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The Otherside
Have you ever had a dream you thought for sure was real? I have, accept when I woke up the monsters didn't disappear. My monsters waved hello and went about their normal lives...they are real...and I'm one of them.
I can see the souls of the dead, and I assure you they aren't pretty. The dead are terrifying, wandering between the mortal world and the Otherside until I can release them.
I need to travel to the land of the dead...to find a killer, and save a friend. But ghosts aren't the only things that can hurt me, other beings reside within the realm. The distance between my friends and I grows larger as my trip draws near.
I am trying to keep a foot in both worlds but realize too late, that I don’t really belong in either. I am alone, and the only way to keep them all safe is to stay that way, but love sometimes has other plans for us. And as the saying goes...the path to hell is paved with good intentions, and hell itself...is full of none.
But it sure is beautiful.
I can see the souls of the dead, and I assure you they aren't pretty. The dead are terrifying, wandering between the mortal world and the Otherside until I can release them.
I need to travel to the land of the dead...to find a killer, and save a friend. But ghosts aren't the only things that can hurt me, other beings reside within the realm. The distance between my friends and I grows larger as my trip draws near.
I am trying to keep a foot in both worlds but realize too late, that I don’t really belong in either. I am alone, and the only way to keep them all safe is to stay that way, but love sometimes has other plans for us. And as the saying goes...the path to hell is paved with good intentions, and hell itself...is full of none.
But it sure is beautiful.
484 pages, Paperback
First published June 29, 2014
247 people want to read
About the author
Ashley Jeffery
7 books51 followersAshley Jeffery grew up in the central valley of California. After years of devouring any books she could get her hands on, she finally got up the courage to write her own stories. The Wild Hunt is one of the many stories she started writing years ago. Ashley primarily writes Adult Fiction that leans towards urban fantasy, horror and the paranormal.
Even though her characters can be, and are often times monsters, Ashley wanted them to be believable, and flawed. As a reader and writer she wanted them to be both damaged and realistic, making sure they were layered with facets of both right and wrong. Even if the circumstances they lived with are fantastical Ashley likes to think that them as people could exist in today's world. Walking down busy streets, buying groceries, and existing without anyone ever knowing it...
Welsh mythology plays an important part in all of her stories. Ashley wanted to write about monsters no one had ever heard of. It is her hope that her readers will love them as much as she does.
http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Jeffery/...
Even though her characters can be, and are often times monsters, Ashley wanted them to be believable, and flawed. As a reader and writer she wanted them to be both damaged and realistic, making sure they were layered with facets of both right and wrong. Even if the circumstances they lived with are fantastical Ashley likes to think that them as people could exist in today's world. Walking down busy streets, buying groceries, and existing without anyone ever knowing it...
Welsh mythology plays an important part in all of her stories. Ashley wanted to write about monsters no one had ever heard of. It is her hope that her readers will love them as much as she does.
http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Jeffery/...
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July 6, 2014
This is my favorite of the books I've written so far. I put a lot of pressure on myself with this story. I wanted to stay true to the characters and the world I had created. Sometimes they both surprised me.
I knew before I started that it didn't have a real HEA. Not many stories do. I think Harry Potter, though he triumphs over Voldemort, is a good example. He pays a lot of dues before the end of the story. He loses friends and family along the way. He doesn't always make the best choices but he picks himself back up and tries again. I like the reality of stories like that. The truth inside the triumph. The cost hidden within the win.
REVIEW:
There is more profanity in this book than in The Wild Hunt. There is more adult content. While Lo as a character is far less promiscuous there is still drinking, smoking, and dark elements.
This book is about her coming into her own. About her finding a place within the world she now lives in. A bunch of new characters are introduced towards the end of the book, and while the name of the book is The Otherside, and is about Lo's journey there, it is also about what knowing about it and herself costs her.
Knowledge always has a price. Her character under goes a few dramatic changes. She is a bit more sensitive this time around, a little more like a newborn colt. She isn't yet steady on her feet. She's still getting her bearings. I like to think this is about her figuring out where she fits in now.
Everything changes. Which is a theme inside the story. Change, death, the different levels of transcendence. Goodbyes. People coming in and out of our lives. How all of these things mold us and how we decide to react to them, especially the things we have no control over. Lo has to choose who she is and what she wants for herself and those she cares about. Knowing is only one step in the process of becoming her strongest self. She has to choose which paths to take, weigh hard choices with the lesser of two evils.
This story also has a lot more fantasy elements in it. The Otherside is definitely more of a fantasy world. There are no laws of nature it has to follow.
I think my favorite part of this book is the world building. It is just opening up and introducing how rich the mythical world really is. There are so many creatures and monsters that Lo has no idea even exist. This is just the tip of iceberg.
I knew before I started that it didn't have a real HEA. Not many stories do. I think Harry Potter, though he triumphs over Voldemort, is a good example. He pays a lot of dues before the end of the story. He loses friends and family along the way. He doesn't always make the best choices but he picks himself back up and tries again. I like the reality of stories like that. The truth inside the triumph. The cost hidden within the win.
REVIEW:
There is more profanity in this book than in The Wild Hunt. There is more adult content. While Lo as a character is far less promiscuous there is still drinking, smoking, and dark elements.
This book is about her coming into her own. About her finding a place within the world she now lives in. A bunch of new characters are introduced towards the end of the book, and while the name of the book is The Otherside, and is about Lo's journey there, it is also about what knowing about it and herself costs her.
Knowledge always has a price. Her character under goes a few dramatic changes. She is a bit more sensitive this time around, a little more like a newborn colt. She isn't yet steady on her feet. She's still getting her bearings. I like to think this is about her figuring out where she fits in now.
Everything changes. Which is a theme inside the story. Change, death, the different levels of transcendence. Goodbyes. People coming in and out of our lives. How all of these things mold us and how we decide to react to them, especially the things we have no control over. Lo has to choose who she is and what she wants for herself and those she cares about. Knowing is only one step in the process of becoming her strongest self. She has to choose which paths to take, weigh hard choices with the lesser of two evils.
This story also has a lot more fantasy elements in it. The Otherside is definitely more of a fantasy world. There are no laws of nature it has to follow.
I think my favorite part of this book is the world building. It is just opening up and introducing how rich the mythical world really is. There are so many creatures and monsters that Lo has no idea even exist. This is just the tip of iceberg.
August 21, 2017
Better written than the first book in the series- at the cost of what makes the protagonist interesting. Others may disagree, but the added romance does nothing for me.
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