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Clouds
What Grant Smith loses at seven is much more than his father. He loses his faith, his happiness—his identity. The years turn him into a man without reason. At eighteen he is just as lost as when he was a child. All he wants is happiness. One day it is found in the form of a girl named Chelsea. She is damaged much like him. They fall in love.
Grant is a man haunted by things he has always avoided. Despite a new sense of happiness he can’t escape the darkness that was born within him. It manifests in the form of a father now transformed by his own demons.
In a dream he frenetically claims happiness. But, the father with a monster attached mocks him for it. The truth he doesn’t want to face is that he is not happy. Or if he is, he fears it is only temporary.
And it is…
The war that started after 9/11 branches off into others; the president who promised change is reelected; a once bright future has become something bleak. The Draft is put back into effect.
On a day when two explosions paint the sky in Baghdad, Grant unleashes his darkness. Every choice has a consequence. His is unimaginable.
His father’s death left him a man without reason. The war leaves him a man changed for the worse. He knows of his darkness. He let it free. And now it threatens to take away everything he loves…
Grant is a man haunted by things he has always avoided. Despite a new sense of happiness he can’t escape the darkness that was born within him. It manifests in the form of a father now transformed by his own demons.
In a dream he frenetically claims happiness. But, the father with a monster attached mocks him for it. The truth he doesn’t want to face is that he is not happy. Or if he is, he fears it is only temporary.
And it is…
The war that started after 9/11 branches off into others; the president who promised change is reelected; a once bright future has become something bleak. The Draft is put back into effect.
On a day when two explosions paint the sky in Baghdad, Grant unleashes his darkness. Every choice has a consequence. His is unimaginable.
His father’s death left him a man without reason. The war leaves him a man changed for the worse. He knows of his darkness. He let it free. And now it threatens to take away everything he loves…
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 25, 2017
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August 14, 2023
This is a tale of demons, the kind in the mind, and in life. Grant Smith knows demons and heartache, and has since his father died when Grant was only seven. Dealing with grief is a hard thing, and the problem follows Grant throughout his life. This is an intriguing story of heartache, pain and life. The path readers follow Grant on has uplifting moments as well, and is a good journey for readers to take.
April 29, 2024
DNF'ed
I want to begin by saying this book wasn't for me, but could be for you.
With that being said I didn't particularly care about the characters as they reacted very strangely. Also the dialog was very odd and it didn't come off as realistic.
I want to begin by saying this book wasn't for me, but could be for you.
With that being said I didn't particularly care about the characters as they reacted very strangely. Also the dialog was very odd and it didn't come off as realistic.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews