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Forgotten Sin
Dr. Mya Bishop, an expert on medieval mythology and folklore at the University of Cambridge, is more than she appears to be. Cursed, haunted by guilt, and desperate to be free from her terrible past, Dr. Bishop seeks the help of an animal specialist, Marcus Holland, from Australia.
In an attempt to uncover the mysteries behind Dr. Bishop's curse, Marcus upsets the internal balance of emotions and the habits that kept Dr. Bishop's dark secret hidden from society. Set in the rise of the digital era and no longer able to conceal her true nature from the world, she finds herself facing a new menace that is relentless in pursuing her for one purpose, to kill her.
In an attempt to uncover the mysteries behind Dr. Bishop's curse, Marcus upsets the internal balance of emotions and the habits that kept Dr. Bishop's dark secret hidden from society. Set in the rise of the digital era and no longer able to conceal her true nature from the world, she finds herself facing a new menace that is relentless in pursuing her for one purpose, to kill her.
302 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2014
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About the author
Brian Hershey
17 books23 followersBrian has been writing since 2009 and has seventeen years of experience teaching Middle School English and Language Arts & Creative Writing in urban districts. He has two master's degrees, one from The Ohio State University in Education and the other from Northern Kentucky University in English/Creative Writing. Since then, he has produced five separate books, "Hurry Up, Slowly", "Life, Like", "Dark Steps", "Forgotten Sin", & his newest "Damned to Live". Brian is also a certified fiction book editor who helps authors with their structural design & copy-editing needs. Brian specializes in Horror, Science Fiction, Romance, and Fantasy Fiction as well as writings that pertain to the field of Education and Teaching. He has also written decodable readers for DK Publishing, Lerner Publishing, and Benchmark Education Company.
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January 12, 2016
5 stars. Dark with a twist of genius!
Wow,
This book was offered to me for my honest review and I was privileged to be able to finally read something that is so different then the normal para layout of these books.
Mr Hershey has taken this world and expanded it into a new way of thinking, it's a book that draws you in and you get to really appreciate the darkness that he has created around this whole story.
The characters are perfectly developed and you get that true feel, There not rushed or elements so far fetched it's well balanced and the twists and turns just give it the right edge.
If you like a paranormal book that isn't the norm then this will have your head twisting in motion and looking for that conclusion.
Gladly recommend this to All.
Now grab it and enjoy the journey your just about to plunge into.
Wow,
This book was offered to me for my honest review and I was privileged to be able to finally read something that is so different then the normal para layout of these books.
Mr Hershey has taken this world and expanded it into a new way of thinking, it's a book that draws you in and you get to really appreciate the darkness that he has created around this whole story.
The characters are perfectly developed and you get that true feel, There not rushed or elements so far fetched it's well balanced and the twists and turns just give it the right edge.
If you like a paranormal book that isn't the norm then this will have your head twisting in motion and looking for that conclusion.
Gladly recommend this to All.
Now grab it and enjoy the journey your just about to plunge into.
December 25, 2014
Forgotten Sin is about Dr. Mya Bishop and the secrets that she has kept for a long time. Dr. Bishop is wracked with guilt for something that she had no control over so in desperation to find help for her affliction, she hires Marcus Holland. This is not your typical sappy werewolf story, but one about Mya’s fight to retain what humanity she has left. I recommend you try this book.
September 1, 2014
Forgotten Sin is full on brilliant! The author, Brian Hershey brings the characters alive and you can almost see this book as a movie! As a non reader I totally recommend this book!
June 5, 2016
“Every once in a while I stumble across a book that quite literally blows me away in every sense of the word. Forgotten Sin by Brian Hershey is a fast-paced thriller that is stark and harrowing, with a troubled protagonist looking to escape her horrible past that is magnified with a phenomenal evil she has little control over.” https://walkerputsche.wordpress.com/
Doctor Mya Bishop has a well-established career at the University of Cambridge as a lecturer on medieval mythology and a very promising future ahead of her, but she is plagued with a harrowing secret from her past and cursed with lycanthrope, where she has the ability to shape shift into a wolf. Mya is in fact over two-hundred years old and successfully manages to hide her secret identity from the world, but she is also desperate to be free from her curse and seeks the help from an animal specialist, Marcus Holland, who Mya offers a substantial amount of money to come and observe her in her animal form. Initially Marcus is disturbed to learn what Mya is and is reluctant to stay until he has a change of heart and decides to try and find a cure as everything he witnesses with Mya´s wolf form defies all logic. After an experiment goes horribly wrong Mya´s real identity is discovered by a prominent member of parliament who is hell-bent on hunting her down and killing her while using his position of wealth as a means of getting tasks completed. All of which leads to a deadly hunt where the hopes of survival on each opposing side are slim.
It’s not often I come across a book where each chapter is from the perspective of alternating characters’ and I have to say I found it highly immersing and a refreshing change to some of the werewolf fiction I have read before. I expect an exciting sequel awaiting this female heroine.
Disclosure: I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
My Ranking: 5 Stars
Doctor Mya Bishop has a well-established career at the University of Cambridge as a lecturer on medieval mythology and a very promising future ahead of her, but she is plagued with a harrowing secret from her past and cursed with lycanthrope, where she has the ability to shape shift into a wolf. Mya is in fact over two-hundred years old and successfully manages to hide her secret identity from the world, but she is also desperate to be free from her curse and seeks the help from an animal specialist, Marcus Holland, who Mya offers a substantial amount of money to come and observe her in her animal form. Initially Marcus is disturbed to learn what Mya is and is reluctant to stay until he has a change of heart and decides to try and find a cure as everything he witnesses with Mya´s wolf form defies all logic. After an experiment goes horribly wrong Mya´s real identity is discovered by a prominent member of parliament who is hell-bent on hunting her down and killing her while using his position of wealth as a means of getting tasks completed. All of which leads to a deadly hunt where the hopes of survival on each opposing side are slim.
It’s not often I come across a book where each chapter is from the perspective of alternating characters’ and I have to say I found it highly immersing and a refreshing change to some of the werewolf fiction I have read before. I expect an exciting sequel awaiting this female heroine.
Disclosure: I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
My Ranking: 5 Stars
November 30, 2014
This is a 3 1/2. Full review will come later.
March 24, 2015
At first the book started off slow. But quickly got interesting. I hope a second book is in the making!!! I can't wait!!!
February 5, 2016
**I received a free copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review**
Dr Mya Bishop is a University professor who has lived several lifetimes, hiding away from society, however she is now a member of staff at Cambridge University where she researches mythology and folklore in the hope that she will find answers to the werewolf curse that plagues her.
She has reached a point where she knows she can’t stay hidden any more so she enlists the help of Marcus Holland, an animal scientist who specialises in dingoes and wild dogs.
He’s disturbed to learn what she is and the things she has done when in wolf form, however he decides to stay to fully study her condition in the hopes of finding a cure for her. He knows that she is terrified of what she is capable of an struggles to maintain control over her wilder nature, which is what draws him to stay.
However, while they are performing slightly ill-thought-out tests on her wolf form, she wanders off and kills a young girl. The girl’s father is an influential member of parliament and instantly goes off the rails, determined to see the werewolf dead. To this end, he hires a group of ex-IRA mercenaries to hunt down the beast – though this doesn’t go quite to plan.
Unfortunately, poor Marcus seems to take most of the beatings in this book despite only being the hired help!
Each chapter in this book is written from the perspective of alternating characters, Dr. Mya Bishop, Marcus Holland, Robert Osborne (the girl’s father), Grayson Osborne (the girl’s brother) and a Priest, which offers us a varied view of this issue.
I would have loved to have read a short chapter through the eyes of the werewolf herself, to get a feel for the animal mindset and instincts this particular werewolf creation has.
The one thing that did come to my attention throughout each chapter was the very formal and rigid use of language which was applied to each character, this was a little bit hard to ease into even though the story was excellent because all of the characters would use the same kind of language to express themselves.
At the beginning of this book, we read the content of one of Dr Bishop’s lectures about lycanthropy, which clues in the readers who are less au fait with werewolf lore (I’m a massive folklore nerd, I was already all over this!) so that the remainder of the book makes sense.
During the investigation by Marcus, there is a balance between science and the supernatural to explain the werewolf phenomenon as well as a theological perspective from the Priest which I found particularly thought provoking.
As a Brit, I did find a few parts of this book quite funny; that a werewolf could romp around Essex bumping into a TOWIE cast member, use of the almost expletive ‘bullocks!’ and that the characters could walk around, carrying guns, without having a police helicopter and armed response unit following them for the rest of the narrative.
This was an interesting read and a classic take on the werewolf legend viewed through the lenses of science, religion and supernatural.
Reviewed by Nia at www.whisperingstories.com
Dr Mya Bishop is a University professor who has lived several lifetimes, hiding away from society, however she is now a member of staff at Cambridge University where she researches mythology and folklore in the hope that she will find answers to the werewolf curse that plagues her.
She has reached a point where she knows she can’t stay hidden any more so she enlists the help of Marcus Holland, an animal scientist who specialises in dingoes and wild dogs.
He’s disturbed to learn what she is and the things she has done when in wolf form, however he decides to stay to fully study her condition in the hopes of finding a cure for her. He knows that she is terrified of what she is capable of an struggles to maintain control over her wilder nature, which is what draws him to stay.
However, while they are performing slightly ill-thought-out tests on her wolf form, she wanders off and kills a young girl. The girl’s father is an influential member of parliament and instantly goes off the rails, determined to see the werewolf dead. To this end, he hires a group of ex-IRA mercenaries to hunt down the beast – though this doesn’t go quite to plan.
Unfortunately, poor Marcus seems to take most of the beatings in this book despite only being the hired help!
Each chapter in this book is written from the perspective of alternating characters, Dr. Mya Bishop, Marcus Holland, Robert Osborne (the girl’s father), Grayson Osborne (the girl’s brother) and a Priest, which offers us a varied view of this issue.
I would have loved to have read a short chapter through the eyes of the werewolf herself, to get a feel for the animal mindset and instincts this particular werewolf creation has.
The one thing that did come to my attention throughout each chapter was the very formal and rigid use of language which was applied to each character, this was a little bit hard to ease into even though the story was excellent because all of the characters would use the same kind of language to express themselves.
At the beginning of this book, we read the content of one of Dr Bishop’s lectures about lycanthropy, which clues in the readers who are less au fait with werewolf lore (I’m a massive folklore nerd, I was already all over this!) so that the remainder of the book makes sense.
During the investigation by Marcus, there is a balance between science and the supernatural to explain the werewolf phenomenon as well as a theological perspective from the Priest which I found particularly thought provoking.
As a Brit, I did find a few parts of this book quite funny; that a werewolf could romp around Essex bumping into a TOWIE cast member, use of the almost expletive ‘bullocks!’ and that the characters could walk around, carrying guns, without having a police helicopter and armed response unit following them for the rest of the narrative.
This was an interesting read and a classic take on the werewolf legend viewed through the lenses of science, religion and supernatural.
Reviewed by Nia at www.whisperingstories.com
April 3, 2016
I'm not going to lie when I started this book the first thing I thought was great another werewolf story. I tried not to judge it by that because it's unfair to judge it on that. Even though I am very tired of all the vampire/werewolf stuff that's out there. Thankfully this was an interesting story about a woman that wanted to keep her humanity.
I didn't like every chapter being from a different perspective. I don't like that, ugh that is a big pet peeve of mine. It works sometimes but I still find it highly annoying. I did however like how dark this book was, I tend to gravitate more towards dark books than any other.
I would recommend this to anyone that likes a dark paranormal tale and don't judge it by the whole werewolf thing, it's actually good. Plus look at that awesome cover!
I didn't like every chapter being from a different perspective. I don't like that, ugh that is a big pet peeve of mine. It works sometimes but I still find it highly annoying. I did however like how dark this book was, I tend to gravitate more towards dark books than any other.
I would recommend this to anyone that likes a dark paranormal tale and don't judge it by the whole werewolf thing, it's actually good. Plus look at that awesome cover!
May 29, 2016
My review will follow shortly.
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