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Salvation
Salvation is a fast-paced horror story of three priests: Father Brian Halloway, Father Michael Constantine and Father James Connally trying desperately to save the soul of a woman possessed by a savage entity. During their fight a dark figure appears claiming his name is Arandavius, and that he has come to send the invading demon back. Constanine recognizes the name from the old texts as Arandavius: Overlord of Legion, said to have been the second fallen after Lucifer and the shredder of souls. Constantine finds himself trying to save a woman who is now caught in the middle of a vicious game of cat-and-mouse between two demons-one, a brutal, sadistic being who holds the life and soul of its victim in its clutches; the other, the most ferocious and merciless of Legion's warriors. A game both beings are willing to play out to its explosive and bloody Welcome to darkness... Welcome to the game.
- GenresHorror
337 pages, ebook
First published October 30, 2005
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July 1, 2014
I've always been a horror fan. However, one thing that has always bugged me about a horror book or movie is that there are always loose ends. This book takes that idea and smashes it into a million pieces.
This book is NOT for the faint of heart. I couldn't put it down and I swear I think I ate every fingernail off my hands. Did I stop reading? Only when I was home alone and it was dark outside. Cuz my arse was skeered.
It's a book of demonic possession.
BUT this book has humor and I hate to admit the bastard made me cry several times. You get goosebumps and look over your shoulder..hoping for some daylight. I actually cheered out loud several times during reading this book.
When the battle becomes epic in steps an unlikely ally who will flipping blow your socks off. I hope this author will continue to write about this character.
One thing about this book did bug me. The author does need to change how he addresses the characters by their last name sometimes and then by their first names sometimes.. That is super confusing. I did end up giving five huge stars to it though. Hopefully when the book was/is released those errors will be corrected.
One thing though. I will never look at these figurines the same way..EVER
Horror fans RUN and get this book.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for this book.
There is definitely a new name out in horror fiction. BRAVO
This book is NOT for the faint of heart. I couldn't put it down and I swear I think I ate every fingernail off my hands. Did I stop reading? Only when I was home alone and it was dark outside. Cuz my arse was skeered.
It's a book of demonic possession.
BUT this book has humor and I hate to admit the bastard made me cry several times. You get goosebumps and look over your shoulder..hoping for some daylight. I actually cheered out loud several times during reading this book.
When the battle becomes epic in steps an unlikely ally who will flipping blow your socks off. I hope this author will continue to write about this character.
One thing about this book did bug me. The author does need to change how he addresses the characters by their last name sometimes and then by their first names sometimes.. That is super confusing. I did end up giving five huge stars to it though. Hopefully when the book was/is released those errors will be corrected.
One thing though. I will never look at these figurines the same way..EVER
Horror fans RUN and get this book.
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for this book.
There is definitely a new name out in horror fiction. BRAVO
June 30, 2014
WOW! This book is an amazing thrill read from beginning to end. Rich characterizations and amazing story telling kept me on the edge of my seat. One of the main characters Arandavis so fascinated me I desperately hope for a sequel . Do yourself a huge favor and read this amazing , brilliant book.
July 16, 2014
I really liked this book!
The horror genre can go either way for me. Sometimes I really like the idea, but the execution seems off, or the book is too bloody and gory. It is hard to find a horror novel that keeps up an intense pace without coming off as silly or losing speed as it goes along. This book never slows down and is interesting right to the very end.
If you have ever read a book and wished that you could keep one of the characters as a friend or ally once the book is finished, then you will know what I mean when I say that I was sorry to see fallen angel Arandavius go. He was the type of character that you can't help but love. He should get his own series.
The author did a fantastic job of coming up with an original idea about what happens with fallen angels and creating a scenario that made me stop and think. I was very impressed with the possession scenes as they stayed consistent throughout the story and didn't waver. I didn't want to go to sleep with the light off.
This book takes what happened in the exorcist and makes it look like a mild case of PMS. I appreciated that the author was able to make this possession not only span the entire book, but involve multiple characters. I was pleasantly surprised by the way the story unfolded. I expected most of the cast to be wiped out before the end of the book, and that did not happen. I love it when you can't predict an ending.
The only thing that left me a little disappointed in this novel was that Eric and Sylvia didn't get more of the stage for their last act. For a story that was built surrounding them from the beginning, I thought thy should have been followed up a bit more before the close of the book.
This is an excellent book, and even for those who aren't a particular fan of horror, I think this could still be appealing.
Recommended.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher and provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
The horror genre can go either way for me. Sometimes I really like the idea, but the execution seems off, or the book is too bloody and gory. It is hard to find a horror novel that keeps up an intense pace without coming off as silly or losing speed as it goes along. This book never slows down and is interesting right to the very end.
If you have ever read a book and wished that you could keep one of the characters as a friend or ally once the book is finished, then you will know what I mean when I say that I was sorry to see fallen angel Arandavius go. He was the type of character that you can't help but love. He should get his own series.
The author did a fantastic job of coming up with an original idea about what happens with fallen angels and creating a scenario that made me stop and think. I was very impressed with the possession scenes as they stayed consistent throughout the story and didn't waver. I didn't want to go to sleep with the light off.
This book takes what happened in the exorcist and makes it look like a mild case of PMS. I appreciated that the author was able to make this possession not only span the entire book, but involve multiple characters. I was pleasantly surprised by the way the story unfolded. I expected most of the cast to be wiped out before the end of the book, and that did not happen. I love it when you can't predict an ending.
The only thing that left me a little disappointed in this novel was that Eric and Sylvia didn't get more of the stage for their last act. For a story that was built surrounding them from the beginning, I thought thy should have been followed up a bit more before the close of the book.
This is an excellent book, and even for those who aren't a particular fan of horror, I think this could still be appealing.
Recommended.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher and provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
May 5, 2015
I put five hours of my life into this book. I can probably rant to you about its flaws for at least that long. Much like Left Behind, this book is great when you enjoy shoddy theology and terrible, terrible plots. It really wants to be The Exorcist Meets Constantine-- innocent young woman is possessed, virtuous priests try to save her, meanwhile Lucifer's second-in-command wants to be ~forgiven~ and is now wandering the human world. You know it's written by a Catholic because only Catholic exorcism will save her and the virtuous Protestant priest dies halfway through the book and goes to hell, and everyone is guilty ALL THE TIME. Also the author has daddy issues you can see from orbit, and all women are either victims or whores-- usually literally (and they all go to hell). The theology of the book is by turns flagellatingly masochistic and blindly sadistic about the fact that so many people are going to BURN IN HEELLLLLLLL. That said, I deeply enjoyed it, but I love terrible literature.
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