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Crimson Oppression
She suffers from a bloody addiction. He's a deadly accident waiting to happen. Will they make it out alive?
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She's lost her family. She faces a crippling addiction that can ruin her and everyone she knows. Infected with a genetic and vampiric Virus known as Cruorimatis, Cisandra runs away from home to a mountain town in Utah to quell her addiction and forget the sins she left behind. Her uncle, only a carrier of the Virus, conditionally agrees to take her in and assures her that no one with the Virus has ever come across the small town of Wilford.
However, in this town, Cisandra meets Owen. The high school senior who can’t explain why his body has thrown him into one death-defying accident after another, or why his family is riddled with fractures. As he repairs his relationship with his mother, Owen's whole sense of reality is thrown out of whack by Cisandra and the fact that a rare Virus is trying to kill him. A Virus he inherited from a man he’s never even met. Add to that a Mormon ex-girlfriend who can’t seem to shake him off, and Owen has his plate full.
Cisandra feels a responsibility to help Owen, even if it means facing her addiction head-on. And Owen can’t get the mysterious redhead out of his mind. In an unlikely, fatal alliance, they forge together to save Owen’s life. That is... if it can even be saved.
Sometimes blood isn’t always redder on the other side.
A YA/NA fictional novel that explores facing your past sins and present demons head-on, finding out who you really are, and embracing those closest to you—by blood or otherwise.
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She's lost her family. She faces a crippling addiction that can ruin her and everyone she knows. Infected with a genetic and vampiric Virus known as Cruorimatis, Cisandra runs away from home to a mountain town in Utah to quell her addiction and forget the sins she left behind. Her uncle, only a carrier of the Virus, conditionally agrees to take her in and assures her that no one with the Virus has ever come across the small town of Wilford.
However, in this town, Cisandra meets Owen. The high school senior who can’t explain why his body has thrown him into one death-defying accident after another, or why his family is riddled with fractures. As he repairs his relationship with his mother, Owen's whole sense of reality is thrown out of whack by Cisandra and the fact that a rare Virus is trying to kill him. A Virus he inherited from a man he’s never even met. Add to that a Mormon ex-girlfriend who can’t seem to shake him off, and Owen has his plate full.
Cisandra feels a responsibility to help Owen, even if it means facing her addiction head-on. And Owen can’t get the mysterious redhead out of his mind. In an unlikely, fatal alliance, they forge together to save Owen’s life. That is... if it can even be saved.
Sometimes blood isn’t always redder on the other side.
A YA/NA fictional novel that explores facing your past sins and present demons head-on, finding out who you really are, and embracing those closest to you—by blood or otherwise.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 27, 2015
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December 14, 2018
I think this is a fabulous story that really keeps you glued. I particularly enjoy the story alternating between the main characters, it usually switched right when it was the most important to hear from that particular character. Like a master storyteller, Mikael weaves in all the details to know what will happen, but makes you so entranced in the story that you usually don't realize it until all has been revealed.
I look forward to many more books by her! I in particular think that a look into the lore of the Virus might be fun, but will enjoy any subsequent novels.
Great job Mikael!!!
I look forward to many more books by her! I in particular think that a look into the lore of the Virus might be fun, but will enjoy any subsequent novels.
Great job Mikael!!!
November 29, 2015
This past week I finished a debut novel that my friend Mikael wrote. It's called Crimson Oppression and it's about vampires. But, I don't believe it's a "typical" vampire story. Then again, I really can't say if it is or not. I've read so few.
The novel is told through two perspectives, Cisandra and Owen. Cisandra is a nineteen-year old from the East Coast who moves to Utah. She's fleeing her past and the awful memories that's driving her to leave the only life she's ever known behind. Owen is an accident-prone high school senior trying to deal with his parent's separation. When the two meet, Cisandra knows instantly something about Owen, something deadly.
There's a lot of things I liked about this book, but I should say, this is not a fast-paced, burn-through-it-in-one-sitting story. Mikael has created a world where the characters have time to develop, to percolate. I'm not saying there's no action in the story--there is, it's just we really get to know the characters as they begin this journey. Casandra is dealing with her disease, what's known as "The Virus." As one infected with the virus, she can detect it in other people. She moves to Utah thinking/hoping no one else has it. She's wrong.
The author has successfully combined the science fiction, horror and high school genres into one story. She successfully explains the disease in a way that's not only understandable but authentic, allowing the reader to learn with the characters. We get to know about the characters and why the do what they do. I've been reading a lot of books lately that rely heavily on quick plot lines, fast resolutions followed by just as fast perilous situations. This story slows down the process--think of it as a book you'll read by a fire with a warm beverage at your side.
As the book reached its end, I found myself nervous because I thought I knew what was coming. The final showdown involved a near-death experience and I found myself wondering if I really had to read it. But, of course, I did have to and I did read it.
If you like vampire stories, I suggest you give this one a shot, even though it's not as heavy on the things that are found in classic vampire lore. It's a wonderful example of what everyone of us can do with a never-say-quit attitude.
The novel is told through two perspectives, Cisandra and Owen. Cisandra is a nineteen-year old from the East Coast who moves to Utah. She's fleeing her past and the awful memories that's driving her to leave the only life she's ever known behind. Owen is an accident-prone high school senior trying to deal with his parent's separation. When the two meet, Cisandra knows instantly something about Owen, something deadly.
There's a lot of things I liked about this book, but I should say, this is not a fast-paced, burn-through-it-in-one-sitting story. Mikael has created a world where the characters have time to develop, to percolate. I'm not saying there's no action in the story--there is, it's just we really get to know the characters as they begin this journey. Casandra is dealing with her disease, what's known as "The Virus." As one infected with the virus, she can detect it in other people. She moves to Utah thinking/hoping no one else has it. She's wrong.
The author has successfully combined the science fiction, horror and high school genres into one story. She successfully explains the disease in a way that's not only understandable but authentic, allowing the reader to learn with the characters. We get to know about the characters and why the do what they do. I've been reading a lot of books lately that rely heavily on quick plot lines, fast resolutions followed by just as fast perilous situations. This story slows down the process--think of it as a book you'll read by a fire with a warm beverage at your side.
As the book reached its end, I found myself nervous because I thought I knew what was coming. The final showdown involved a near-death experience and I found myself wondering if I really had to read it. But, of course, I did have to and I did read it.
If you like vampire stories, I suggest you give this one a shot, even though it's not as heavy on the things that are found in classic vampire lore. It's a wonderful example of what everyone of us can do with a never-say-quit attitude.
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