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The Black Devil's Cave
A child with unique traits. A mystery older than human civilization. A secret worth killing for.
When undocumented children in ICE detention center become sick from food poisoning, one little boy seems immune. Only nobody knows who he is or where he came from, and the boy isn't talking. A pharmaceutical company turns the child into a lab animal to crack the puzzle of his immunity and turn it into profit. The mystery deepens when the boy reads from a book that can’t be decoded for hundreds of years. Jenny Williams and Sonia Ruiz are determined to save the boy and travel to one of the most remote parts of the world to return him to his parents. They try to stay one step ahead of the thugs sent by the pharmaceutical company that wants the child back.
When undocumented children in ICE detention center become sick from food poisoning, one little boy seems immune. Only nobody knows who he is or where he came from, and the boy isn't talking. A pharmaceutical company turns the child into a lab animal to crack the puzzle of his immunity and turn it into profit. The mystery deepens when the boy reads from a book that can’t be decoded for hundreds of years. Jenny Williams and Sonia Ruiz are determined to save the boy and travel to one of the most remote parts of the world to return him to his parents. They try to stay one step ahead of the thugs sent by the pharmaceutical company that wants the child back.
- GenresThriller
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 26, 2021
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January 14, 2022
A brilliant piece of writing, a strong storyline with well researched actual places and events incorporated.
The concept of there being more than one type of human is interesting as we all know many other species have multiple types.
It certainly gets you thinking.
The concept of there being more than one type of human is interesting as we all know many other species have multiple types.
It certainly gets you thinking.
April 11, 2022
When undocumented children in the ICE detention center become sick from food poisoning, one little boy seems immune. A pharmaceutical company turns the child into a lab animal to crack the puzzle of his immunity and turn it into profit. Jenny and Sonia rescue him from the lab and try to reunite him with his parents. But the problem is, nobody knows where he is from. The mystery deepens when the boy reads from a book that can’t be decoded for hundreds of years. They are determined to save the boy and travel to one of the most remote parts of the world to return him to his parents. They try to stay one step ahead of the thugs sent by the pharmaceutical company that wants the child back.
This story started out great, but it kind of fumbled in the middle and ended up being a weird read. I liked that the author incorporated real life incidents into the story, like the ICE detention camps for the kids and their troubles. I could see that there was a lot of research gone into writing this book from the details, but it ended up almost becoming irrelevant to the story. Like, they would be running for their lives but stop for an history recap.
There were a lot of parts that felt questionable to me. Like Sonia‘s mother basically pushing the women to get married because that’s what women are supposed to do and have kids and commenting on the fact that they went too skinny to attract men. It felt awkward.
There was also a point where Jenny and the boy went shopping and he wanted a pink hoodie. But Jenny said pink is only for girls. She chastised him for it too. They had no background on this kid but were eager to push their ideals on him.
We also get to see the story from the perspective of Lisa, one of the scientists who were experimenting on the kid. She rationalized the situation by telling that she's protecting the kid... by treating him like a lab animal. This was enforced more because he wasn't too scared of the procedures. She was a mother of a kid almost his age too and I couldn’t understand how you could try to compartmentalize all these things.
They come to learn a lot about the boy during the travel, about his family and his traditions. But it all felt too scattered to converge together. And it ended up being a confusing read.
This story started out great, but it kind of fumbled in the middle and ended up being a weird read. I liked that the author incorporated real life incidents into the story, like the ICE detention camps for the kids and their troubles. I could see that there was a lot of research gone into writing this book from the details, but it ended up almost becoming irrelevant to the story. Like, they would be running for their lives but stop for an history recap.
There were a lot of parts that felt questionable to me. Like Sonia‘s mother basically pushing the women to get married because that’s what women are supposed to do and have kids and commenting on the fact that they went too skinny to attract men. It felt awkward.
There was also a point where Jenny and the boy went shopping and he wanted a pink hoodie. But Jenny said pink is only for girls. She chastised him for it too. They had no background on this kid but were eager to push their ideals on him.
We also get to see the story from the perspective of Lisa, one of the scientists who were experimenting on the kid. She rationalized the situation by telling that she's protecting the kid... by treating him like a lab animal. This was enforced more because he wasn't too scared of the procedures. She was a mother of a kid almost his age too and I couldn’t understand how you could try to compartmentalize all these things.
They come to learn a lot about the boy during the travel, about his family and his traditions. But it all felt too scattered to converge together. And it ended up being a confusing read.
December 27, 2022
Researching Goes Far
From the start it was easy to see that the author did not research the border children. The same lies told by MSM were told in this book.
I almost stopped reading due to these blatant inaccuracies.
The story was good but filled with information better saved for a classroom. This would almost become a filler between the actual story.
I take the information very lightly as the inaccuracies in the beginning proved no research.
Even with a writer using vivid imagination, that just went too far.
No I would not read a second book related to this one nor another book by the author.
I wanted to read the story described, not a mouth piece for politics and education
From the start it was easy to see that the author did not research the border children. The same lies told by MSM were told in this book.
I almost stopped reading due to these blatant inaccuracies.
The story was good but filled with information better saved for a classroom. This would almost become a filler between the actual story.
I take the information very lightly as the inaccuracies in the beginning proved no research.
Even with a writer using vivid imagination, that just went too far.
No I would not read a second book related to this one nor another book by the author.
I wanted to read the story described, not a mouth piece for politics and education
March 15, 2022
If you like action-packed adventure stories with strong female lead characters set in out of the ordinary locations, The Black Devil’s Cave is worth your time to read. For me, this story was one where I just knew where the young boy came from and what his background was, all the way until I figured out just how wrong I was and even then, I formed another misconception until a unique twist was revealed making this an even more awesome story. While this was my first exposure to J.C. Pater’s writing, I will be actively looking for more of her books (especially the first in this series) as future reads.
January 24, 2022
The Black Devil's Cave
Great story! A little slow at the beginning but it picked up quickly. The characters were very realistic. I recommend reading the other books in the series. I will be!
Great story! A little slow at the beginning but it picked up quickly. The characters were very realistic. I recommend reading the other books in the series. I will be!
December 26, 2022
Worth the read!
This boo, was amazing. Well worth reading, it makes you stop and really think about humanity. Are we really just takers, never giving back to nature and mother earth? This book will make you ask questions you never before thought to ask yourself.
This boo, was amazing. Well worth reading, it makes you stop and really think about humanity. Are we really just takers, never giving back to nature and mother earth? This book will make you ask questions you never before thought to ask yourself.
January 17, 2022
An unexpected tale with twists and and turns, very believable and exciting too
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