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Spree
Fay DeSoto wanted the night of her life. She got it. Driving drunk, she killed herself, a friend, and an innocent woman. Now that Fay's a ghost, she's slated to become a Taker, a harvester of souls for Spree, a teen hell. There she learns that her Taker, Crazy T, orchestrated Fay's death as the trigger event for a school shooter. Fay has five days to stop the shooting or watch her boyfriend die.
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First published September 7, 2012
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Jonathan Decoteau
23 books76 followersJonathan Adam DeCoteau lives near a cemetery and indicates that has made all the difference in his writing.
You develop a strange sense of peace and a desire to pay homage to those whove come before, he states. It does make a difference to wake up in the morning, look out the window, and see a gravesite staring back at you. Sure, it may not be as cheery as sunshine on the windowpane, but its a keen reminder that our time here is limited and that we must tell our stories lest the world forgets.
Most of Jonathans work feels haunted by the need to remember and to understand. As an English teacher, Jonathan edited an award-winning student publication "The Glory and The Dream," which contained the poetry and fiction of writers during the World War II period to the present.
Its amazing the way those kids during perceived the last centurys greatest war. They had a different way of looking at politics and at reality.
Remembrance also made its way into Jonathans first collection of stories, "Sing of The High Country," a work haunted by the bloody sins of New Englands past, vividly painted upon the page.
I just wanted to indicate that slavery, plantationsthese did exist, in the North just as in the South, even if not in the same abundance. Slavery, racism, oppressionthese are national issues, not regional ones. Theyre part of the human story and they need to be told.
"Sing of the High Country" went on to win The 2005 Eric Hoffer Book Award in General Fiction and place as finalist in The 2004 The Foreword Magazine Book of the Year competition. Jonathans work has also appeared in Readers Quarterly.
The macabre does have its rewards, however. Jonathan wrote "The Naked Earth" after reading about Nazi atrocities in Simon Wiesenthals The Sunflower.
In class one day, I asked students if Karl, a Nazi officer, would truly feel sorry if he werent on deaths doorstep, but had to live an agonizingly long life knowing that he killed the innocent. Would a life of repentance change anything? The bell rang and the students left. But the question remained. Thats when I discovered Evan Khein Al-Mohummad, who took me on a journey to uncover the limits of human atrocity and redemption.
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You develop a strange sense of peace and a desire to pay homage to those whove come before, he states. It does make a difference to wake up in the morning, look out the window, and see a gravesite staring back at you. Sure, it may not be as cheery as sunshine on the windowpane, but its a keen reminder that our time here is limited and that we must tell our stories lest the world forgets.
Most of Jonathans work feels haunted by the need to remember and to understand. As an English teacher, Jonathan edited an award-winning student publication "The Glory and The Dream," which contained the poetry and fiction of writers during the World War II period to the present.
Its amazing the way those kids during perceived the last centurys greatest war. They had a different way of looking at politics and at reality.
Remembrance also made its way into Jonathans first collection of stories, "Sing of The High Country," a work haunted by the bloody sins of New Englands past, vividly painted upon the page.
I just wanted to indicate that slavery, plantationsthese did exist, in the North just as in the South, even if not in the same abundance. Slavery, racism, oppressionthese are national issues, not regional ones. Theyre part of the human story and they need to be told.
"Sing of the High Country" went on to win The 2005 Eric Hoffer Book Award in General Fiction and place as finalist in The 2004 The Foreword Magazine Book of the Year competition. Jonathans work has also appeared in Readers Quarterly.
The macabre does have its rewards, however. Jonathan wrote "The Naked Earth" after reading about Nazi atrocities in Simon Wiesenthals The Sunflower.
In class one day, I asked students if Karl, a Nazi officer, would truly feel sorry if he werent on deaths doorstep, but had to live an agonizingly long life knowing that he killed the innocent. Would a life of repentance change anything? The bell rang and the students left. But the question remained. Thats when I discovered Evan Khein Al-Mohummad, who took me on a journey to uncover the limits of human atrocity and redemption.
"
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July 4, 2013
Spree is another paranormal Kindle freebie that I decided to give a try.
Fay DeSoto is a teenage party girl who managed to become an alcoholic without anybody noticing. She got behind the wheel drunk one night and caused an accident that killed herself and the mother of one of her classmates... and that's where our story begins.
Fay's soul is destined to become a Taker, someone who collects other souls for Spree - a limbo-like waystation for those not yet ready to move on to heaven or hell.
In her new afterlife, Fay has a chance to atone for some of the suffering she caused while alive - if she can find a way to stop a school shooting incident that her death inspires.
Spree is a quick, entertaining read - though it is a bit dark (if you couldn't guess from the subject material.) The ending does get a bit preachy, but given the topic, I don't really have an objection.
Fay DeSoto is a teenage party girl who managed to become an alcoholic without anybody noticing. She got behind the wheel drunk one night and caused an accident that killed herself and the mother of one of her classmates... and that's where our story begins.
Fay's soul is destined to become a Taker, someone who collects other souls for Spree - a limbo-like waystation for those not yet ready to move on to heaven or hell.
In her new afterlife, Fay has a chance to atone for some of the suffering she caused while alive - if she can find a way to stop a school shooting incident that her death inspires.
Spree is a quick, entertaining read - though it is a bit dark (if you couldn't guess from the subject material.) The ending does get a bit preachy, but given the topic, I don't really have an objection.
January 31, 2015
Descent read
This book was a decent read for the teenage mind but, I found it lacking something that I have yet been able to pinpoint. It was enjoyable but I don't plan on reading the rest of the series at this time.
This book was a decent read for the teenage mind but, I found it lacking something that I have yet been able to pinpoint. It was enjoyable but I don't plan on reading the rest of the series at this time.
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March 1, 2013Kindle freebie, 3/1/13
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