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Shock Pepper: Part 1
Set in the Shock Pepper realm, this fantasy, sci-fi epic spans multiple storylines, mind-bending twists & gray characters. The first part of this series sets the base for how the storylines intertwine & clash, spreading across time and universes.
Sam is jobless & leads a sad life. His friend Adrian introduces him to a witch, who gives a magic potion that can put him to sleep for ten years. Sam drinks it to escape the tough times. He wakes up in a hospital three months later with a pregnant woman by his side; she claims to be his wife and that he had a head injury that makes him hallucinate about the witch. What happens to Sam next?
Sam is jobless & leads a sad life. His friend Adrian introduces him to a witch, who gives a magic potion that can put him to sleep for ten years. Sam drinks it to escape the tough times. He wakes up in a hospital three months later with a pregnant woman by his side; she claims to be his wife and that he had a head injury that makes him hallucinate about the witch. What happens to Sam next?
292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2024
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About the author
Blox Widdle Manor
1 book2 followersI love to write mind bending dark fantasy and sci-epic stories.
I started envisioning Shock Pepper many years ago and glad to see it published.
I see myself as a storyteller, more than a writer.
I started envisioning Shock Pepper many years ago and glad to see it published.
I see myself as a storyteller, more than a writer.
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February 8, 2025
Absolutely terrible. It must be AI written because an actual author would not put their name on such dreck. The most awkward sentence structure, implausible dialog, and simple, obvious, or impossible plot lines.
Terrible is insufficient. Insulting to call this a book, novel, or even story. It might be considered a bad word collage.
It was free on Amazon, but still wasn't worth the time or electricity used to download and read it.
I've read 100+ books each of the last 8 years, and this is so obviously the worst thing I've EVER read, it shouldn't be in the same category as the other fiction I've read. I wish I could give it zero stars. I wish I could prevent anyone anywhere from ever having to read it.
The WORST!!!
Terrible is insufficient. Insulting to call this a book, novel, or even story. It might be considered a bad word collage.
It was free on Amazon, but still wasn't worth the time or electricity used to download and read it.
I've read 100+ books each of the last 8 years, and this is so obviously the worst thing I've EVER read, it shouldn't be in the same category as the other fiction I've read. I wish I could give it zero stars. I wish I could prevent anyone anywhere from ever having to read it.
The WORST!!!
January 30, 2025
Manor’s debut in the Shock Pepper series is a darkly inventive plunge into a multiverse of corruption, greed, and moral ambiguity. Unemployed and adrift, Sam Rivender drinks a potion promising ten years of dreamless sleep. Instead, he wakes after three months in a hospital, where a pregnant stranger claims to be his wife and dismisses his memories of the witch as hallucinations. What follows is a surreal, sinister unraveling of truth and reality.
The book weaves together storylines that ripple through the Shock Pepper realm, creating a web of interwoven fates and rising tensions. From the eerie unease of “The Garden of Roses,” where innocence meets lurking menace, to the ruthless scheming of “The Nasty Colleagues,” Manor crafts a vivid, deeply flawed world.
Balancing the grotesque and the whimsical, the novel shifts seamlessly from koi ponds turned to horror to shadowy conspiracies. Characters like Sam, drowning in despair, and Priya, searching for her missing child, ground the fantastical in raw human emotion. The intricate storytelling may be overwhelming at times, but it rewards theose who stay with it. A bold, unforgettable exploration of humanity’s darkest corners.
The book weaves together storylines that ripple through the Shock Pepper realm, creating a web of interwoven fates and rising tensions. From the eerie unease of “The Garden of Roses,” where innocence meets lurking menace, to the ruthless scheming of “The Nasty Colleagues,” Manor crafts a vivid, deeply flawed world.
Balancing the grotesque and the whimsical, the novel shifts seamlessly from koi ponds turned to horror to shadowy conspiracies. Characters like Sam, drowning in despair, and Priya, searching for her missing child, ground the fantastical in raw human emotion. The intricate storytelling may be overwhelming at times, but it rewards theose who stay with it. A bold, unforgettable exploration of humanity’s darkest corners.
April 11, 2025
DNF
This is the first time I've ever recorded a DNF. If I don't enjoy a book, I usually put it away and try it again another time. This book, however, is SO bad it doesn't deserve any more than I've already given it (I've read 48% of the Kindle edition).
I was drawn to this because of the cover. The EC Comics/R. Crumb vibes was appealing and as I've read plenty of sci-fi/fantasy/alternate reality fiction, the description of "mind-bending twists" sounded interesting.
But none of that's there. "Mind-wasting" maybe.
The actions of the book take place in the "Shock Pepper Realm". Yup. That's all we get. No clue what that means, how or why it's different, nothing. As I've noted, I've read plenty of alternate reality stories and good writers know that alternate realms still need to have rules (even if that rule is "there are no rules" [I'm looking at you, Tim Waggoner]). And the stranger the realm, the more the reader needs to be clued in on how it is different.
This is just dreck. Please don't even try.
I note that another reader wondered if this was AI written. That hadn't occurred to me, but I hope it was because it would be really sad if an actual person put effort into this.
This is the first time I've ever recorded a DNF. If I don't enjoy a book, I usually put it away and try it again another time. This book, however, is SO bad it doesn't deserve any more than I've already given it (I've read 48% of the Kindle edition).
I was drawn to this because of the cover. The EC Comics/R. Crumb vibes was appealing and as I've read plenty of sci-fi/fantasy/alternate reality fiction, the description of "mind-bending twists" sounded interesting.
But none of that's there. "Mind-wasting" maybe.
The actions of the book take place in the "Shock Pepper Realm". Yup. That's all we get. No clue what that means, how or why it's different, nothing. As I've noted, I've read plenty of alternate reality stories and good writers know that alternate realms still need to have rules (even if that rule is "there are no rules" [I'm looking at you, Tim Waggoner]). And the stranger the realm, the more the reader needs to be clued in on how it is different.
This is just dreck. Please don't even try.
I note that another reader wondered if this was AI written. That hadn't occurred to me, but I hope it was because it would be really sad if an actual person put effort into this.
August 17, 2025
This is absolute dreck. Awkwardly written and ridiculous to no plotting. It read like it was awkwardly translated from an Asian language. Pointless. Absolutely NOT even a trace of science Fiction. Forget about it.
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November 20, 2025Histórias de enredo fascinantes, que se entrecruzam de uma forma fabulosa. Agora aguardo ler a Parte 2...
January 6, 2026
"Part 1" means Cliffhanger ending. My highlights / comments kinda sum up my thoughts. The author pseudonym is funny.
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