders the empty campus barely holding on to his sanity. Unable to stay awake during the daytime he sees a red hooded creature in the shadows at night; immediately after, his twisted desires come to life.
Searching for answers he finds Clay, a local psychic who is more than he seems, and Sarah, a gorgeous expert on the underworld who has depraved secrets of her own.
Chased by demons and with the Red Reaper at every turn, the three must face their fears, survive its relentless attacks, and find a way to escape from the Reaper.
A 30,000 word novella.
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- 'The First Day After Life' by Cristian YoungMiller
- 'Fixing Cupid' by Cristian YoungMiller
- 'Happiness May Vary' by Cristian YoungMiller
In a college town during a record cold winter break, Jon, a lonely professor, wonders the empty campus barely holding on to his sanity. Unable to stay awake during the daytime he sees a red hooded creature in the shadows at night; immediately after, his twisted desires come to life.
Searching for answers he finds Clay, a local psychic who is more than he seems, and Sarah, a gorgeous expert on the underworld who has depraved secrets of her own.
Chased by demons and with the Red Reaper at every turn, the three must face their fears, survive its relentless attacks, and find a way to escape from the Reaper.
A 30,000 word novella.
This Book's Bonus
*After you've read the book you can discuss the book with the author on Facebook 'Cristian YoungMiller - The Author'
*This ebook includes an excerpt
- 'The First Day After Life' by Cristian YoungMiller
- 'Fixing Cupid' by Cristian YoungMiller
- 'Happiness May Vary' by Cristian YoungMiller
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First published April 29, 2011
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November 15, 2015
I won this book from the Member Giveaways on Library Thing in exchange for a review.
It awakens… Summoned by the will of a powerful psychic, The Red Reaper forces its victims to live their darkest fantasies. If they resist, they die.
My Thoughts
This was a really quick read and even though I didn’t thoroughly enjoy the story itself, the author can still write an interesting tale. I entered this giveaway initially because it obviously had to do with Grim Reapers, and I’m a sucker for stories involving them. It didn’t end up being exactly what I had anticipated but it was still a well written and interesting story.
Overall
There were black reapers and red reapers and after a point I thought it was a bit implausible. It definitely takes the typical reaper type story and transforms it, I’ll give the author credit for that. There were some gruesome parts that I was totally glad I hadn’t decided to take a lunch and read this while eating!
My understanding of my ebook copy was that this was a finished copy so I wasn’t reading a pre-published version… with that said, I found several grammatical/spelling errors that kind of made my eye twitch. I’m not perfect by no means, I make my own grammatical errors; however, I would anticipate that they be corrected by the time a finished book comes to be. There was this one line where the character was talking about ‘dear’ in the road… I assumed it was intended to say ‘deer’ as in, the furry beasties with horns, aka Bambi.
Bottom Line: Flies are gross, watch out for those dear in the road, and I wanted purple reapers too dammit.
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It awakens… Summoned by the will of a powerful psychic, The Red Reaper forces its victims to live their darkest fantasies. If they resist, they die.
My Thoughts
This was a really quick read and even though I didn’t thoroughly enjoy the story itself, the author can still write an interesting tale. I entered this giveaway initially because it obviously had to do with Grim Reapers, and I’m a sucker for stories involving them. It didn’t end up being exactly what I had anticipated but it was still a well written and interesting story.
Overall
There were black reapers and red reapers and after a point I thought it was a bit implausible. It definitely takes the typical reaper type story and transforms it, I’ll give the author credit for that. There were some gruesome parts that I was totally glad I hadn’t decided to take a lunch and read this while eating!
My understanding of my ebook copy was that this was a finished copy so I wasn’t reading a pre-published version… with that said, I found several grammatical/spelling errors that kind of made my eye twitch. I’m not perfect by no means, I make my own grammatical errors; however, I would anticipate that they be corrected by the time a finished book comes to be. There was this one line where the character was talking about ‘dear’ in the road… I assumed it was intended to say ‘deer’ as in, the furry beasties with horns, aka Bambi.
Bottom Line: Flies are gross, watch out for those dear in the road, and I wanted purple reapers too dammit.
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October 28, 2025
The concept of this book was good and original but it was riddled with grammatical errors and typos. Luckily I was able to fill in the blanks and still get the point of what was going on but this book definitely could have benefited from having an editor before it was published.
June 10, 2011
It was a combination of the book cover and the book title which drew me towards this novel both of which I thought were excellent. As you may have guessed it's about a reaper, although not the usual one associated with death, who forces its victims to live out their darkest fantasies. Should they resist those fantasies then, as associated with the usual reaper, they die. The main character in the story, Jon, does his best to avoid living out those fantasies and thus flees the Red Reaper and therein we have the premise for the story.
"It awakens… Summoned by the will of a powerful psychic, The Red Reaper forces its victims to live their darkest fantasies. If they resist, they die.
In a college town during a record cold winter break, Jon, a lonely professor, wonders the empty campus barely holding on to his sanity. Unable to stay awake during the daytime he sees a red hooded creature in the shadows at night; immediately after, his twisted desires come to life.
Searching for answers he finds Clay, a local psychic who is more than he seems, and Sarah, a gorgeous expert on the underworld who has depraved secrets of her own.
Chased by demons and with the Red Reaper at every turn, the three must face their fears, survive its relentless attacks, and find a way to escape from the Reaper."
I found the scenario put forth interesting but had some slight trepidation that it was going to turn out to be a 'Final Destination' clone with a slight twist. Perhaps the author was inspired by such movies but this book turned out to be a good read that stood on its own two feet regardless of where the inspiration for it came from.
So far I've avoided using the word "novel" as one of my biggest dislikes of 'Run From The Reaper' was its lack of length. Smashwords.com has the word count at a little over 36000 words although with the final 16% of the ebook being excerpts from some of the author's other works it surely works out a lot less than that. If the story had been fleshed out more I think the author may have been onto a real winner here as his characters are strong and the storytelling engrossing. The pacing of the story is excellent and as it progresses so does the action, suspense and horror and I found myself racing through page after page really wanting to know what would happen next. It didn't start out that way though...
I have to admit to finding the first chapter somewhat confusing. It made sense in hindsight, once the story got into its flow, but it didn't really grab me as I was left unsure as to what was going on. In that respect I think the first chapter was the one part of the book that needed condensing, editing and perhaps being used as a prologue rather than as a first chapter.
Even though there were no major grammar issues in this book there were some spelling mistakes and use of the wrong words here and there. For instance one part read "...it appeared to be a bit of brilliants..." when it should, of course, have been "brilliance". No big deal in the grand scheme of things but little errors like that do pull me out of a story and take away from the overall "polish" of a book.
As the story raced towards its conclusion I did have a few gripes as to how it played out. For one, Jon is accused of a very serious crime against a female student, Sarah, which she herself reported to the police. Yet within no time at all they are helping each other out and the issue is brushed aside. Perhaps with the Red Reaper pursuing you all logic goes out of the window but I would rather the story had been taken in a different direction altogether as to avoid that conflict of interest within the storyline. Also, at around the same point in the ebook Sarah was pinned to her bed by bats but there was never an explanation as to why? Sure, it made for an exciting point in the story but unless being attacked by bats was her darkest desire then it didn't really make sense for such a thing to be occurring. The same can be said for the fly incident that followed and while these incidents actually added to the story and made it more unique and horrific, when looking back upon what happened, they did appear to be lacking any logical basis in relation to the story. It could have been attributed to the Red Reaper's powers I suppose but then we're left with the problem of where do its powers begin and end? If it had already forced someone into their darkest desire shouldn't its job be done? So how can the Red Reaper continue victimizing that person? And why?
'Run From The Reaper' is definitely the kind of book that would make a fun horror movie but as a novel it needed more fleshing out. However, taken "as is" it was an enjoyable ebook and the build to the ending when we find out what Jon's ultimate desire was, and why he had been running from that desire, was well done. Certainly worth a read if you're looking for an entertaining story but not for those who require deeper reading with more explanation as to the hows and whys.
"It awakens… Summoned by the will of a powerful psychic, The Red Reaper forces its victims to live their darkest fantasies. If they resist, they die.
In a college town during a record cold winter break, Jon, a lonely professor, wonders the empty campus barely holding on to his sanity. Unable to stay awake during the daytime he sees a red hooded creature in the shadows at night; immediately after, his twisted desires come to life.
Searching for answers he finds Clay, a local psychic who is more than he seems, and Sarah, a gorgeous expert on the underworld who has depraved secrets of her own.
Chased by demons and with the Red Reaper at every turn, the three must face their fears, survive its relentless attacks, and find a way to escape from the Reaper."
I found the scenario put forth interesting but had some slight trepidation that it was going to turn out to be a 'Final Destination' clone with a slight twist. Perhaps the author was inspired by such movies but this book turned out to be a good read that stood on its own two feet regardless of where the inspiration for it came from.
So far I've avoided using the word "novel" as one of my biggest dislikes of 'Run From The Reaper' was its lack of length. Smashwords.com has the word count at a little over 36000 words although with the final 16% of the ebook being excerpts from some of the author's other works it surely works out a lot less than that. If the story had been fleshed out more I think the author may have been onto a real winner here as his characters are strong and the storytelling engrossing. The pacing of the story is excellent and as it progresses so does the action, suspense and horror and I found myself racing through page after page really wanting to know what would happen next. It didn't start out that way though...
I have to admit to finding the first chapter somewhat confusing. It made sense in hindsight, once the story got into its flow, but it didn't really grab me as I was left unsure as to what was going on. In that respect I think the first chapter was the one part of the book that needed condensing, editing and perhaps being used as a prologue rather than as a first chapter.
Even though there were no major grammar issues in this book there were some spelling mistakes and use of the wrong words here and there. For instance one part read "...it appeared to be a bit of brilliants..." when it should, of course, have been "brilliance". No big deal in the grand scheme of things but little errors like that do pull me out of a story and take away from the overall "polish" of a book.
As the story raced towards its conclusion I did have a few gripes as to how it played out. For one, Jon is accused of a very serious crime against a female student, Sarah, which she herself reported to the police. Yet within no time at all they are helping each other out and the issue is brushed aside. Perhaps with the Red Reaper pursuing you all logic goes out of the window but I would rather the story had been taken in a different direction altogether as to avoid that conflict of interest within the storyline. Also, at around the same point in the ebook Sarah was pinned to her bed by bats but there was never an explanation as to why? Sure, it made for an exciting point in the story but unless being attacked by bats was her darkest desire then it didn't really make sense for such a thing to be occurring. The same can be said for the fly incident that followed and while these incidents actually added to the story and made it more unique and horrific, when looking back upon what happened, they did appear to be lacking any logical basis in relation to the story. It could have been attributed to the Red Reaper's powers I suppose but then we're left with the problem of where do its powers begin and end? If it had already forced someone into their darkest desire shouldn't its job be done? So how can the Red Reaper continue victimizing that person? And why?
'Run From The Reaper' is definitely the kind of book that would make a fun horror movie but as a novel it needed more fleshing out. However, taken "as is" it was an enjoyable ebook and the build to the ending when we find out what Jon's ultimate desire was, and why he had been running from that desire, was well done. Certainly worth a read if you're looking for an entertaining story but not for those who require deeper reading with more explanation as to the hows and whys.
February 27, 2012
The story starts out with a man running for his life. The moment he stops, everything goes dark. He knows he has to keep running, to stop is to die. But when he has his legs cut off in an auto accident, he is strangely accepting. Jon, one of the people that come upon the accident finds it strange how accepting the guy is about loosing his legs when his life revolved around running.
Jon wants to find out what prompts that kind of reaction. He starts becoming obsessed with it. He even goes to Clay, a psychic that his student Sarah recommends. Clay points out that if you really want something, it will find a way of happening. Jon is not impressed with that answer.
But strange things start happening. He sees glimpses of a red reaper, the dog he adopts goes crazy, and then he starts loosing time. He comes to and finds out that he has lost three days and is accused of assaulting a student. Now he is on the hunt to stay alive.
This is a quick read that shows us how sometimes what we wish for may not be what we really want. The possibilities and the twists kept me wondering where this was going. I liked the idea of the red reaper. It’s a good twist from what we commonly think of when someone says reaper.
I have to say that there was a couple times that I got a little lost but I think that was because Jon had lost time. I was confused with the black reapers. The red reaper is trying to give Jon what he desires but the black ones are trying to kill him. Plus there were several black reapers floating around and only one red.
Overall, I liked this story. It feels like a first story and rough around the edges, but if you like thrillers, I think you might like this story. I do have another story of Cristian and after reading Run from the Reaper, I am excited to see what happens in that story.
I received this for free from the Library Thing Member Giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
Jon wants to find out what prompts that kind of reaction. He starts becoming obsessed with it. He even goes to Clay, a psychic that his student Sarah recommends. Clay points out that if you really want something, it will find a way of happening. Jon is not impressed with that answer.
But strange things start happening. He sees glimpses of a red reaper, the dog he adopts goes crazy, and then he starts loosing time. He comes to and finds out that he has lost three days and is accused of assaulting a student. Now he is on the hunt to stay alive.
This is a quick read that shows us how sometimes what we wish for may not be what we really want. The possibilities and the twists kept me wondering where this was going. I liked the idea of the red reaper. It’s a good twist from what we commonly think of when someone says reaper.
I have to say that there was a couple times that I got a little lost but I think that was because Jon had lost time. I was confused with the black reapers. The red reaper is trying to give Jon what he desires but the black ones are trying to kill him. Plus there were several black reapers floating around and only one red.
Overall, I liked this story. It feels like a first story and rough around the edges, but if you like thrillers, I think you might like this story. I do have another story of Cristian and after reading Run from the Reaper, I am excited to see what happens in that story.
I received this for free from the Library Thing Member Giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
April 22, 2012
Run from the Reaper is a short, unique story about discovering what you want in life and using that discovery to begin again. While I wished some aspects had been developed a little better, I enjoyed following the journey of the characters on their paths of discovery.
Once the reader gets past the unusual, repetitive beginning and learns how to follow the humps in perspective from one character to the next, the story flows along well enough and I found that it was quite easy to look up at the clock and realize I had become lost in reading. I found that in several places I was actually being drawn to one conclusion in the steps of the plot while the reality of the book was taking me elsewhere, which was a welcome surprise. Though I haven’t read the book a second time, I assume that those who do might get more out of it than they have the first time, finding the Reaper’s purpose in more of the book than they had at first.
I urge readers seeking a different plot from the norm to pick up this book. Ignore the many spelling and grammatical errors missed in the editing process and push through the unusual form of changing points of view, and you will find an interesting idea wrapped in a plot that will help you to lose track of time for a while.
Perfectionists should look elsewhere, but those who are hunting for a different kind of story and are easygoing about the way things are written will find their desires here, and since it is the job of the Red Reaper to expose you to what you desire, the book will then have served its purpose.
Note: Though this book was a free gift from the author, the content of my review was in no way influenced by the gifting. The book speaks for itself and my review would have been worded just this way even if I'd gone out and bought it. I also give bonus points for Text To Speech enabling on Kindle format.... but that also wasn't a factor in the above review.
Once the reader gets past the unusual, repetitive beginning and learns how to follow the humps in perspective from one character to the next, the story flows along well enough and I found that it was quite easy to look up at the clock and realize I had become lost in reading. I found that in several places I was actually being drawn to one conclusion in the steps of the plot while the reality of the book was taking me elsewhere, which was a welcome surprise. Though I haven’t read the book a second time, I assume that those who do might get more out of it than they have the first time, finding the Reaper’s purpose in more of the book than they had at first.
I urge readers seeking a different plot from the norm to pick up this book. Ignore the many spelling and grammatical errors missed in the editing process and push through the unusual form of changing points of view, and you will find an interesting idea wrapped in a plot that will help you to lose track of time for a while.
Perfectionists should look elsewhere, but those who are hunting for a different kind of story and are easygoing about the way things are written will find their desires here, and since it is the job of the Red Reaper to expose you to what you desire, the book will then have served its purpose.
Note: Though this book was a free gift from the author, the content of my review was in no way influenced by the gifting. The book speaks for itself and my review would have been worded just this way even if I'd gone out and bought it. I also give bonus points for Text To Speech enabling on Kindle format.... but that also wasn't a factor in the above review.
June 14, 2011
In Run from the Reaper, the Red Reaper, unlike his better known black cousin, brings, not death, but what a person truly wants. Trouble is, we don't always know what that is and, often, what we really want is buried way down deep in our subconscious, and it ain't always pretty - something Jon, a young professor, is about to find out.
As I was reading the novel, or to be more accurate, novella, I received a message from the author Cristian YoungMiller, saying that he had pulled this edition of the book because of problems with the editing and offered to send a newer version. I was already half way through so I stuck with what I had. Therefore, I will ignore the typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors since I assume they have been corrected. In fact, I was surprised - this is the first time, in my experience, when an author has gone to the trouble of letting a reader know there are problems and sets out to fix them. So kudos to Mr. YoungMiller for that.
So, anyway, the thing is, I quite liked this story. It reminded me of a couple of horror films but that's not a bad thing because I love horror flicks and the story was still original. I notice a few other reviewers hated the first chapter - me, I thought it was a great setup for the rest of the book - a little confusing but it eventually made sense. My biggest complaint with Reaper was the length. Much of the story seemed to hang with no explanation - it added to the horror and suspense but it could have used a bit of fleshing out. I don't want to be spoon fed by an author but, unless I'm reading the Russian masters, I don't want to have to do a lot of heavy lifting either. It's too bad because Run from the Reaper had the potential to be a really good novel; instead, it's just an okay novella.
As I was reading the novel, or to be more accurate, novella, I received a message from the author Cristian YoungMiller, saying that he had pulled this edition of the book because of problems with the editing and offered to send a newer version. I was already half way through so I stuck with what I had. Therefore, I will ignore the typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors since I assume they have been corrected. In fact, I was surprised - this is the first time, in my experience, when an author has gone to the trouble of letting a reader know there are problems and sets out to fix them. So kudos to Mr. YoungMiller for that.
So, anyway, the thing is, I quite liked this story. It reminded me of a couple of horror films but that's not a bad thing because I love horror flicks and the story was still original. I notice a few other reviewers hated the first chapter - me, I thought it was a great setup for the rest of the book - a little confusing but it eventually made sense. My biggest complaint with Reaper was the length. Much of the story seemed to hang with no explanation - it added to the horror and suspense but it could have used a bit of fleshing out. I don't want to be spoon fed by an author but, unless I'm reading the Russian masters, I don't want to have to do a lot of heavy lifting either. It's too bad because Run from the Reaper had the potential to be a really good novel; instead, it's just an okay novella.
June 10, 2011
Run from the Reaper is an enjoyable novella with a premise I've never run into. It starts with an unusual chapter: Short fragments, thoughts, observations, obviously of someone running. By the time I came to the end of the chapter, I was mentally out of breath! As the story unwinds, you eventually realize what is really happening in this odd bit of writing.
The story is about The Reaper, but not the usual reaper, who brings death. This is the Red Reaper, who brings about the darkest thoughts & desires of the main characters. He is summoned by a powerful psychic, and If the characters resist their fantasies, they will die. This premise centers around the main character, Jon, a professor who does his best to live a life devoid of anything exciting or unusual. However, after seeing the psychic, Clay, he is thrown into a world bordering on insanity and filled with fear. He is joined by one of his students, Sarah, who has a fascination with the underworld and her own depraved fantasies to live out. There's even a nameless dog who is pulled into the whirlwind of fear & horror. Together, the three of them must either face down the reaper, or die.
There are a lot of errors in the text that should have been picked up during the editing process. This usually really bothers me, but I found I was able to overlook them because the story was so fascinating.
If you are a lover of horror and fantasy, you will find this book a pleasant work, and not your usual fair.
You'll be asking yourself, "What is it I really want & what would I do if I could have it."
The story is about The Reaper, but not the usual reaper, who brings death. This is the Red Reaper, who brings about the darkest thoughts & desires of the main characters. He is summoned by a powerful psychic, and If the characters resist their fantasies, they will die. This premise centers around the main character, Jon, a professor who does his best to live a life devoid of anything exciting or unusual. However, after seeing the psychic, Clay, he is thrown into a world bordering on insanity and filled with fear. He is joined by one of his students, Sarah, who has a fascination with the underworld and her own depraved fantasies to live out. There's even a nameless dog who is pulled into the whirlwind of fear & horror. Together, the three of them must either face down the reaper, or die.
There are a lot of errors in the text that should have been picked up during the editing process. This usually really bothers me, but I found I was able to overlook them because the story was so fascinating.
If you are a lover of horror and fantasy, you will find this book a pleasant work, and not your usual fair.
You'll be asking yourself, "What is it I really want & what would I do if I could have it."
June 10, 2011
Ever felt like something is missing from your life? This is the type of novel that acknowledges that feeling that everyone gets once in a while. The author has created a short story featuring a main character who has an outside facade with which he acts happy and unconcerned, but inside he is less than sure that he has everything he wants. The author develops the main character to the point of the reader feeling like he/she knows him well enough to guess what he is thinking; the secondary characters could have used slightly more development, but this is a short story and they were not the focus of the novel. The reader will enjoy Sarah's take-charge attitude and Clay's subtle confidence. The events in this book never leave the reader lagging, there is always something going on that will keep the reader's interest. The novel ends well, the reader doesn't have to worry about unfinished business. This novel is great for adults who enjoy reading about a character who truly allows his readers into his life.
I received this book for review, this in no way alters my review of the novel.
I received this book for review, this in no way alters my review of the novel.
June 29, 2011
I won this book from the Member Giveaways on Library Thing.
I found this book to be just ok. It did have a good message, but it was a "different" book.
This is the story of Jon, who is a professor at the local college. He is a loner but has a friend named Nicki, who is only present at the beginning of the book. He and Nicki are on their way home from a night out and come upon a car accident involving his friend and coach, Thomas. Thomas is the first character introduced in this book, and he is being chased by the Red Reaper. After the car accident, the book continues on with Jon's story. Jon is secretly in love with a girl from his class named Sarah. Since Jon saw the car accident, the Red Reaper is now following him. Apparently the Red Reaper causes your deepest wants and desires to come true, unbeknownst to Jon.
This is a well written story, however, it just wasn't my cup of tea. I did realize the moral of the story is basically, be careful what you wish for, it just might come true. I would recommend this to those who like abstract fiction and fantasy fiction. Sorry, only 3 stars from me.
I found this book to be just ok. It did have a good message, but it was a "different" book.
This is the story of Jon, who is a professor at the local college. He is a loner but has a friend named Nicki, who is only present at the beginning of the book. He and Nicki are on their way home from a night out and come upon a car accident involving his friend and coach, Thomas. Thomas is the first character introduced in this book, and he is being chased by the Red Reaper. After the car accident, the book continues on with Jon's story. Jon is secretly in love with a girl from his class named Sarah. Since Jon saw the car accident, the Red Reaper is now following him. Apparently the Red Reaper causes your deepest wants and desires to come true, unbeknownst to Jon.
This is a well written story, however, it just wasn't my cup of tea. I did realize the moral of the story is basically, be careful what you wish for, it just might come true. I would recommend this to those who like abstract fiction and fantasy fiction. Sorry, only 3 stars from me.
September 2, 2011
When i first saw this book as a giveaway, what first draw my attention was the book cover and the summary description. When i started reading the prologue i was excited as it gave you a link to listen to the prologue in audio format as you read it. This first portion of the book is more like is someone was talking what they were feeling but not really explaining exactly what is going on. You get to determine that as you continue reading and identifies what happens to the first character that appears in this Novella.
The plot of this story is different and very insteresting, i just thought it was a bit difficult to get into it for about the first 4 chapters. The whole description of the story at the beginning drags and makes it difficult to continue reading but if you do continue reading, you will find this a very different plot and very interesting psychological thriller. It is an enjoyable read.
The plot of this story is different and very insteresting, i just thought it was a bit difficult to get into it for about the first 4 chapters. The whole description of the story at the beginning drags and makes it difficult to continue reading but if you do continue reading, you will find this a very different plot and very interesting psychological thriller. It is an enjoyable read.
June 9, 2011
I found "Run From The Reaper" a very interesting read. It turns out to be the story of a man that feels he is happy and satisfied with his life, but there are underlying things that he desires and he must admit these things to save himself. It is a short book but in that short space the author does well in developing his characters and in getting the reader involved in his story. I would have liked to have seen some parts of the story developed in more depth but that does not take away from the overall story line.
It is an excellent story and one that will stay with me for quiet a while. We all have those things that we desire that we feel that societal or other norms will not allow us to try to reach. Maybe the world would be a better place if we all could say "Don't be afraid of the Reaper.".
Very good and interesting book. Thumbs up from me.
It is an excellent story and one that will stay with me for quiet a while. We all have those things that we desire that we feel that societal or other norms will not allow us to try to reach. Maybe the world would be a better place if we all could say "Don't be afraid of the Reaper.".
Very good and interesting book. Thumbs up from me.
June 11, 2011
This was a concept that took me by surprise drawn to the book I found that it was a great story once I got past that first chapter. The First chapter almost deteered me but once sticking it through I found that the story and the feel within it seemed to take it's self into a page turning enjoyment.
The man obtaining what he wants and desires with the aid of the reaper always showed that the age old saying of careful what you wish for you just might get it. Is all to true. It's also what I like to think and say, Never trust death for in the end he's just there to collect no matter who it is.
I think that this would be a great movie if it's directed correctly it almost read a little better that way as I thought about it in my mind. But who knows what the future holds. All in all it was an interesting read.
The man obtaining what he wants and desires with the aid of the reaper always showed that the age old saying of careful what you wish for you just might get it. Is all to true. It's also what I like to think and say, Never trust death for in the end he's just there to collect no matter who it is.
I think that this would be a great movie if it's directed correctly it almost read a little better that way as I thought about it in my mind. But who knows what the future holds. All in all it was an interesting read.
August 28, 2011
The book cover is what initially drew me to this book. The cover looks like it belongs on a horror novel. This is not a horror novel. More precisely, it is a short novella. It is a story about the Reaper. Not the Grim Reaper but his lesser known cousin the Red Reaper. Rather than collect your soul after death, the Red Reaper gives you your most heartfelt desire.
The story begins with Coach Thomas running, running from his fear. Running from his desire, running from the Red Reaper. He is found by his friends after experiencing a life altering car crash. I found it fascinating that his words after a car accident were "Don't be afraid of the Reaper."
This book is a psychological thriller. Do you know what you want? What you really want, down deep in your soul? Be careful what you wish for- you may get it- if the Red Reaper has his way.
The story begins with Coach Thomas running, running from his fear. Running from his desire, running from the Red Reaper. He is found by his friends after experiencing a life altering car crash. I found it fascinating that his words after a car accident were "Don't be afraid of the Reaper."
This book is a psychological thriller. Do you know what you want? What you really want, down deep in your soul? Be careful what you wish for- you may get it- if the Red Reaper has his way.
August 23, 2011
This is the kind of book that makes you think about yourself. We all, or most of us, like to believe we are good people and want the best for all...or most...people. This book raises the idea that we all really do have a darker side, maybe buried deep, but it is there and in this book, Run From the Reaper, the Red Reaper follows us, forcing us to give in to these desires or die. What an amazing and scary concept! I loved the book, the original idea was a nice breath of fresh air as a change from the normal supernatural books on the market. It is a short read, I did wish it was longer, but only because I enjoyed it so much. And after some introspection, I have a few dark desires of my own...shh, don't tell anyone!
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June 26, 2011I won this book on LibraryThing a few weeks ago. Before I started reading it, the author contacted me and said that there were issues with the book and it had to be re-edited. I decided to read the copy I had anyway, but that I wouldn't submit a rating or review until the final copy was released. I don't think it would be fair of me to rate/review something that is still considered a work in progress.
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August 4, 2011I won this book on LibraryThing a few weeks ago. Before I started reading it, the author contacted me and said that there were issues with the book and it had to be re-edited. I decided to read the copy I had anyway, but that I wouldn't submit a rating or review until the final copy was released. I don't think it would be fair of me to rate/review something that is still considered a work in progress.
December 6, 2011
This was a rather enjoyable story. The only detraction is an accasional misspelled/misused word. Professor John Mannor sees someone he knows hurt in an accident and when they mutter don't be afraid of the Reaper, Jon doesn't understand. That is until he starts seeing the Reaper and then the fear starts....
February 22, 2013
Run From the Reaper is a mess. It reads like a very rough draft of a not very interesting book. It completely lacks any plot or character development and wasn’t even properly proofread.
Received via LibraryThing Member Giveaway.
Received via LibraryThing Member Giveaway.
July 14, 2014
I did not like this at all. I did not get it and I just did not like how it was written. Sorry.
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