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Ghosted
Who would have thought that an after-school project could cause so much devastation?
Four school children, Megan, Carol, John and Alan, have accidentally released the spirit of an evil headmaster - imprisoned in the bowels of the school for two hundred years.
The children are now "Ghosted" - not quite dead, and not truly alive, their souls stolen.
What, if anything, can they do to return to the land of the living?
Omar the Magnificent is their only hope, but is he a spiritual medium, or a fake? But... he may know someone!
Killian Spooks is a Supernatural Soul Catcher. With the aid of his friends - Tornado Screech and Cleo Smoke - he might be able to help them.
There is danger at every turn, and the journey to the light is getting darker by the hour!
Four school children, Megan, Carol, John and Alan, have accidentally released the spirit of an evil headmaster - imprisoned in the bowels of the school for two hundred years.
The children are now "Ghosted" - not quite dead, and not truly alive, their souls stolen.
What, if anything, can they do to return to the land of the living?
Omar the Magnificent is their only hope, but is he a spiritual medium, or a fake? But... he may know someone!
Killian Spooks is a Supernatural Soul Catcher. With the aid of his friends - Tornado Screech and Cleo Smoke - he might be able to help them.
There is danger at every turn, and the journey to the light is getting darker by the hour!
294 pages, Paperback
Published February 22, 2018
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About the author
Colin R. Parsons
23 books25 followersColin R Parsons is a children's and YA fiction author. He lives in South Wales with his wife Janice. He has two sons Kristoffer and Ryan.
Colin has written many books in different genres. He loves science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and steam punk.
He loves reading as well as writing novels. If you like fast paced action with a sprinkling of danger and interesting characters, you'll love Colin's books.
His new picture book: 'Amaya's Imagination - Traffic Cone Trouble' age 5-7yrs, is available on Amazon.
Colin has written many books in different genres. He loves science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and steam punk.
He loves reading as well as writing novels. If you like fast paced action with a sprinkling of danger and interesting characters, you'll love Colin's books.
His new picture book: 'Amaya's Imagination - Traffic Cone Trouble' age 5-7yrs, is available on Amazon.
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April 19, 2022
How I came to have this book in my possession, I do not know. But, thinking it was a different book that was recommended, I began reading after I found it on my bookshelf.
I immediately did not like it. The characters were too under developed, very cliché and sexist! They have names which irritated me like 'Cleo Smoke', and 'Killian Spooks', and the dialogue was shocking. In fact, I only started getting interested when the character 'Omar the Magnificent' was introduced. He was the best thing about the whole book. Him and the dog.
Although I have many criticisms, I found that I could not stop reading. And although it feels like there is still much work to do on polishing the prose, I found that I still wanted to find out what was happening. Despite the characters and their ridiculous sexist banter, despite the cliché 'shift in the fabric of time and space', as well as, 'I think we've bridged the gap between [...] the land of the living and the land of the DEAD.' ( Cue EastEnders duff duff moment...) It made me laugh out loud in many places that I don't suppose was intended to be funny.
The character of the Headmaster was mildly entertaining, but having placed him as a somewhat villain of old, his demise was rather anti-climatic. And two other villains, completely separate both turned, at different places in the novel, into viscous animals: wolves. I think a bit of variety might have been better.
Between the shaky prose, un believable dialogue and the typo errors, this book on face value wasn't great. But weirdly, I still enjoyed it! And would still read more from this author. Who'd have thought it!?
I immediately did not like it. The characters were too under developed, very cliché and sexist! They have names which irritated me like 'Cleo Smoke', and 'Killian Spooks', and the dialogue was shocking. In fact, I only started getting interested when the character 'Omar the Magnificent' was introduced. He was the best thing about the whole book. Him and the dog.
Although I have many criticisms, I found that I could not stop reading. And although it feels like there is still much work to do on polishing the prose, I found that I still wanted to find out what was happening. Despite the characters and their ridiculous sexist banter, despite the cliché 'shift in the fabric of time and space', as well as, 'I think we've bridged the gap between [...] the land of the living and the land of the DEAD.' ( Cue EastEnders duff duff moment...) It made me laugh out loud in many places that I don't suppose was intended to be funny.
The character of the Headmaster was mildly entertaining, but having placed him as a somewhat villain of old, his demise was rather anti-climatic. And two other villains, completely separate both turned, at different places in the novel, into viscous animals: wolves. I think a bit of variety might have been better.
Between the shaky prose, un believable dialogue and the typo errors, this book on face value wasn't great. But weirdly, I still enjoyed it! And would still read more from this author. Who'd have thought it!?
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