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The Sanguinarian Id
She’s been beaten, stabbed, poisoned, and shot, but Hael refuses to die. In her pursuit for vengeance and her origin, the dhampir Hael hunts down the madman responsible for her fateful transformation. As this half-vampire juggernauts her way through a world at war, Hael battles hordes of Nazi soldiers and struggles to maintain her sanity. However, while Hael gathers knowledge on how to trap and kill her target, her adversary’s network is expanding at an exponential rate; his sick obsession with Hael grows deeper. Will she have her revenge? Will she find her origin? Or, will she crumble beneath her own insidious bloodlust?
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Published January 13, 2016
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L.M. Labat
3 books9 followersL. M. Labat stems from New Orleans, Louisiana. From the struggles of a broken family and surviving life-threatening events, Labat found refuge within the arts while delving into the fields of medicine, psychology, and the occult. While combining illustration and literature, L. M. was able to cope with endless nightmares as well as hone in on artistic techniques. From confronting the past to facing new shadows, this author gladly invites audiences into the horror of The Sanguinarian Id.
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February 6, 2016
I actually read this in manuscript form. I was struck with the character of Hael from the beginning. She is both intensely strong and vulnerable at the same time. And the development of her character is set against a fascinating series of backdrops, from old London to the Germany of World War II. There's plenty of passion in the story to match the action and the settings, which meld the creepy and the beautiful. The excellent illustrations that liberally decorate the work are very much of an added bonus.
March 1, 2018
This is a horror book, so if your looking for romance, this is NOT it. The cover is gorgeous! I liked this book, however it's the first in a series, the next book isn't out and it ends with a lot of unanswered questions.
This story starts out in a mansion with a rich, spoiled, unbalanced woman ordering her, not fully human lover, to kill the unwell child she agreed to take care of for one of her family members. After David, the lover, does this, he is approached by a shadow figure wanting know where his property is.
Then the story shifts to an asylum overrun with malpractice. Alrich Strauss and Mendelson are the doctors there. They sexually abused the females, tape and torture as well as run experiments on them. The males are tortured and experimented on. The asylum is an awful place and this author brings it to life. Aldrich sees something white in the dark at the edge of the forest. He retrieves it and find it to be a female child age 9. Now luckily as evil and sadistic as these 2 are, they do not harm this child. She has bruises and cuts, almost drown in mud, they tend to her with help of their head nurse Odine. Altich and Odine start to worry that Mendelson has some evil plan for our girl, Hael, so together they make a plan to get her away. It works! Heel remembers nothing of her past, her origins, nothing, so when she finds out that the memories she does have are lies...angry does not begin to describe her.
There is so much more and I could go on and on, especially about Josef, Kale and Fuki, but you should read this one yourself.
The author does a fair amount of world building for the asylum, brothel and application testing and it comes to life easily. Any horror lover would want read this book. Labat puts a huge amount of detail into the atrocities being suffered or inflicted. The descriptive injuries of fight or death scenes, even of how the blood forms and spatters bring the scene into a clear picture. I will be watching for book 2 and hoping for some answers. Great read!
This story starts out in a mansion with a rich, spoiled, unbalanced woman ordering her, not fully human lover, to kill the unwell child she agreed to take care of for one of her family members. After David, the lover, does this, he is approached by a shadow figure wanting know where his property is.
Then the story shifts to an asylum overrun with malpractice. Alrich Strauss and Mendelson are the doctors there. They sexually abused the females, tape and torture as well as run experiments on them. The males are tortured and experimented on. The asylum is an awful place and this author brings it to life. Aldrich sees something white in the dark at the edge of the forest. He retrieves it and find it to be a female child age 9. Now luckily as evil and sadistic as these 2 are, they do not harm this child. She has bruises and cuts, almost drown in mud, they tend to her with help of their head nurse Odine. Altich and Odine start to worry that Mendelson has some evil plan for our girl, Hael, so together they make a plan to get her away. It works! Heel remembers nothing of her past, her origins, nothing, so when she finds out that the memories she does have are lies...angry does not begin to describe her.
There is so much more and I could go on and on, especially about Josef, Kale and Fuki, but you should read this one yourself.
The author does a fair amount of world building for the asylum, brothel and application testing and it comes to life easily. Any horror lover would want read this book. Labat puts a huge amount of detail into the atrocities being suffered or inflicted. The descriptive injuries of fight or death scenes, even of how the blood forms and spatters bring the scene into a clear picture. I will be watching for book 2 and hoping for some answers. Great read!
August 27, 2017
The Sanguinarian Id introduces us to Hael, a child found abandoned and left for dead in the woods outside of an asylum in England in the late 1800s. Taken in by the doctors there, they are fascinated by this little girl who remembers little of her past and appears to be supernaturally resilient and strong. They search for but fail to find anyone who knows who she is, which is completely satisfactory to Dr. Strauss and especially Dr. Mendelson, who run the asylum. They have spent much of their time experimenting and torturing their mostly female patients and have devious plans for Hael as well.
This story combines elements of gothic horror with a journey of self-discovery. Hael doesn’t truly understand what she is, but begins to grasp the truth while doing her best to escape her nightmare existence. Despite her efforts to escape the clutches of the mysterious and purely evil Mendelson, it appears that their destinies are firmly intertwined long term.
The first part of the book takes place in Hael’s childhood years, and the author has given it a strong flavor of gothic horror like we get from the classics of the era: Dracula and Frankenstein. The latter half of the book leaps forward a half century when we are thrust into the middle of World War II Germany, where Hael continues her lifelong quest for redemption and revenge.
The story is intriguing, pulling us deeper into the dark underworld Hael both lives in and tries to make sense of-she has been abused, beaten, terrorized, and violated throughout her life. In turn, she has worked to extract revenge on those who have done this to her and those she cares for, while trying to find some sense of self. She lives both in the real world painted black with despair and misery the Nazi’s have unleashed, and in the supernatural world-a world filled with pure blood and half-blood vampires and other monsters far worse.
This is the author’s first novel and in many ways is an impressive bit of storytelling, especially for someone who is barely into adulthood. The depth of research and understanding it must have taken to develop this world and underworld filled with supernatural characters and creatures must have been substantial. The author has developed a vibrant, bloody, dark, grim world and a character that successfully manages to give the reader someone to both respect and care for, while also fearing them and the dark acts they are capable of doing.
There is a fair bit of tell vs. show in this story and the dialog, at points, is a bit awkward. The main character’s use of the word “bitch” on multiple occasions as an insult to her male enemies in the World War II era felt a bit out of place, though that is a minor complaint. There are some awkward turns of phrase here and there while some of the story transitions are abrupt. We go from knowing little to nothing about the monsters that inhabit this world early on in the story, to Kael having extensive knowledge of them later on. We did not get to join her on that journey of discovery and it felt a bit like an opportunity lost.
Despite these quibbles, this is a strong first entry in this potential series of books and a very promising start to the career of the author, who will continue to refine her writing style and sharpen the dialog with the more stories she creates. Her foundation in storytelling is solid and I look forward to seeing more from L.M. Labat in the future.
This story combines elements of gothic horror with a journey of self-discovery. Hael doesn’t truly understand what she is, but begins to grasp the truth while doing her best to escape her nightmare existence. Despite her efforts to escape the clutches of the mysterious and purely evil Mendelson, it appears that their destinies are firmly intertwined long term.
The first part of the book takes place in Hael’s childhood years, and the author has given it a strong flavor of gothic horror like we get from the classics of the era: Dracula and Frankenstein. The latter half of the book leaps forward a half century when we are thrust into the middle of World War II Germany, where Hael continues her lifelong quest for redemption and revenge.
The story is intriguing, pulling us deeper into the dark underworld Hael both lives in and tries to make sense of-she has been abused, beaten, terrorized, and violated throughout her life. In turn, she has worked to extract revenge on those who have done this to her and those she cares for, while trying to find some sense of self. She lives both in the real world painted black with despair and misery the Nazi’s have unleashed, and in the supernatural world-a world filled with pure blood and half-blood vampires and other monsters far worse.
This is the author’s first novel and in many ways is an impressive bit of storytelling, especially for someone who is barely into adulthood. The depth of research and understanding it must have taken to develop this world and underworld filled with supernatural characters and creatures must have been substantial. The author has developed a vibrant, bloody, dark, grim world and a character that successfully manages to give the reader someone to both respect and care for, while also fearing them and the dark acts they are capable of doing.
There is a fair bit of tell vs. show in this story and the dialog, at points, is a bit awkward. The main character’s use of the word “bitch” on multiple occasions as an insult to her male enemies in the World War II era felt a bit out of place, though that is a minor complaint. There are some awkward turns of phrase here and there while some of the story transitions are abrupt. We go from knowing little to nothing about the monsters that inhabit this world early on in the story, to Kael having extensive knowledge of them later on. We did not get to join her on that journey of discovery and it felt a bit like an opportunity lost.
Despite these quibbles, this is a strong first entry in this potential series of books and a very promising start to the career of the author, who will continue to refine her writing style and sharpen the dialog with the more stories she creates. Her foundation in storytelling is solid and I look forward to seeing more from L.M. Labat in the future.
March 19, 2022
L.M. Labat's debut is an explosive mix of historical horror and international folklore that posits monsters are real and they are all around us. The Sanguinarian Id treads through the darkest parts of human history, seeking to understand how the trauma that forms a person can make them stronger than they ever thought imaginable. Packed with blood and guts, psychological horror, and enough heart to keep the reader frantically flipping the pages, The Sanguinarian Id sets the stage for what comes next and shows off what Labat can do.
March 27, 2022
The Sanguinarian Id is a whirlwind that will suck you in, blur time, and leave you begging for more. Labat proves she has an eye for historical accuracy while keeping the story exciting. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and like so many others, globally, World War II is a favorite topic of mine. That being said, it’s really easy to focus on the major players in the war that don’t add a whole lot to the story itself. Labat knows this. She knows that even though the majority of the book takes place in Germany, she doesn’t have to tell you a damn thing about Hitler. Why? Because none of that has a direct affect on our protagonist, Hael.
This is a story that happens adjacent to the main stage of World War II, but it isn’t entirely focused on the war, but rather, the effects the war has on the people we normally don’t hear about. Labat’s awareness and understanding of the direction she wants to take the story offers every kind of sign of hope that The Sanguinarian Id is not only worth your time, but Labat is someone to keep an eye on as her bibliography grows.
Id is complex, it's layered with the anatomical understanding of da Vinci, and it offers promise that her debut will blossom into something not only reflective of our past, but eerily similar to our present. There are too many bad guys to count in this one, and if that doesn't scream truth, nothing does. The future only holds wonderful paths for Labat's vampiric epic, as well as the historical horrors, or any other story she chooses to tell.
This is a story that happens adjacent to the main stage of World War II, but it isn’t entirely focused on the war, but rather, the effects the war has on the people we normally don’t hear about. Labat’s awareness and understanding of the direction she wants to take the story offers every kind of sign of hope that The Sanguinarian Id is not only worth your time, but Labat is someone to keep an eye on as her bibliography grows.
Id is complex, it's layered with the anatomical understanding of da Vinci, and it offers promise that her debut will blossom into something not only reflective of our past, but eerily similar to our present. There are too many bad guys to count in this one, and if that doesn't scream truth, nothing does. The future only holds wonderful paths for Labat's vampiric epic, as well as the historical horrors, or any other story she chooses to tell.
February 4, 2016
When you open the book, you are under the curse of any good book. Especially a good book of horror. L.M. has me hooked and I must finish this book if I wish to sleep at night in peace. The characters draw the deep seated feelings that you forgot you had, and the dread that haunts you even in the light of day while you root for characters that dunk you into a world of grey. If you are sick of sappy love creatures that only want to be your friend and wish to have the horror that the era of "Nosferatu" captured within the hearts of so many, then pick up this book and read it now. It will cure all your cravings of dark stories while making you question the shadows in your home at night.
February 3, 2016
When I started to read this book I became so absorbed in its grim, brutal, mysterious, amazing world that I was unreasonably irritated by anything that tried to interrupt my reading; including my friend whom's copy I was reading. I am eagerly awaiting the copy I ordered after finishing hers XP
It's written with amazing detail and accuracy about the time period, lore, and the dark side of human nature inside its pages, not to mention it has some awesome illustrations!
It's written with amazing detail and accuracy about the time period, lore, and the dark side of human nature inside its pages, not to mention it has some awesome illustrations!
February 1, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's got everything I like: horror, World War 2, and plenty of action. This is one of the very few books that I have read recently that both disturbed and awestruck me. The book is also filled with illustrations. I highly recommend this read. I could not put it down.
February 1, 2016
This book disgusted, scared, and thrilled me. I love it. The writing was haunting and detail oriented. The artwork in and outside this book is great! It looks so pretty on my shelf and in my hands. THIS IS A MUST READ!
February 2, 2016
Fantastic read. Loved every page. I can't wait to read it again.
February 8, 2016
This book is a serious page turner. I couldn't put it down. I recommend this book big-time!!
September 8, 2016
Excellent first novel by author. Award worthy stuff here. No spoilers, just grab a copy and read it.
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