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The Boogieman
We follow 6 young women into a collaborated dream sequence hosted by the urban-legendary Boogieman.
Who will stay and who will wake up in cold sweat after witnessing such abominations of imagery called "nightmares"? Our host thus accompanies the girls to 6 different worlds and the final 7th world in their dream where he will claim what he was promised to receive. They shall venture through the past events of the USA's 1950s, the future, a lone island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the lost tomb of pharaoh Aswadbomani, a haunted mansion, the Middle Ages and finally those who are left shall see the gardens of Eden. Meet our lovely Sarah, the self-proclaimed detective, Giselle, the smart one, Natalie, one gritty b***h, Elizabeth, the cunning explorer, Lucille, that one character who is prone to getting into dangerous situations and then the others have to rescue her, and Hellen, the cheerful Miss Goody Two-Shoes who went to sleep only asking for one simple sex dream. They are each given a chance of a lifetime. A chance to unlock secrets to their salvation, hidden within the symbolism of their dreams... and a few very steamy encounters.
How this creature that brought the girls together came to exist and what his motives and goals are will all be revealed. He has nothing to hide, but he finds amusement in letting people figure some things out for themselves.
Think what you like, but you have been warned. The host of dreams in not only mystical, cryptic, perverted and fun-loving, but has also been proven to be quite dangerous if not approached with caution. We do not share the same definition of "fun".
With all of that in mind, I ask you this... Would you shake hands with the monster that lives in your closet?
Who will stay and who will wake up in cold sweat after witnessing such abominations of imagery called "nightmares"? Our host thus accompanies the girls to 6 different worlds and the final 7th world in their dream where he will claim what he was promised to receive. They shall venture through the past events of the USA's 1950s, the future, a lone island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the lost tomb of pharaoh Aswadbomani, a haunted mansion, the Middle Ages and finally those who are left shall see the gardens of Eden. Meet our lovely Sarah, the self-proclaimed detective, Giselle, the smart one, Natalie, one gritty b***h, Elizabeth, the cunning explorer, Lucille, that one character who is prone to getting into dangerous situations and then the others have to rescue her, and Hellen, the cheerful Miss Goody Two-Shoes who went to sleep only asking for one simple sex dream. They are each given a chance of a lifetime. A chance to unlock secrets to their salvation, hidden within the symbolism of their dreams... and a few very steamy encounters.
How this creature that brought the girls together came to exist and what his motives and goals are will all be revealed. He has nothing to hide, but he finds amusement in letting people figure some things out for themselves.
Think what you like, but you have been warned. The host of dreams in not only mystical, cryptic, perverted and fun-loving, but has also been proven to be quite dangerous if not approached with caution. We do not share the same definition of "fun".
With all of that in mind, I ask you this... Would you shake hands with the monster that lives in your closet?
372 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 21, 2014
About the author
Claire Amber
2 books44 followersClaire Amber, also known as Sedonna, is a young artist and literature enthusiast that seeks to perfect her craft and share her visions with the world. Her out-of-the-box way of thinking and immensely high levels of imagination will leave you wondering how someone was even able to think up the things you will see in her work. Having a thing for monster erotica, mystery and adventure, she mixes all three of those ingredients to bake some weird and high-calorie cupcakes of literature and art.
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January 20, 2015Dnf.
Let's say this book is not for me. I can't even finish it.
The concept is really intriguing and original, and that's the main reason I requested this book for review. I was sucked in by the introduction and couldn't wait the story to unravel. However, as I entered the first chapter, all I feel was confused. Maybe it's the formatting of the ebook, or just my ereader dis-functioning, or it's a special design of the author for some effect that I fail to understand -- the conversations don't come in quotation marks. Instead, the conversations are formatted like this:
- Well hello there my unruly little marshmallows! - the figure spoke in a very jolly, masculine, yet a slightly high-pitched voice. - How are you feeling today?
- Disturbed… - the blonde replied.
Sometimes I can't distinguish which is the conversation and which is the narration, and that's a pretty big problem for reading a book.
Speaking of the narration, it feels strange to me. It feels like the story is actually being "told". I mean "told" in two senses. First, there's a lot of "breaking the fourth wall". It feels like a person is telling the story directly to me, which isn't necessarily bad (I enjoyed it a lot with Percy Jackson), but in this case, I can't really get into the story with it.
In another sense that the story is being "told", I mean there are a lot of telling instead of showing, adverbs and adjectives telling me what the characters did, when I can get the information from the context.
Also, I believe in "the power of cursing", which means that swear words are fine for me, a long as the author put weight into them. In this book, though, I feel that some swear words are just tossed around and not really doing anything.
I can see the author's efforts in creating the characters, though. Just a few chapters and I have a grasp of the personalities of the Boogieman and most of the girls.
Finally, when it's clear that I can't finish the book, I decided to skip to the middle and the end of the story to see how it goes, just in case that there's still something that redeems the first few impressions I had and that gives me the intention to read on. Well, there's good news and bad news. Good news is, I found that the naming of the character is pretty brilliant. Bad news is, it isn't something meant for young minds. The romance and the couple's interaction got pretty steamy, too steamy for me to read, and so I quit.
This book has its potential, and I'm sure I'm just not the right reader. Hard to say if you'll like it or not, because the style is really different. It's just not for me, I guess.
Let's say this book is not for me. I can't even finish it.
The concept is really intriguing and original, and that's the main reason I requested this book for review. I was sucked in by the introduction and couldn't wait the story to unravel. However, as I entered the first chapter, all I feel was confused. Maybe it's the formatting of the ebook, or just my ereader dis-functioning, or it's a special design of the author for some effect that I fail to understand -- the conversations don't come in quotation marks. Instead, the conversations are formatted like this:
- Well hello there my unruly little marshmallows! - the figure spoke in a very jolly, masculine, yet a slightly high-pitched voice. - How are you feeling today?
- Disturbed… - the blonde replied.
Sometimes I can't distinguish which is the conversation and which is the narration, and that's a pretty big problem for reading a book.
Speaking of the narration, it feels strange to me. It feels like the story is actually being "told". I mean "told" in two senses. First, there's a lot of "breaking the fourth wall". It feels like a person is telling the story directly to me, which isn't necessarily bad (I enjoyed it a lot with Percy Jackson), but in this case, I can't really get into the story with it.
After the free ride on the Tornadocoaster, the
heroes were dropped off in front of a bar called “The Flaming Stain” in a little town ingeniously named “Careswho”. Mr. B can get a little lazy at times, but we shall pretend we do not notice irrelevant details like that. Our young heroines have to put up with more headrubbing and moaning in what they think is pain as they try to stand still and not fall flat on their asses once they manage to get up.
In another sense that the story is being "told", I mean there are a lot of telling instead of showing, adverbs and adjectives telling me what the characters did, when I can get the information from the context.
You just drove us into a tornado, jackass. What? You suddenly got amnesia? - Natalie complained about his reckless behavior.
Also, I believe in "the power of cursing", which means that swear words are fine for me, a long as the author put weight into them. In this book, though, I feel that some swear words are just tossed around and not really doing anything.
The girls all looked at each other as confused as little lambs. But who cares? At least they got free guns to shoot that annoying, horny son of a bitch if he does something even more
stupid.
I can see the author's efforts in creating the characters, though. Just a few chapters and I have a grasp of the personalities of the Boogieman and most of the girls.
Finally, when it's clear that I can't finish the book, I decided to skip to the middle and the end of the story to see how it goes, just in case that there's still something that redeems the first few impressions I had and that gives me the intention to read on. Well, there's good news and bad news. Good news is, I found that the naming of the character is pretty brilliant. Bad news is, it isn't something meant for young minds. The romance and the couple's interaction got pretty steamy, too steamy for me to read, and so I quit.
This book has its potential, and I'm sure I'm just not the right reader. Hard to say if you'll like it or not, because the style is really different. It's just not for me, I guess.
August 30, 2014
This is a spin on the boogieman, the creature that many parents threaten their children with if they do not behave. This boogieman takes individuals, in this case 6 women into a shared dream, a dream that he can do whatever he wants in.
It is a really good idea and I like where I think the author was going. The execution however is slightly flawed. It just runs slow for me the entire time, that doesn’t mean it is a bad book, just that it is slow, and at over 300 pages it honestly took a long time for me to read it. It also bounced around a lot and without using the women’s names but instead their hair color or “the tall one” it was really hard for me to keep track of what was going on all the time. I think that if it was slowed down, which I know sounds strange because I previously said it was too slow, but if the author had only looked at three women at a time, or not jumped around it would be really a good book.
It is a really good idea and I like where I think the author was going. The execution however is slightly flawed. It just runs slow for me the entire time, that doesn’t mean it is a bad book, just that it is slow, and at over 300 pages it honestly took a long time for me to read it. It also bounced around a lot and without using the women’s names but instead their hair color or “the tall one” it was really hard for me to keep track of what was going on all the time. I think that if it was slowed down, which I know sounds strange because I previously said it was too slow, but if the author had only looked at three women at a time, or not jumped around it would be really a good book.
June 13, 2014
I received this book from the author and Paranormal Romance & Authors that Rock for an honest review.
Six women are taken to different place in dream sequences by the boogieman. One has to do with a murder and figuring out who done it. One is the future.
The boogieman does have some snicker worthy one liners. Each women has different personalities, likes and fantasies.
In all honesty the book was really hard to follow, it bounced around so much I found myself having to back up and reread to make sure what was going on.
Six women are taken to different place in dream sequences by the boogieman. One has to do with a murder and figuring out who done it. One is the future.
The boogieman does have some snicker worthy one liners. Each women has different personalities, likes and fantasies.
In all honesty the book was really hard to follow, it bounced around so much I found myself having to back up and reread to make sure what was going on.
June 1, 2014
Rough read. It has a number of interesting things going on. But, too much going on to maintain focus on what I assume is the main thread of the story.
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