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Dark Heart: Beasts in the City
"If you do not want to live peacefully in my city, then you will be added to my list of prey and I will hunt you down until you and all your kind are extinct. I cannot make it any clearer - I am tired of seeing these images! I am tired of having to fend for you, when you should have heeded the warning signs earlier!This is where it ends."
The third book of the Dark Heart series, sees the return of the vigilante, who is continuing his mission to create a utopian world. However with the Underworld gone,the vigilante has set his sights on the packs of youths that instill fear in the community. Walking the thin line between sanity and insanity, how can a lone wolf overcome the sheer savagery of the rabid beasts?
The third book of the Dark Heart series, sees the return of the vigilante, who is continuing his mission to create a utopian world. However with the Underworld gone,the vigilante has set his sights on the packs of youths that instill fear in the community. Walking the thin line between sanity and insanity, how can a lone wolf overcome the sheer savagery of the rabid beasts?
107 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2012
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April 11, 2013
OH! HOW THIS NEEDED TO BE SAID!
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City is probably the one book that should have been written before its time. The vigilante from the Dark Heart: Images of a City returns from the brink of death and starts a new mission: DESTROYING THE BEASTS IN THE CITY! Who are these Beasts? Why, it's our children. Even though I do not condone the vigilante's ways of dealing with the 'beasts', this books sends a clear message about the way our children are being raised. The author puts it out there as blunt as a sledgehammer:
"You need to begin to understand what 'responsibility' is; because every ounce of responsibility you have, you try to shove off to someone else. You don't raise your children properly; instead you leave that up to police, doctors, teachers and anyone else that you can fob them off to. You don't deal with your children's unlawful acts; instead you make excuses as to why they're breaking the law and pray that they don't do it again. You don't bring them up to listen and respect their elders; so they only think about themselves and their own wants." (Berketa, T. (2012) Dark Heart: Beasts in the City, pg. 12)
The vigilante goes out to take back his city from the 'packs' of youths that wander around in their drunken states, vandalising property, beating up innocents and committing crimes for their own selfish reasons. However due to the fact that these brutal adolescents have the 'pack' mentality, the vigilante finds it difficult to compete and so he must make his own pack.
To this end, two new characters are introduced. A street kid called 'The Kid', who the vigilante rescues from a violent pack, and a hunter known as 'The Bodyguard', who rescues the vigilante from a even more violent pack. These characters help to show some new sides to the Balaclava Killer; one of how he deals with 'friends/allies' and the other is his 'nurturing' side as he tries to show the reader how to bring up their children, via The Kid.
The aspect of the vigilante losing his sanity is further explored with there being three clear personalities emerging; one is the Balaclava Killer, the second is RAGE and the third being his conscience (You).
A fascinating read with many twists and turns and the usual brutality that I've come to expect from the Dark Heart series. I just hope that the message that this book is trying to put forward is actually taken on board by parents.
AS WITH ALL THE DARK HEART SERIES, THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SCENES THAT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND FOR CHILDREN!
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City is probably the one book that should have been written before its time. The vigilante from the Dark Heart: Images of a City returns from the brink of death and starts a new mission: DESTROYING THE BEASTS IN THE CITY! Who are these Beasts? Why, it's our children. Even though I do not condone the vigilante's ways of dealing with the 'beasts', this books sends a clear message about the way our children are being raised. The author puts it out there as blunt as a sledgehammer:
"You need to begin to understand what 'responsibility' is; because every ounce of responsibility you have, you try to shove off to someone else. You don't raise your children properly; instead you leave that up to police, doctors, teachers and anyone else that you can fob them off to. You don't deal with your children's unlawful acts; instead you make excuses as to why they're breaking the law and pray that they don't do it again. You don't bring them up to listen and respect their elders; so they only think about themselves and their own wants." (Berketa, T. (2012) Dark Heart: Beasts in the City, pg. 12)
The vigilante goes out to take back his city from the 'packs' of youths that wander around in their drunken states, vandalising property, beating up innocents and committing crimes for their own selfish reasons. However due to the fact that these brutal adolescents have the 'pack' mentality, the vigilante finds it difficult to compete and so he must make his own pack.
To this end, two new characters are introduced. A street kid called 'The Kid', who the vigilante rescues from a violent pack, and a hunter known as 'The Bodyguard', who rescues the vigilante from a even more violent pack. These characters help to show some new sides to the Balaclava Killer; one of how he deals with 'friends/allies' and the other is his 'nurturing' side as he tries to show the reader how to bring up their children, via The Kid.
The aspect of the vigilante losing his sanity is further explored with there being three clear personalities emerging; one is the Balaclava Killer, the second is RAGE and the third being his conscience (You).
A fascinating read with many twists and turns and the usual brutality that I've come to expect from the Dark Heart series. I just hope that the message that this book is trying to put forward is actually taken on board by parents.
AS WITH ALL THE DARK HEART SERIES, THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SCENES THAT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND FOR CHILDREN!
November 6, 2012
I love that the vigilante in back! Covering the issues of parenting and youth gone wild, "Beasts In The City" continues off from where the rest of the Dark Heart series left off. Brutal and violent though it may be, the story is very valid to society today.
Some people should take note about THE BEASTS that they can become or have created.
What a great series! Can't wait to see what happens next, now that the vigilante's 'pack' as disbanded!
Some people should take note about THE BEASTS that they can become or have created.
What a great series! Can't wait to see what happens next, now that the vigilante's 'pack' as disbanded!
March 2, 2013
I received this book from Goodreads First Reads.
This is the third book in the Dark Heart series and I think the best of them all.
In this book we see the vigilante return to complete some unfinished business.
This book is a classic on its own but please find the time to read the first two in the series as well.
This is the third book in the Dark Heart series and I think the best of them all.
In this book we see the vigilante return to complete some unfinished business.
This book is a classic on its own but please find the time to read the first two in the series as well.
February 17, 2018
As I wrote this book, I won't review it, but I figured I could use this space to let people know why the book was written.
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City was an idea I had when many, many, many articles were plastered across our newspapers and television screens about youths, alcohol and drugs, which ultimately are the catalysts for violence. The amount of news items that showed journalists talking to youths about why they drank or took drugs and why they turned to violence was appalling. The fact was that many of these youths made out that they were hard done by in one way or another, while others simply said they did it for the thrill - I took this as an easy excuse to get away with breaking the law. My question, as most people watching probably were asking themselves, was "Where are the parents?"
Well, it showed some of these parents and, for the most part, many of them either used the excuse that their children were too far gone to rein in or that the police or schools needed to do something about it. The key problem with these parents and children was RESPONSIBILITY. I work as a teacher in primary school (elementary schools for those from the U.S.A) and I have had to deal with my fair share of hard students; but for the most part I have been able to turn them around somewhat (I say 'somewhat' because they have been manageable at school, but in most instances home life has had them revert to their 'difficult' ways). The biggest influence in a child's life is family - so family is the one thing that can turn these 'difficult' children around - BUT, it doesn't seem to be happening and we see more and more examples of juveniles doing whatever they want to whomever they want, without any remorse or respect for anyone else.
So I thought that I'd bring in the Vigilante to deal with the problem. When writing this, it was difficult, especially because of the fact that I had a bloodthirsty Vigilante killing off young people who had lost their way.
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City also allowed me to explore the Vigilante and how he works with other people (his own 'pack'), as I always had him pegged as a loner.
I believe that this book is a powerful reminder of what can happen if we do not raise our children to respect others, no matter what may hinder their judgements and take responsibility for their actions. It should also remind adults that they are the first step to making this change, as they are the role-models for children to follow.
I hope you enjoy the book!
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City was an idea I had when many, many, many articles were plastered across our newspapers and television screens about youths, alcohol and drugs, which ultimately are the catalysts for violence. The amount of news items that showed journalists talking to youths about why they drank or took drugs and why they turned to violence was appalling. The fact was that many of these youths made out that they were hard done by in one way or another, while others simply said they did it for the thrill - I took this as an easy excuse to get away with breaking the law. My question, as most people watching probably were asking themselves, was "Where are the parents?"
Well, it showed some of these parents and, for the most part, many of them either used the excuse that their children were too far gone to rein in or that the police or schools needed to do something about it. The key problem with these parents and children was RESPONSIBILITY. I work as a teacher in primary school (elementary schools for those from the U.S.A) and I have had to deal with my fair share of hard students; but for the most part I have been able to turn them around somewhat (I say 'somewhat' because they have been manageable at school, but in most instances home life has had them revert to their 'difficult' ways). The biggest influence in a child's life is family - so family is the one thing that can turn these 'difficult' children around - BUT, it doesn't seem to be happening and we see more and more examples of juveniles doing whatever they want to whomever they want, without any remorse or respect for anyone else.
So I thought that I'd bring in the Vigilante to deal with the problem. When writing this, it was difficult, especially because of the fact that I had a bloodthirsty Vigilante killing off young people who had lost their way.
Dark Heart: Beasts in the City also allowed me to explore the Vigilante and how he works with other people (his own 'pack'), as I always had him pegged as a loner.
I believe that this book is a powerful reminder of what can happen if we do not raise our children to respect others, no matter what may hinder their judgements and take responsibility for their actions. It should also remind adults that they are the first step to making this change, as they are the role-models for children to follow.
I hope you enjoy the book!
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