Freaking Wicked 1

by Brian Poor

What happens when special-op team consisting of a werewolf, vampire, super-soldier, and computer geek—are sent to a island with prehistoric wildlife to rescue the prince of Saudi Arabia from a bunch of tank-driving pirates? The kind of chaos and mayhem that can only be described as—Freaking Wicked.

For Jack the werewolf it was simple. There were good guys and there were bad guys, and his CIA job let him kill the bad ones with sanctioned approval of America. An adrenaline junkie that liked to live on the edge of out of control, Jack lived for the—pull your face off and howl—kind of adventures that only the clandestine world of special-ops could deliver. Teamed with the irresistibly cute vampire—Megan, the only survivor of a canceled super-soldier program named Grod, a computer nerd called Big Dork, Jack figures that there is nothing his team of monsters called the Freak Show can't handle.

But when they are handed a mission to rescue the Prince of Saudi Arabia from a secret island ruled by Somalian pirates, the Freak Show runs into the sort of death-inducing complications that has the heckles on the back of Jack's neck raising in alarm. A smack-down with a mummy and a mysterious meeting with a team of commandos in Egypt, drives the blood-starved Megan into crazed feeding frenzy that only Jack can stop by surrendering to a long suppressed forbidden desire. Then a showdown with the pirates leaves the team stranded on island where the wildlife is prehistorically monstrous. And if that's not enough, Jack finds out somebody in their own government has cut off them off and ordered their elimination with extreme prejudice.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 29, 2012

Reviews

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

OK, it's been a while since I gave one star to a book that I actually finished. This book was a huge disappointment to me (though, not complete, as it was free from Amazon). The concept was great, a special forces team made up of monsters, who get the assignments no sane team would take. So far, what's not to like? For one, if you are going to have your protagonists work as a special forces team, you might want to portray the military as something besides incompetent and/or evil. Second, don't use words you really know just because they sound cool. The author mentioned that something was immolated, but rather than set on fire, he meant smashed to pieces. And if you are self-publishing an ebook, first of all, good for you. I've never written anything, and I respect the creativity and self confidence it takes to put your work out there for others to see. Having said that, could you have a friend read through it with a red pen next time? I'm a nerd at heart, and writing and grammar aren't exactly my strong suit, so when the typos, random punctuation and pointless font changes are frequent enough to annoy me, it's a bad sign.

I'll have to check, but I'm pretty sure I had gotten a copy of Freaking Wicked 2 before I had read part one. The concept was interesting enough, and I already have it, that I might still read it. But it's starting out with 2 1/2 strikes, so I won't be surprised if I don't finish it.

[Sharon Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is just plain fun ... mindless, completely without any logic whatsoever, and totally entertaining. When something happens that is completely off the wall, instead of "what?" ... "where did that come from?" ... you just snicker and go on.

What else can you say for a book that combines a private military/type 'hit' squad of all "freaks" that include a werewolf and a vampire and drops them into a secret sub to rescue a Saudi prince captured by pirates, with two other 'hit squads' in competition for the prince.

It works in part because the island they go to is populated by Jurrasic type dinosaurs and the werewolf befriends the T-Rex.

See? Told you, this book requires absolute suspension of logic and rational thought and I hope there's another one coming soon!

[Cyndy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting concept

This book is a good read for the reason that it is unlike anything else I have read so far. I have a preference for a book that combines modern day with either futuristic times or fantasy.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a silly romp through nonsensical black-ops by a team of "monsters", the book suffers from puerile writing, and a lack of use of both spell-checker and proofreader. Still, it was enough fun to push through to the end.