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Isaak
It's the 90s, it's flood season, and a cult has moved into Isaak's neighborhood to manifest monsters and end the world. It's up to him and his friends to take them down... or at least survive.
140 pages, Paperback
Published February 9, 2020
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October 27, 2020
I was excited to check out a new cult horror book, but I struggled with Isaak. It started out really well, but got so convoluted, and I feel like a lot of things were never explained. There was little information on the cult that the book was about, and I wish there would have been more context for what was happening. It was almost like jumping into a second book when you haven't read the first one, except I'm pretty sure this is a standalone.
The characters were flat, and no one stood out. It was hard to keep everyone straight because there were so many characters, and new ones kept showing up.
The writing often felt juvenile - for example, explaining that a character's "farts always smelled like breakfast food", describing wine as "pee-water colored", a "fog of sphincter-filtered liquor", and more. I feel like there were some good ideas in the framework, but it got lost with a confusing story and odd phrasing.
Thank you to the author for my copy.
CW - drugging, mention of suicide
The characters were flat, and no one stood out. It was hard to keep everyone straight because there were so many characters, and new ones kept showing up.
The writing often felt juvenile - for example, explaining that a character's "farts always smelled like breakfast food", describing wine as "pee-water colored", a "fog of sphincter-filtered liquor", and more. I feel like there were some good ideas in the framework, but it got lost with a confusing story and odd phrasing.
Thank you to the author for my copy.
CW - drugging, mention of suicide
October 21, 2020
Let me tell you about the last time I had serious, mindless, scary fun. Lots of fun. Mid 90's, me and 3 of my best friends, 7 shots of tequila each, 2 pints of beer, stepping into a roller-coaster at a theme park.
All fun and then the scares. A story to remember forever and the wish to relieve it.
These are the feelings 'Isaak', by Jeremy Johnson, evoked.
Jeremy was awesome enough to send me a copy of his lovely book for review.
And I tell you this was a fuuuuuuuuuuun ride.
In this gripping tale spanning in 140 pages, Jeremy manages to deliver a terrific story involving a cult that attempts to end the world.
There are floods, monsters and your local neighborhood kids that try to save the day.
Think of Satanic Panic era masterpieces meets the Stranger Things and errr Revenge of the Nerds?
This is fast, terrifyingly good, weird and so so sooooooo much fun. You will finish it in one sitting and be left with withdrawal symptoms instantly.
I definitely want more stories from Jeremy Johnson and I want them now.
Get 'Isaak' at: https://www.amazon.com/Isaak-Jeremy-J...
All fun and then the scares. A story to remember forever and the wish to relieve it.
These are the feelings 'Isaak', by Jeremy Johnson, evoked.
Jeremy was awesome enough to send me a copy of his lovely book for review.
And I tell you this was a fuuuuuuuuuuun ride.
In this gripping tale spanning in 140 pages, Jeremy manages to deliver a terrific story involving a cult that attempts to end the world.
There are floods, monsters and your local neighborhood kids that try to save the day.
Think of Satanic Panic era masterpieces meets the Stranger Things and errr Revenge of the Nerds?
This is fast, terrifyingly good, weird and so so sooooooo much fun. You will finish it in one sitting and be left with withdrawal symptoms instantly.
I definitely want more stories from Jeremy Johnson and I want them now.
Get 'Isaak' at: https://www.amazon.com/Isaak-Jeremy-J...
December 7, 2020
This was an interesting read, I felt the idea for the monster was a bit weird for me, I also got confused when reading it as it kind of was jumping between characters and should of been broken up by a chapter break. I did like the idea of the church and end of the world aspect with the flood. I did like the character Isaak he was great. But I just felt it was maybe too rushed and needed more back story as to what was happening.
This was an interesting read, I felt the idea for the monster was a bit weird for me, I also got confused when reading it as it kind of was jumping between characters and should of been broken up by a chapter break. I did like the idea of the church and end of the world aspect with the flood. I did like the character Isaak he was great. But I just felt it was maybe too rushed and needed more back story as to what was happening.
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