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Dark Season #2
Sentinel
Sophie is determined to discover more about mysterious silent vampire Patrick. Discovering that he might have killed two girls more than 50 years ago, Sophie starts to explore the past, but in the process she discovers a terrible secret hidden in the body of an old woman.
This is volume 2 of the Dark Season series. Each book is a novella of between 20,000 and 25,000 words, and each is a standalone story. Knowledge of the other books is not essential. This book contains violence.
This is volume 2 of the Dark Season series. Each book is a novella of between 20,000 and 25,000 words, and each is a standalone story. Knowledge of the other books is not essential. This book contains violence.
65 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 14, 2011
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Amy Cross
677 books1,706 followersAmy Cross writes novels and short stories in a number of genres, mainly horror, paranormal and fantasy. Books include The Farm, Annie's Room, The Island, Eli's Town and Asylum.
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June 26, 2012
These little Novellas are a breeze to read, in less than an evening I can knock one off!
This second instalment provided a little more depth into the mystery surrounding the murdered girls from 1959, which we were introduced to in book one. I felt the completion of this book was excellent, no cliff-hanger or major unanswered questions like book one, but still enough of a mystery surrounding Patrick and the prophesy that relates to Sophie to keep me going in the series.
I do wish they were novel sized. I am not a Novella convert, merely intrigued and impressed enough by Amy Cross to keep reading - for now.
The Sentinels were an interesting mystery, one that could quite easily have been lengthened and investigated further. Ms Cross has the ammunition for a full-length novel, but by the looks of it, not the impetus. Shame.
Still, great, quick read. I will read the next in the series and this one gets a 6/10: "Good light-weight read, well done" on the NBRS. Why slightly lower than book one? Well, book one hooked me, book two merely kept me intrigued enough to read on. I believe, once the initial reaction to a story is passed, it takes a certain step up by the author to garner a similar score. Sentinel, although good, was not the same as the great of The Last Vampire in my eyes.
This second instalment provided a little more depth into the mystery surrounding the murdered girls from 1959, which we were introduced to in book one. I felt the completion of this book was excellent, no cliff-hanger or major unanswered questions like book one, but still enough of a mystery surrounding Patrick and the prophesy that relates to Sophie to keep me going in the series.
I do wish they were novel sized. I am not a Novella convert, merely intrigued and impressed enough by Amy Cross to keep reading - for now.
The Sentinels were an interesting mystery, one that could quite easily have been lengthened and investigated further. Ms Cross has the ammunition for a full-length novel, but by the looks of it, not the impetus. Shame.
Still, great, quick read. I will read the next in the series and this one gets a 6/10: "Good light-weight read, well done" on the NBRS. Why slightly lower than book one? Well, book one hooked me, book two merely kept me intrigued enough to read on. I believe, once the initial reaction to a story is passed, it takes a certain step up by the author to garner a similar score. Sentinel, although good, was not the same as the great of The Last Vampire in my eyes.
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November 5, 2022[ read the first book in the series, 'The Last Vampire' and didn't enjoy, so will not continue with the series ]
November 4, 2016
I am having to read this book in a bulk… It is all eight book available in one… on my Droid Phone… so I am missing some of the features I have with my nook ereader. But NO ONE cares… because if they did I would be able to get the damm book on B&N. The author has her books only on Amazon which is NOT friendly with nook owners. ugh!
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There are these spirit like things that posses a body and they are called sentinels. In this book we learn Jess and Rose’s story and more of the history for the last vampire.
I liked this book and at same time was disconnected as it was sorta hard to connect.
Sophie went to Rose’s brother’s house and he gives her a book / diary that Rose wrote. Later he dies and she meets Adam his grandson who falls-in-love with Sophie. She later learns Rose is still alive / barely and in a nursing home where she goes to meet her and believe it or not … Rose gets up outta bed to touch Rose. The sentinel thingies are in Rose and need touch to transfer to Sophie. Patrick jumps in the window and saves Rose from being touched then rips Rose’s head off.
It was a sorta wacky book.
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There are these spirit like things that posses a body and they are called sentinels. In this book we learn Jess and Rose’s story and more of the history for the last vampire.
I liked this book and at same time was disconnected as it was sorta hard to connect.
Sophie went to Rose’s brother’s house and he gives her a book / diary that Rose wrote. Later he dies and she meets Adam his grandson who falls-in-love with Sophie. She later learns Rose is still alive / barely and in a nursing home where she goes to meet her and believe it or not … Rose gets up outta bed to touch Rose. The sentinel thingies are in Rose and need touch to transfer to Sophie. Patrick jumps in the window and saves Rose from being touched then rips Rose’s head off.
It was a sorta wacky book.
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November 4, 2016
Meh? This review is for the series as a whole. Had a distracting number of typos and no character development to speak of - just a disjointed series of events happening to an unworthy character. Kept referring to a prophecy but never actually disclosed it or built towards it. Never set out what was special about Sophie. Never explained the wild improbability of the last installment - a perpetually uninterested mother somehow cares enough to commit Sophie for no good reason to the same facility as some unethical doctors who for some unspecified reason insist on trying to give Sophie electroshock therapy? Writing style was easy to read, but I won't get more by this author - very unsatisfying to put that much time into stories that go nowhere in particular.
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December 30, 2015
There goes are girl Sophie getting into trouble. She is being told to not do something but she does it anyway. It's like she's looking for ways to die,,, faster. It was very violent what happened to the two girls that were killed. We got to learn more about that. It was crazy but I liked it. :)
April 12, 2012
Good series.
October 13, 2013
I was so engrossed in this story, I purchased and read each book back you back. Obviously, I enjoyed this read so much I couldn't stop till the final book was read.
January 16, 2015
this book got very interesting. even though they are novellas i still read it really quick. they keep you guessing and asking will Patrick ever talk and will he make the prophecy come true?
October 9, 2015
violent and bloody seems like Patrick has been silently for all his life well I don't really blame him
February 26, 2014
Loving these short Niovellas
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