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Six months ago, high school king Sumner Shadows tried to kill his friends. He led them to a cemetery and tried to bleed them dry. And he almost succeeded. But his friends lived through the horror, and ended up committing their own heinous crime in the process. They covered up what they did, and Sumner got away. That was supposed to be the end.
But when a new girl moves to Armor Falls and has tangible evidence that Sumner might be back to finish what he started, the four friends he left behind are put to the test to learn what caused Sumner's sudden need to have them dead. But are they ready for the truth, and will it change what they thought was already real?
For Abram, Alex, Bridge, and Mercer, life is going to be an abyss of chaos as they begin retelling how they became friends with Sumner three years ago and everything he's put them through up until the fateful night he decided to sever ties with them once and for all. If Sumner is back, what are his motives? What does he want, and will his friends be able to survive his second coming?
But when a new girl moves to Armor Falls and has tangible evidence that Sumner might be back to finish what he started, the four friends he left behind are put to the test to learn what caused Sumner's sudden need to have them dead. But are they ready for the truth, and will it change what they thought was already real?
For Abram, Alex, Bridge, and Mercer, life is going to be an abyss of chaos as they begin retelling how they became friends with Sumner three years ago and everything he's put them through up until the fateful night he decided to sever ties with them once and for all. If Sumner is back, what are his motives? What does he want, and will his friends be able to survive his second coming?
398 pages, Paperback
Published December 13, 2018
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October 7, 2017
Sever by Jesse Grey, writer, reader and music needer from Roanoke, Virginia, is a story I would like to see as a TV show!
The first book from a Slayer Society series is an intriguingly plotted thriller shrouded in the mystery revolving around the high school king Sumner Shadows who tried to kill his friends at the cemetery. Barely surviving their horrific death, they committed their own crime in the process and covered up what they did. With Sumner getting away, that was not the end for Alex, Abram, Bridge, and Mercer. When a new girl moves to Armor Falls, she brings the evidence that Sumner is back to finish what he started.
Sever is a young adult suspense and romance novel for teen, young adult, LGTB and adult readers. With its length, twists, interesting characters in unexpected romantic, emotional and turbulent situations, it deserves to be considered a serious read worthy of our time and attention.
That the author is giving it for free on Smashwords is yet another reason to warm ourselves for getting acquainted with the young members of the Slayer Society.
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
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The first book from a Slayer Society series is an intriguingly plotted thriller shrouded in the mystery revolving around the high school king Sumner Shadows who tried to kill his friends at the cemetery. Barely surviving their horrific death, they committed their own crime in the process and covered up what they did. With Sumner getting away, that was not the end for Alex, Abram, Bridge, and Mercer. When a new girl moves to Armor Falls, she brings the evidence that Sumner is back to finish what he started.
Sever is a young adult suspense and romance novel for teen, young adult, LGTB and adult readers. With its length, twists, interesting characters in unexpected romantic, emotional and turbulent situations, it deserves to be considered a serious read worthy of our time and attention.
That the author is giving it for free on Smashwords is yet another reason to warm ourselves for getting acquainted with the young members of the Slayer Society.
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
September 27, 2017
This was a pretty great read. I found myself thoroughly engaged throughout this novel. The characters were awesome but they were a little hard to follow. There are a lot of them and they all have really complex lives which was both fun to read but kind of seemed like filler in some parts of the story.
The story follows a group of teenagers in high school who are essentially being hunted by a crazed maniac all while being stalked by a person lurking in the shadows. The story starts with a prologue of the group in a Cemetery burring a dead body. BOOM! Instantly wanna know more. It is because of this cemetery gathering that they began being stalked. Somehow, someway this person knows what took place at this cemetery. Cool, who are you creepy stalker person and what really happened in the Cemetery? We don't really find out til the end.
That is why I gave this story 4 stars. The beginning of the story = Uhmazing. The ending of the story = Uhmazing. The middle? Just meh. There was a lot of chapters I felt the author could have done without. There were certain backstories and certain rendezvous that seemed either forced or misplaced. Much of the story was predictable. Some of which was in a good way and others not so much. The beginning grabs you, the middle is pretty predictable, but the ending is great. The ending is probably the main reason I want to ready the next book that comes out. It is a solid ending to a story like this and it sets you up wanting to know more.
However, there are A LOT of unanswered questions. So much so, that I hope they are not all crammed into the next story because I feel that it could be jumbled mess. With that being said....I am going to put some spoilers below read on if you so wish to do so
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Unanswered questions that need to be resolved.
What the hell happened to Mercer's parents?
What the hell is going on with Sumner? He states there can only be one of us to Abe, is he somehow Abe's brother?
What does Emmy have to do with any of this?
Who the fuck shot Ben?
How did Athena die?
Who killed her?
Who the hell removed the dead body of the random person and replaced it with Athena?
Where is the random body?
Who else knew it was there to move it?
Sumner didn't see it, so it couldn't have been him, right?
Sensory overload. I like the questions left unanswered, but man there was a lot!
Also, my biggest feedback to the author is to not let things be so obvious. There were many chapter endings that I think were meant to shock us but instead seemed rather predictable. One major example was when they discovered Paige was driving that car. Or when Salem was the baby daddy. I mean, we kinda saw that coming, you set it up almost too perfectly.
But hey, that could just be me. I have read/watched a crap ton of stories similar to this and I feel like I have a pretty keen sense of prediction. Ha.
Overall, I liked it. It was a story I have been wanting to read for a few months now and it didn't disappoint. I had been craving a story where I got sucked in and didn't want to put it down. This was it. I am glad I stuck through some of the "meh" parts because it was worth it in the end. I will definitely be reading the next book.
The story follows a group of teenagers in high school who are essentially being hunted by a crazed maniac all while being stalked by a person lurking in the shadows. The story starts with a prologue of the group in a Cemetery burring a dead body. BOOM! Instantly wanna know more. It is because of this cemetery gathering that they began being stalked. Somehow, someway this person knows what took place at this cemetery. Cool, who are you creepy stalker person and what really happened in the Cemetery? We don't really find out til the end.
That is why I gave this story 4 stars. The beginning of the story = Uhmazing. The ending of the story = Uhmazing. The middle? Just meh. There was a lot of chapters I felt the author could have done without. There were certain backstories and certain rendezvous that seemed either forced or misplaced. Much of the story was predictable. Some of which was in a good way and others not so much. The beginning grabs you, the middle is pretty predictable, but the ending is great. The ending is probably the main reason I want to ready the next book that comes out. It is a solid ending to a story like this and it sets you up wanting to know more.
However, there are A LOT of unanswered questions. So much so, that I hope they are not all crammed into the next story because I feel that it could be jumbled mess. With that being said....I am going to put some spoilers below read on if you so wish to do so
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Unanswered questions that need to be resolved.
What the hell happened to Mercer's parents?
What the hell is going on with Sumner? He states there can only be one of us to Abe, is he somehow Abe's brother?
What does Emmy have to do with any of this?
Who the fuck shot Ben?
How did Athena die?
Who killed her?
Who the hell removed the dead body of the random person and replaced it with Athena?
Where is the random body?
Who else knew it was there to move it?
Sumner didn't see it, so it couldn't have been him, right?
Sensory overload. I like the questions left unanswered, but man there was a lot!
Also, my biggest feedback to the author is to not let things be so obvious. There were many chapter endings that I think were meant to shock us but instead seemed rather predictable. One major example was when they discovered Paige was driving that car. Or when Salem was the baby daddy. I mean, we kinda saw that coming, you set it up almost too perfectly.
But hey, that could just be me. I have read/watched a crap ton of stories similar to this and I feel like I have a pretty keen sense of prediction. Ha.
Overall, I liked it. It was a story I have been wanting to read for a few months now and it didn't disappoint. I had been craving a story where I got sucked in and didn't want to put it down. This was it. I am glad I stuck through some of the "meh" parts because it was worth it in the end. I will definitely be reading the next book.
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August 10, 2025
I started this book a few months ago and got distracted by other books before coming back and being blown away. I definitely think the pacing could have used a little bit of an edit, and there's a lot of characters at the start, but I think it mellows out. The story is really intriguing and the characters feel real as hell. Kirby is my queen and I won't hear any different. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
October 15, 2025
A group of traumatized friends try to move on after the leader of their group attempts to kill them. Then they start getting stalked, being left messages, and all of this started right around the time the new girl arrived in town...
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