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The Raven #2
Blood Country
Book 2 in The Raven series
Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one.
A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
Vampires.
The bloodthirsty creatures have transformed a four-story school building into their fortress, and they’re holding Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter captive. To save them, Dez and his friends must risk everything. They must infiltrate the vampires’ stronghold and face unspeakable terrors.
Because death awaits them in the fortress. Or something far worse.
Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one.
A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
Vampires.
The bloodthirsty creatures have transformed a four-story school building into their fortress, and they’re holding Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter captive. To save them, Dez and his friends must risk everything. They must infiltrate the vampires’ stronghold and face unspeakable terrors.
Because death awaits them in the fortress. Or something far worse.
- GenresHorrorVampiresParanormal
320 pages, Hardcover
First published October 22, 2022
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About the author
Jonathan Janz
60 books2,080 followersJonathan Janz is an author and public schoolteacher. His sci-fi horror novel VEIL is now available, and you can find his story "Lenora" in THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND. He’s represented for Film & TV by Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment, and his literary agent is Lane Heymont. His ghost story The Siren and the Specter was selected as a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Horror. Additionally, his novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by Booklist and Library Journal as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. Jonathan’s main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children. You can sign up for his newsletter (http://jonathanjanz.us12.list-manage....), and you can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, and Goodreads.
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January 21, 2023
BLOOD COUNTRY, by Jonathan Janz, is the sequel to his novel THE RAVEN. While this does directly follow the events in the first post apocalyptic book, oddly enough, it felt to me as if it could easily be read as a standalone. We pick up with characters from the first book, and a brief update of what happened to the world that brought it into the shape they now find it in. This is in no way an "info dump", more like just enough information to either "remind us", or "inform" (for new readers) of the circumstances. I still suggest reading THE RAVEN first, but more because it's a great book on its own.
As is BLOOD COUNTRY.
We may have the same land and characters, but this story is all its own. This new world that Janz has created makes me think of how many other stories are just waiting to be told from here. There is just so much potential!
BLOOD COUNTRY focuses on an area controlled by vampires. Of course, we come across monsters--both real and human-- of all kinds along the way. The emotional connections felt incredibly strong here, even with the characters I didn't "know" as well. Each character had a distinctive personality, and not one felt like a "background voice" that you'd soon forget. Days after finishing, I could still name all the key players, and most of the others they came across even briefly.
With Janz' writing, you "connect" to these characters. For a while, they do become real--if only in your mind. Personally, I can't think of higher praise to give an author than that.
I am always eager to read anything by Jonathan Janz, and this novel is one you'll want at the top of your pile.
Recommended!
As is BLOOD COUNTRY.
We may have the same land and characters, but this story is all its own. This new world that Janz has created makes me think of how many other stories are just waiting to be told from here. There is just so much potential!
BLOOD COUNTRY focuses on an area controlled by vampires. Of course, we come across monsters--both real and human-- of all kinds along the way. The emotional connections felt incredibly strong here, even with the characters I didn't "know" as well. Each character had a distinctive personality, and not one felt like a "background voice" that you'd soon forget. Days after finishing, I could still name all the key players, and most of the others they came across even briefly.
With Janz' writing, you "connect" to these characters. For a while, they do become real--if only in your mind. Personally, I can't think of higher praise to give an author than that.
I am always eager to read anything by Jonathan Janz, and this novel is one you'll want at the top of your pile.
Recommended!
September 14, 2022
Reading for review in a future issue of Booklist
Three words: fun, fast paced action, original world building
From upcoming draft review:
The pacing is fast, the action sequences exciting, but the story is elevated by the space Janz makes for character development, world building, and most importantly, a warmth that radiates out from every page. With a realistically diverse cast, numerous Horror references, and even more monsters emerging from world-wide mythologies, it is also a very fun read. For fans of original, Science Fiction-Horror hybrid trilogies like The Passage or The Strain but also for those who appreciated the heart at the center of The Road.
Readalikes from first book-- Bird Box and Rebecca Roanhorse still apply also Lee Child was mentioned by the Booklist reviewer of The Raven. I like that comp too.
Three words: fun, fast paced action, original world building
From upcoming draft review:
The pacing is fast, the action sequences exciting, but the story is elevated by the space Janz makes for character development, world building, and most importantly, a warmth that radiates out from every page. With a realistically diverse cast, numerous Horror references, and even more monsters emerging from world-wide mythologies, it is also a very fun read. For fans of original, Science Fiction-Horror hybrid trilogies like The Passage or The Strain but also for those who appreciated the heart at the center of The Road.
Readalikes from first book-- Bird Box and Rebecca Roanhorse still apply also Lee Child was mentioned by the Booklist reviewer of The Raven. I like that comp too.
October 23, 2022
I enjoyed this so much. There were so many aspects of this book that brought me joy. How often can you say that about a horror book? First, I just want to say that someone needs to make special editions for this series, with artwork of some of these beasts and the locations. These monsters are exceptional and there are some seriously messed up images in here that would be fantastic on the page.
This type of book I call action horror. There are lots of multiple person battle scenes and Janz does a great job with the descriptions making it flow and easy to follow along.
With all the monsters and action there is still plenty of the human side that will get to you. Little details throughout, like a faded, discarded Thomas the Tank Engine toy, will have you choking up as you think about what may have happened.
The main character, Dez sometimes writes in his journal and while that does not make this an epistolary book, it still felt like a tribute to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In fact there are several nods to the classic book in Blood Country and that made me very happy.
All of these characters are great. They are unique individuals that all work well together. They are dealing with a lot but they still have fun bantering back and forth like they have been friends for ages. Michael is the greatest. His snarky mouth gets him into a lot of trouble but adore him.
This is a story about overcoming personal fears, doing what is right despite those fears. Taking joy when it comes and keeping hope alive despite the odds.
“How many times, he wondered, could you lose the same person? It was never only once. Each time you replayed it and wondered what you could have done differently, you lost the person again.”-Dez
It is also about doing what you can to open up a can of whoop-ass on some vampires.
This type of book I call action horror. There are lots of multiple person battle scenes and Janz does a great job with the descriptions making it flow and easy to follow along.
With all the monsters and action there is still plenty of the human side that will get to you. Little details throughout, like a faded, discarded Thomas the Tank Engine toy, will have you choking up as you think about what may have happened.
The main character, Dez sometimes writes in his journal and while that does not make this an epistolary book, it still felt like a tribute to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In fact there are several nods to the classic book in Blood Country and that made me very happy.
All of these characters are great. They are unique individuals that all work well together. They are dealing with a lot but they still have fun bantering back and forth like they have been friends for ages. Michael is the greatest. His snarky mouth gets him into a lot of trouble but adore him.
This is a story about overcoming personal fears, doing what is right despite those fears. Taking joy when it comes and keeping hope alive despite the odds.
“How many times, he wondered, could you lose the same person? It was never only once. Each time you replayed it and wondered what you could have done differently, you lost the person again.”-Dez
It is also about doing what you can to open up a can of whoop-ass on some vampires.
October 12, 2022
In The Raven, Dez and Iris made a pact to help each other find their lost loved ones. For him, it was his abducted girlfriend, Susan; for her, her kidnapped four-year-old daughter, Cassidy. In the eight months since The Raven's fiery conclusion, Dez, Iris, and their companions Michael and Levi, have discovered that Susan and Cassidy have been stolen away by vampires, and are being held in the heart of Blood Country. Now is their chance to rescue their lost, but it may be a suicide mission - there's a reason vampires are among the most feared monsters, after all - and that's if Susan and Cassidy are even still alive, let alone still human.
Of course, there's other complications to consider, still. In the eight months Dez and Iris have been traveling together, he's become quite smitten with her and Janz spends a fair amount of time showcasing Dez's inner conflicts. He's beholden to Susan by a promise to find her, to rescue her, but at the same time, time has marched on and the heart wants what the heart wants. He's madly in love with Iris, and torn about what rescuing Susan means for him, for her, and for Iris. It's a quandary of a love triangle, to say the least. That this love triangle is set against a dead, post-apocalyptic America now filled with all sorts of diverse monsters is but another wrinkle.
The backdrop upon which Janz's latest series rests is as marvelous as it is unlikely, but the fun of it all is worth its weight in suspended disbelief. Some years prior to all this, a group of geneticists-turned-terrorists discovered that all the monsters of myths and legend were, in fact, real, and that their genetic markers still existed in latent form in human DNA. These scientists then built a bioweapon that activated these ancient genes, turning humans the world over into ancient creatures, like vampires, werewolves, sirens, cannibals, minotaurs, and more, all of which are now vying for power. Society crumbled, and the small human population of Latents, those without any kind of powers, like Dez, struggle to survive in the aftermath.
How Dez survives, in fact, is a bit of a running joke and even he knows he really has no business still being alive in such a radically changed world. He's got balls, certainly, but he also has some very capable friends and companions, like the pyrokinetic Michael, even as he sometimes clumsily charges his way through one death-defying scenario after the next. Much of his survival skills boil down to sheer determination, and he squares off against superpowered monstrosities with little more than his own sense of conviction and headstrong will (and a fair amount of boneheadedness). One can't help but wonder if that actually is his superpower and that he may not be quite as Latent as he thinks...
As the second in a trilogy, Blood Country does a fine job setting up the third book and building on some of the parameters of this changed world introduced in The Raven. Janz, smartly, wraps up the dangling plot threads left by the prior novel, putting Dez and Iris's mission to rescue their loved ones front and center, rather than dragging out that storyline in some kind of tortured sense of delayed gratification, while also putting a very large target on their backs. He also writes some grand action scenes, delivering solidly on the promise of vampiric horror and plenty of post-apocalyptic action. Dez's storyline, though, is already beginning to feel a bit one-note and repetitive, as the next installments promises him setting off on yet another quest to rescue somebody else he knows. I'm still game for Book 3, certainly, as Janz has built up a world of possibilities here, not to mention a whole wide world of bloodthirsty terrors to confront.
Of course, there's other complications to consider, still. In the eight months Dez and Iris have been traveling together, he's become quite smitten with her and Janz spends a fair amount of time showcasing Dez's inner conflicts. He's beholden to Susan by a promise to find her, to rescue her, but at the same time, time has marched on and the heart wants what the heart wants. He's madly in love with Iris, and torn about what rescuing Susan means for him, for her, and for Iris. It's a quandary of a love triangle, to say the least. That this love triangle is set against a dead, post-apocalyptic America now filled with all sorts of diverse monsters is but another wrinkle.
The backdrop upon which Janz's latest series rests is as marvelous as it is unlikely, but the fun of it all is worth its weight in suspended disbelief. Some years prior to all this, a group of geneticists-turned-terrorists discovered that all the monsters of myths and legend were, in fact, real, and that their genetic markers still existed in latent form in human DNA. These scientists then built a bioweapon that activated these ancient genes, turning humans the world over into ancient creatures, like vampires, werewolves, sirens, cannibals, minotaurs, and more, all of which are now vying for power. Society crumbled, and the small human population of Latents, those without any kind of powers, like Dez, struggle to survive in the aftermath.
How Dez survives, in fact, is a bit of a running joke and even he knows he really has no business still being alive in such a radically changed world. He's got balls, certainly, but he also has some very capable friends and companions, like the pyrokinetic Michael, even as he sometimes clumsily charges his way through one death-defying scenario after the next. Much of his survival skills boil down to sheer determination, and he squares off against superpowered monstrosities with little more than his own sense of conviction and headstrong will (and a fair amount of boneheadedness). One can't help but wonder if that actually is his superpower and that he may not be quite as Latent as he thinks...
As the second in a trilogy, Blood Country does a fine job setting up the third book and building on some of the parameters of this changed world introduced in The Raven. Janz, smartly, wraps up the dangling plot threads left by the prior novel, putting Dez and Iris's mission to rescue their loved ones front and center, rather than dragging out that storyline in some kind of tortured sense of delayed gratification, while also putting a very large target on their backs. He also writes some grand action scenes, delivering solidly on the promise of vampiric horror and plenty of post-apocalyptic action. Dez's storyline, though, is already beginning to feel a bit one-note and repetitive, as the next installments promises him setting off on yet another quest to rescue somebody else he knows. I'm still game for Book 3, certainly, as Janz has built up a world of possibilities here, not to mention a whole wide world of bloodthirsty terrors to confront.
September 14, 2022
I came into Blood Country without having read the first book in the series, but it took right off, and I was able to meet and understand the characters as I went. This is an action-packed book that covers a short period of time, but fleshes out a world, and a group of comrades, perfectly. Dez is searching for Susan, who he was unable to save, and who has been taken by vampires into "Blood Country," where the vamps rule and hunt, led by a powerful (and very full of herself) queen.
That the world is populated by those who were once human, but who were exposed to a biological weapon that released oppressed genetic characteristics is the key. There are monsters, heroes, werewolves and vampires and trolls and gape-mouthed monster fish. For the most part, you get a flash of monster that fades slowly to show the struggling humanity beneath.
As relationships shift and evolve, and various groups vie for control, a rag-tag band of heroes launches an impossible rescue attempt against impossible odds... while maintaining a level of snarky banter that simply never falls flat.
Very well done, and builds well into the next book in the series.
That the world is populated by those who were once human, but who were exposed to a biological weapon that released oppressed genetic characteristics is the key. There are monsters, heroes, werewolves and vampires and trolls and gape-mouthed monster fish. For the most part, you get a flash of monster that fades slowly to show the struggling humanity beneath.
As relationships shift and evolve, and various groups vie for control, a rag-tag band of heroes launches an impossible rescue attempt against impossible odds... while maintaining a level of snarky banter that simply never falls flat.
Very well done, and builds well into the next book in the series.
October 7, 2022
Blood Country is Jonathan Janz’s sequel to
The Raven
, one of his most famous works.A unique twist on a post-apocalyptic story where a rampant virus turns people into monsters. Vampires, sirens, werewolves, and more now roam the wastelands, preying on the surviving human beings. Dez McClane is a rare being without any special powers, attempting to survive with those closest to him.
You can read Zach's full review at Horror DNA by clicking here.
You can read Zach's full review at Horror DNA by clicking here.
December 18, 2022
One of my favorite reads from 2020 was The Raven by Jonathan Janz. It's an action-packed, fun and scary story about rogue geneticists (you can't trust those guys!) who unleash a dormant strand of DNA that literally brings out the monster in everyone.
I just finished the sequel, Blood Country, and our regular-guy/hero Dez is back and this time he's on a rescue mission. Since the first book, vampires have become the dominant monster species (of course!) and they've taken up residence in a school building where they're holding Dez's ex, Susan, and Iris's daughter, Cassidy.
Will Dez and Iris rescue their loved ones or will a four-story building filled with bloodthirsty vampires be too much for them to overcome?
This book was such a great read. I always worry about sequels but this one matches the intensity of the first book and is ideal for a streaming series. Highly recommended!
I just finished the sequel, Blood Country, and our regular-guy/hero Dez is back and this time he's on a rescue mission. Since the first book, vampires have become the dominant monster species (of course!) and they've taken up residence in a school building where they're holding Dez's ex, Susan, and Iris's daughter, Cassidy.
Will Dez and Iris rescue their loved ones or will a four-story building filled with bloodthirsty vampires be too much for them to overcome?
This book was such a great read. I always worry about sequels but this one matches the intensity of the first book and is ideal for a streaming series. Highly recommended!
September 28, 2022
The sequel to Janz’s second instalment of his Raven series is an excellent follow-up. Continuing from where the first book left off, we have the gang together and things are not what they appear as they fight to find the loved one that they left behind.
The characters again are as strong as in the previous book but more drawn out with emotional depth and understanding brought to the foreground. All the characters we loved show up as well as the undergound menace make an appearance but with more gusto then the predecessor.
Janz has woven and indepth landscape for his characters to run around in and add slight nuances to the setting and characters that lifts this. He is an experience writer enough to know that he gives bits and pieces of information from the last book to refresh the minds for this book but doesn’t over egg the pudding making this an enjoyable appearance. Most often than not, most writers give us a hundred pages of what happened before to the point of exhausting, for example JK Rowlings Harry Potter series). Janz doesn’t do this but peppers things through to create a strong unique narrative.
Overall, this is a worthwhile book to read and enjoy and a real page turner. The characters are crisp and deep whilst the villains are deviously dark but have enough meat on their bones to give them that extra dimension beyond the typical villain form. Strong story telling and even if you do not read the first, this book still entices the newbies along with the story and if you have read the first, the book is even more excellent. Highly recommend.
The characters again are as strong as in the previous book but more drawn out with emotional depth and understanding brought to the foreground. All the characters we loved show up as well as the undergound menace make an appearance but with more gusto then the predecessor.
Janz has woven and indepth landscape for his characters to run around in and add slight nuances to the setting and characters that lifts this. He is an experience writer enough to know that he gives bits and pieces of information from the last book to refresh the minds for this book but doesn’t over egg the pudding making this an enjoyable appearance. Most often than not, most writers give us a hundred pages of what happened before to the point of exhausting, for example JK Rowlings Harry Potter series). Janz doesn’t do this but peppers things through to create a strong unique narrative.
Overall, this is a worthwhile book to read and enjoy and a real page turner. The characters are crisp and deep whilst the villains are deviously dark but have enough meat on their bones to give them that extra dimension beyond the typical villain form. Strong story telling and even if you do not read the first, this book still entices the newbies along with the story and if you have read the first, the book is even more excellent. Highly recommend.
October 23, 2022
The Premise: In the Raven series, the world has ended thanks to a group of rogue scientists having released a virus that turned (most) people into monsters of some kind. There are vampires, cannibals, werewolves, sirens, and more. It’s a dangerous landscape, especially for someone like Dez, who is latent (no powers). In the second book of this series, Dez and his companions are heading into Blood Country to rescue Iris’s daughter and Dez’s girlfriend from the vampires. It is basically a suicidal mission, but of course there will be help along the way.
The Review: The Raven was such a good book, I jumped at the ARC for its sequel. Had this been the first book in its series—a story about entering a vampire den to save some loved ones—I might have just skipped it. I’m not a fan of vampires usually. However, because the first book was so good, I was excited to see where Dez took us next. The world presented in this series is excruciatingly dark and dangerous. You’re likely to be torn to shreds every corner you turn! There’s a good many, many things Janz can do with this series, and I do plan on continuing it. That being said, I couldn’t latch onto this book during its first half. I’m not entirely sure why that was—it could have been as simple as my mood, which plays a big factor in my reading—but I found myself skimming a lot of those chapters in the first hundred or so pages. Even the action sequences couldn’t draw me in. However, once they were in Blood Country and preparing to launch their rescue mission at the school, I became hooked! I devoured the second half of the book like a starving vampire feasting on a steer. (Is that an animal with a lot of blood to offer?) Despite my rocky start with this one, I still enjoyed it and I still intend on following Janz into more darkness with Dez at the helm.
Drawbacks: For whatever reason, the first half of the book could not sink its fangs in me. I found the beginning to be very weak and the “catch-up” explanations to come too few and far in between. Though I read the first book only a year or so ago at release, I’ve also read more than a hundred books since and have forgotten things. In Blood Country, the “previously on…” moments were done in such a way that they slipped by me. I couldn’t remember where half the characters came from or who they were, and therefore I had trouble caring about them or their station in the mission. // Janz throws in snarky and corny moments throughout. Sometimes, I don’t mind them. Other times, I was a bit annoyed.
Highlights: The second half of the novel really picks up. By the time the heroes are preparing to break into the school where the vampires stay, the story becomes a lot more engaging and exciting. // There are scattered action scenes throughout, so you’re not waiting around for something to happen; there’s almost always something happening. // The world Janz has depicted is a wonderful one for dark fantasy and horror lovers. The potential is endless. // Dez is an honorable hero. In general, the characters in the Raven series are well-crafted, especially the ones at the forefront (this time being Dez and Iris).
Verdict: 3.5
The Review: The Raven was such a good book, I jumped at the ARC for its sequel. Had this been the first book in its series—a story about entering a vampire den to save some loved ones—I might have just skipped it. I’m not a fan of vampires usually. However, because the first book was so good, I was excited to see where Dez took us next. The world presented in this series is excruciatingly dark and dangerous. You’re likely to be torn to shreds every corner you turn! There’s a good many, many things Janz can do with this series, and I do plan on continuing it. That being said, I couldn’t latch onto this book during its first half. I’m not entirely sure why that was—it could have been as simple as my mood, which plays a big factor in my reading—but I found myself skimming a lot of those chapters in the first hundred or so pages. Even the action sequences couldn’t draw me in. However, once they were in Blood Country and preparing to launch their rescue mission at the school, I became hooked! I devoured the second half of the book like a starving vampire feasting on a steer. (Is that an animal with a lot of blood to offer?) Despite my rocky start with this one, I still enjoyed it and I still intend on following Janz into more darkness with Dez at the helm.
Drawbacks: For whatever reason, the first half of the book could not sink its fangs in me. I found the beginning to be very weak and the “catch-up” explanations to come too few and far in between. Though I read the first book only a year or so ago at release, I’ve also read more than a hundred books since and have forgotten things. In Blood Country, the “previously on…” moments were done in such a way that they slipped by me. I couldn’t remember where half the characters came from or who they were, and therefore I had trouble caring about them or their station in the mission. // Janz throws in snarky and corny moments throughout. Sometimes, I don’t mind them. Other times, I was a bit annoyed.
Highlights: The second half of the novel really picks up. By the time the heroes are preparing to break into the school where the vampires stay, the story becomes a lot more engaging and exciting. // There are scattered action scenes throughout, so you’re not waiting around for something to happen; there’s almost always something happening. // The world Janz has depicted is a wonderful one for dark fantasy and horror lovers. The potential is endless. // Dez is an honorable hero. In general, the characters in the Raven series are well-crafted, especially the ones at the forefront (this time being Dez and Iris).
Verdict: 3.5
January 1, 2023
So I have finally finished this beauty and I can only send my apologies to Anne at Random Things Tours, Flame Tree Press, and of course, Jonathan Janz. My review was due a couple of months ago but with health issues, I got waylaid and boy am I glad I waited. I am now impatiently waiting for book 3!!!
This book will give you The Walking Dead feels (I am sure I said that before), a desolate world where people are infected in different ways. I love Dez, I have always loved this loveable Buffon / rogue. The Raven, as he is known, is so fierce and loyal, and protective of who he knows. His mission with Iris, Michael, and Levi is to rescue Susan, his love, and Cassidy, Iris’s daughter. As you can imagine the story would be pretty boring if it was easy.
So many times my heart was in my throat as I would panic in the situations the group found them in. They had to travel to empty towns…which were so empty or the school and what lurks in there *shudder* let’s just say it might be a while before I go in a swimming pool again -eek
The scary thing is that I worry it could happen. I don’t know how, but it could. I always worry about this, well maybe a zombie apocalypse! It could happen! At least I could be prepared.
This group of people are the ones you want on your side. They are prepared, gutsy, and a family. One of the biggest things I loved is how blurry the lines are beginning to get, and how this is going to twist for us in the future and the next installment. What a shocker we are in for.
So action-packed and I love it. The descriptions of the fight scenes were intense and visceral. I hate the fact I could imagine the scenes and hear the sounds….not always what you want in these types of books! But still at the same time so bloody deliciously satisfying. I couldn’t get enough and it felt like torture when reading the book during these scenes so I had to speed read to make sure the outcome was what I wanted!!
I just can’t tell you how much I love books by Jonathan and how much I love his descriptions and world-building. This is becoming a bit of a love letter lol. But he is an author I love to read, he can apply himself to the dark and gruesome and spin around with the paranormal and terrifying ghosts. I always know it will be a completely wild ride, body parts will be thrown, heads will literally roll and a LOT of blood will be spilled. You will also care so frigging much about the characters and even the ones you really shouldn’t. The affection I now feel for two characters in this book is wrong but I already feel attached to them and dare I say the vampire child words because they are ones not to be messed with.
However, I am staying out of the water just in case Finn is swimming around…..
This book will give you The Walking Dead feels (I am sure I said that before), a desolate world where people are infected in different ways. I love Dez, I have always loved this loveable Buffon / rogue. The Raven, as he is known, is so fierce and loyal, and protective of who he knows. His mission with Iris, Michael, and Levi is to rescue Susan, his love, and Cassidy, Iris’s daughter. As you can imagine the story would be pretty boring if it was easy.
So many times my heart was in my throat as I would panic in the situations the group found them in. They had to travel to empty towns…which were so empty or the school and what lurks in there *shudder* let’s just say it might be a while before I go in a swimming pool again -eek
The scary thing is that I worry it could happen. I don’t know how, but it could. I always worry about this, well maybe a zombie apocalypse! It could happen! At least I could be prepared.
This group of people are the ones you want on your side. They are prepared, gutsy, and a family. One of the biggest things I loved is how blurry the lines are beginning to get, and how this is going to twist for us in the future and the next installment. What a shocker we are in for.
So action-packed and I love it. The descriptions of the fight scenes were intense and visceral. I hate the fact I could imagine the scenes and hear the sounds….not always what you want in these types of books! But still at the same time so bloody deliciously satisfying. I couldn’t get enough and it felt like torture when reading the book during these scenes so I had to speed read to make sure the outcome was what I wanted!!
I just can’t tell you how much I love books by Jonathan and how much I love his descriptions and world-building. This is becoming a bit of a love letter lol. But he is an author I love to read, he can apply himself to the dark and gruesome and spin around with the paranormal and terrifying ghosts. I always know it will be a completely wild ride, body parts will be thrown, heads will literally roll and a LOT of blood will be spilled. You will also care so frigging much about the characters and even the ones you really shouldn’t. The affection I now feel for two characters in this book is wrong but I already feel attached to them and dare I say the vampire child words because they are ones not to be messed with.
However, I am staying out of the water just in case Finn is swimming around…..
December 27, 2022
Blood Country is book 2 of The Raven book series. It tells the story of Dez Mcclane, who along with a group of survivors, is searching for his girlfriend Susan in Blood Country. This is deadly world full of monsters and ruled by vampires. This is obviously an extremely dangerous mission and is full of bloody good action. In the interest of not revealing any spoilers, let’s just say this book is a lot of fun of you enjoy your horror with a mix of action and monsters.
August 9, 2022
Have you ever purchased a book by its cover?! I think it may be a cardinal sin for a book reader to judge the book by its cover. Well, I did just that! I saw Flame Tree Press promote Jonathan Janz’s new book Blood Country and I requested a copy! Much to my dismay, I didn’t know it was a sequel to The Raven. (Yes, I may be a little impulsive) So naturally, I had to read The Raven.
The story opens with a post-apocalyptic world; where scientists unleased a virus that awakened the dormant strands of human DNA. Some monstrous and others undisturbed, those being the Latents, those creatures left behind with no extraordinary powers.
In this story, we meet Dez McClane, a man whose sole purpose is to track down his woman, who was taken from him and perhaps sold to vampires. In his journey, he comes across monsters from every life form; sirens, cannibals, minotaurs, popcorn loving werewolves! Talk about your creature feature! But Dez also encounters friends who also want to survive this chaotic world. I honestly thought that it would be overkill with so many monsters but it worked. Janz was able to weave an intricate story with wonderful characters, character development, humor and angst! It was truly a wonderful story and the best part!? Is that I jumped right into the sequel Blood country, where Dez is on a suicide mission to save his woman in a vampiric world along with his friends Iris, Michael, and Levi. Fast paced, thrilling, and such a wonderful read! I am in awe of Janz’s range of writing; I was pleasantly surprised that he managed to write this story so well that he actually turned me onto enjoying a post-apocalyptic story! Definitely get your hands on these two books. Thank you Flame Tree Press for my ARC copy!
The story opens with a post-apocalyptic world; where scientists unleased a virus that awakened the dormant strands of human DNA. Some monstrous and others undisturbed, those being the Latents, those creatures left behind with no extraordinary powers.
In this story, we meet Dez McClane, a man whose sole purpose is to track down his woman, who was taken from him and perhaps sold to vampires. In his journey, he comes across monsters from every life form; sirens, cannibals, minotaurs, popcorn loving werewolves! Talk about your creature feature! But Dez also encounters friends who also want to survive this chaotic world. I honestly thought that it would be overkill with so many monsters but it worked. Janz was able to weave an intricate story with wonderful characters, character development, humor and angst! It was truly a wonderful story and the best part!? Is that I jumped right into the sequel Blood country, where Dez is on a suicide mission to save his woman in a vampiric world along with his friends Iris, Michael, and Levi. Fast paced, thrilling, and such a wonderful read! I am in awe of Janz’s range of writing; I was pleasantly surprised that he managed to write this story so well that he actually turned me onto enjoying a post-apocalyptic story! Definitely get your hands on these two books. Thank you Flame Tree Press for my ARC copy!
July 14, 2022
Uhm, yes. All the yes. This is the second book in the series, and I. am. hooked. The first book is definitely worth the read and I would 100% start there. This book continues the story of Dez, Iris, Michael, and Levi are on a mission to save Iris' daughter Cassidy and Dez's lady love (or is she?) Susan. Before they can do that, however, they've got to get Michael some life-saving antibiotics from the Latent-deserted pharmacy in a nearby town. Battles ensue - the descriptions of which are so good - and they continue on to try to find their people. I won't spoil it, but this book is full of adventure, suspense, super-intense fight scenes, and you're never quite sure our people are going to make it. I cannot wait to read more. It. is. so. worth it!
August 31, 2022
Another vampire book to read and this one was on a whole new level from the last one I read a mo th or two ago and not gonna lie this one had a lot more going on as it wasn't your typical love vampire book this one was about a complete change which I don't personally think anyone would be ready for in my own opinion.
In another opinion vampires are my second book type to read with werewolves at first but not gonna lie this one was amazing it made me feel the hurt the characters felt the anger the sadness, everything they were all feeling throughout this book to reach there goals.
I honestly can't wait for book 3 as I really did enjoy this one and it is making me want to buy the books from the start to read them all again.
In another opinion vampires are my second book type to read with werewolves at first but not gonna lie this one was amazing it made me feel the hurt the characters felt the anger the sadness, everything they were all feeling throughout this book to reach there goals.
I honestly can't wait for book 3 as I really did enjoy this one and it is making me want to buy the books from the start to read them all again.
July 19, 2022
This is an amazing book. With something for everyone. It's an action pack thrill ride with werewolves, vampires, loved the characters, was drawn into the story till the end.
October 17, 2022
Jonathan Janz is one of my must-read authors in the horror genre. The Siren and the Specter remains one of my favorite re-reads, and I devoured The Raven like it was my job. I was thrilled to receive an arc of the sequel, Blood Country.
From the publisher via Goodreads: Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one.
A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
Vampires.
The bloodthirsty creatures have transformed a four-story school building into their fortress, and they’re holding Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter captive. To save them, Dez and his friends must risk everything. They must infiltrate the vampires’ stronghold and face unspeakable terrors.
Because death awaits them in the fortress. Or something far worse.
Where do I start?
I loved this so much. Writing a sequel is tricky, the possibility high of being bogged down by summary details or failing to live up to the engagement of the first book. Janz avoided both without disconnecting into standalone territory. Could you read this without knowing The Raven? Absolutely (but why would you want to?). There was enough information to grasp the events of the previous book without it feeling like a school report--and while forming a deeper connection with the characters.
And there is literally no shortage of action. This was a cinematic read from page one that will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Dez is a fantastic character, one of the best I've seen in the post-apocalyptic genre, and I couldn't get enough of his journey: the dedication to his quest and loved ones. The clever, steadfast determination to preserve an inch of normalcy from Before.
Bloody Country is the perfect October read. Gore, violence, and expertly-developed characters you won't be able to get enough of, add this immediately to your TBRs.
Huge thanks to Flame Tree and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for honest review consideration.
From the publisher via Goodreads: Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one.
A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
Vampires.
The bloodthirsty creatures have transformed a four-story school building into their fortress, and they’re holding Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter captive. To save them, Dez and his friends must risk everything. They must infiltrate the vampires’ stronghold and face unspeakable terrors.
Because death awaits them in the fortress. Or something far worse.
Where do I start?
I loved this so much. Writing a sequel is tricky, the possibility high of being bogged down by summary details or failing to live up to the engagement of the first book. Janz avoided both without disconnecting into standalone territory. Could you read this without knowing The Raven? Absolutely (but why would you want to?). There was enough information to grasp the events of the previous book without it feeling like a school report--and while forming a deeper connection with the characters.
And there is literally no shortage of action. This was a cinematic read from page one that will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Dez is a fantastic character, one of the best I've seen in the post-apocalyptic genre, and I couldn't get enough of his journey: the dedication to his quest and loved ones. The clever, steadfast determination to preserve an inch of normalcy from Before.
Bloody Country is the perfect October read. Gore, violence, and expertly-developed characters you won't be able to get enough of, add this immediately to your TBRs.
Huge thanks to Flame Tree and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for honest review consideration.
October 22, 2022
Hi and welcome to my review of Blood Country!
Blood Country follows up The Raven, which was top-notch dystopian horror, so the second I spotted Blood Country on NetGalley, I hit that request button. Reader, sometimes split-second decisions pay off big time!
Like its predecessor, Blood Country is told from the perspective of Dez – the Raven – McClane, a former English teacher without any kind of supernatural power in a world riddled with people who aren’t quite human anymore. Blood Country picks up where The Raven left off and as such I would recommend reading these books in order, as it will help you understand this brave new world and its inhabitants a lot better, especially since most of the world-building happened in The Raven.
The title is a dead giveaway: circumstances force Dez and his friends into vampire territory, blood country. As a consequence, this reads very much like a vampire story. It had been a while since I read one of those, I don’t devour them anymore like I used to, but I did devour Blood Country.
I loved the dystopian vibe. I loved how, despite its rather gruesome nature, Blood Country is also a sort of study of humankind, in that it shows you very different human reactions and it makes you wonder what you would do in the characters’ stead. And I loved all the action, the action scenes are phenomenal and so vividly written it was easy-peasy to see it all play out. (Which, admittedly, wasn’t always a good thing 😬)
Blood Country is an action-packed, bloodthirsty, high-octane but smooth read that I’d happily recommend to readers who need their vampire itch scratched and/or enjoy dystopian horror.
Blood Country follows up The Raven, which was top-notch dystopian horror, so the second I spotted Blood Country on NetGalley, I hit that request button. Reader, sometimes split-second decisions pay off big time!
Like its predecessor, Blood Country is told from the perspective of Dez – the Raven – McClane, a former English teacher without any kind of supernatural power in a world riddled with people who aren’t quite human anymore. Blood Country picks up where The Raven left off and as such I would recommend reading these books in order, as it will help you understand this brave new world and its inhabitants a lot better, especially since most of the world-building happened in The Raven.
The title is a dead giveaway: circumstances force Dez and his friends into vampire territory, blood country. As a consequence, this reads very much like a vampire story. It had been a while since I read one of those, I don’t devour them anymore like I used to, but I did devour Blood Country.
I loved the dystopian vibe. I loved how, despite its rather gruesome nature, Blood Country is also a sort of study of humankind, in that it shows you very different human reactions and it makes you wonder what you would do in the characters’ stead. And I loved all the action, the action scenes are phenomenal and so vividly written it was easy-peasy to see it all play out. (Which, admittedly, wasn’t always a good thing 😬)
Blood Country is an action-packed, bloodthirsty, high-octane but smooth read that I’d happily recommend to readers who need their vampire itch scratched and/or enjoy dystopian horror.
November 25, 2022
Another action-packaged, blood and guts-filled adventure through a strange new world! BLOOD COUNTRY is the continuation of one of Jonathan Janz's best characters, Dex (aka The Raven). The vampires in here are ruthless, just the way I like them, and when The Raven, Iris, and company enter their territory, all hell breaks loose.
I can't wait for Book 3.
BLOOD COUNTRY is on e helluva ride. I give it 4.5 stars!!!
I can't wait for Book 3.
BLOOD COUNTRY is on e helluva ride. I give it 4.5 stars!!!
October 22, 2022
Every Janz book I read is five stars. I count myself Lucky I have been Able to read three of his books over the last month. I liked the sequel to The Raven better than I liked the Raven. Don't get me wrong Raven is still a five star book, but the action scenes are what really captivated me. He writes the action so fluently it's like you are there. I found myself reading a mile a minute to find out what would happen. I saw the scenes play out in my mind and the book just flew by. Tension was perfect, dialogue and character perfection as well. Highly recommend this book to everyone.
December 17, 2022
Netgalley provided ARC.
While I liked the first book in this series, The Raven, this one was better. I got the next part of the story I was hoping for. Action packed and heart stopping. I can't wait to continue this journey.
While I liked the first book in this series, The Raven, this one was better. I got the next part of the story I was hoping for. Action packed and heart stopping. I can't wait to continue this journey.
October 19, 2022
This follow up to The Raven is even better than the first book and I found some echo of one of my favorite book, Matheson's I am Legend.
A gripping, fast paced, and tense story that I thoroughly enjoyed. Good storytelling and plot devleopment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
A gripping, fast paced, and tense story that I thoroughly enjoyed. Good storytelling and plot devleopment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
October 23, 2022
So much blood. So much death.When we first met Dez, a Latent in a world of monsters, he was a loner. Now Dez has friends: siren Iris, pyrokinetic Michael and Levi, a fellow Latent who may have a secret. Friends are helpful in this world because maths … increased numbers could mean that you don’t die as quickly because you can surround yourself with literal human shields. However, friends are also liabilities. Caring for anyone means they can be used against you in hostage situations or as bait. Still, you don’t want to travel this world alone.
Dez and co. are currently on a suicide mission to rescue Dez’s girlfriend, Susan, and Iris’ five year old daughter, Cassidy. Susan and Cassidy were taken during the battle at the Four Winds Bar and sold to a horde of vampires.
The stakes are well and truly raised in this book. Well, they would be if they were useful weapons in this world but these are not Buffy’s vampires. They’re super fast, super strong and they’re the biggest Bads in a world almost exclusively populated by Big Bads. Basically, if their head is still attached to their body, you’ve got a problem.
“You came at feeding time,” Quincey said. “Thank you for that.”There’s plenty of bloodshed in this book, some of which Michael conveniently sleeps through. On their way to Blood Country, Dez and his friends encounter plenty of once upon a humans: cannibals, trolls and, of course, vampires. They’re pretty much everywhere you look.
While so much of the action results in bodies that look like they’ve been through a meat tenderiser, there are some tender moments too.
“You came back for me,” she said.This is a fascinating but deadly world. Some of the other potential nasties to look out for are werewolves, witches and nuckelavee (straight out of Scottish mythology, they’re sort of like a centaur but creepier). There’s also talk of the Children (ten feet tall subterranean creatures) and there’s definitely something lurking in the water.
“I always will,” he answered.
I didn’t understand why vampires would keep something where they were living that had the potential to harm them but that’s just one question mark surrounded by the exclamation marks that populated my mind every time someone’s insides became their outsides.
While I often find sequels a bit of an ‘are we there yet?’ journey on the way to the big finish of the third book, I actually enjoyed this one even more than The Raven. You could read this book without having read The Raven but you’ll have more fun if you read them in order.
I’m keen to sink my teeth into the next book. There’s something to hope for that previously wasn’t even an option. I like Dez and his friends, new and old, and there’s a vampire child I need to get to know. Bring on the carnage!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Flame Tree Press for the opportunity to read this book.
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April 21, 2023
Coming into an established series is rarely satisfying. Many authors either expend a lot of time and ink catching up newcomers or assume readers have been with them from the beginning and offer no background details. However, some authors successfully find the middle ground allowing each novel in a series to stand on its own. Blood Country by Jonathan Janz, hits the middle ground beautifully. This novel is the second in a trilogy about a post- apocalyptic world populated by all the monsters of imagination.
It's been three years since the world ended. A man-made virus awakened dormant strands of human DNA and within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster. Those who weren't transformed are called latents and in this new world they are little more than prey.
Dez McClane, a latent with no special powers, has teamed up with Iris, Michael, and Levi to find a way to survive. But Dez and Iris have even more at stake than simple survival. They're on a mission to rescue his ex-girlfriend, Susan and Iris' daughter, Cassidy from the nightmarish creatures who are at the top of the food chain; vampires. They'll have to journey into the heart of Blood Country, the vampire's stronghold, to free the ones they love.
You want to root for the characters in Blood Country. They are well-rounded and it's easy to feel emotionally invested in their journey. Even the bad guys don't get a short shrift as Janz gives more than enough background on each of the players. Janz has built a new world that is action-packed and delivers an emotional payoff as well.
The Raven is the first novel in the series and one that is now on my reading list. Not only to learn more about how Dez, Iris, Michael, and Levi came together but also to see where everyone will go next.
It's been three years since the world ended. A man-made virus awakened dormant strands of human DNA and within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster. Those who weren't transformed are called latents and in this new world they are little more than prey.
Dez McClane, a latent with no special powers, has teamed up with Iris, Michael, and Levi to find a way to survive. But Dez and Iris have even more at stake than simple survival. They're on a mission to rescue his ex-girlfriend, Susan and Iris' daughter, Cassidy from the nightmarish creatures who are at the top of the food chain; vampires. They'll have to journey into the heart of Blood Country, the vampire's stronghold, to free the ones they love.
You want to root for the characters in Blood Country. They are well-rounded and it's easy to feel emotionally invested in their journey. Even the bad guys don't get a short shrift as Janz gives more than enough background on each of the players. Janz has built a new world that is action-packed and delivers an emotional payoff as well.
The Raven is the first novel in the series and one that is now on my reading list. Not only to learn more about how Dez, Iris, Michael, and Levi came together but also to see where everyone will go next.
September 11, 2022
The second book in Jonathan Janz's Raven series is a worthy successor to the original. Book one presented the interesting and fascinating premise of a world where beasts of mythology and folklore lived deeply within us all, unleashed by science gone awry in a doomsday situation. It left us on the precipice of vampire country, and book two does not disappoint on delivering a group of brutal bloodsuckers.
One of the biggest strengths of this series is Janz's ability to delve into unexpected monsters. There are werewolves, cannibals, vampires, but some of the cryptids that Janz digs out of the woodwork will surprise you, and they all make menacing and gruesome additions to the festivities.
Dez continues to be a compelling protagonist as his story careens forward, with the author resolving some issues from the first book while creating new stumbling blocks in this ever-evolving hellworld. Readers will be often off-balance, but never bored as they step foot into Blood Country. Watch your surroundings and keep your ears perked or it may be your last trip.
One of the biggest strengths of this series is Janz's ability to delve into unexpected monsters. There are werewolves, cannibals, vampires, but some of the cryptids that Janz digs out of the woodwork will surprise you, and they all make menacing and gruesome additions to the festivities.
Dez continues to be a compelling protagonist as his story careens forward, with the author resolving some issues from the first book while creating new stumbling blocks in this ever-evolving hellworld. Readers will be often off-balance, but never bored as they step foot into Blood Country. Watch your surroundings and keep your ears perked or it may be your last trip.
October 20, 2022
Blood Country by Jonathan Janz.
Book 2 in The Raven series
Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one. A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
A really good read. Great story. 4*.
Book 2 in The Raven series
Three years ago the world ended when a group of rogue scientists unleashed a virus that awakened long-dormant strands of human DNA. They awakened the bestial side of humankind: werewolves, satyrs, and all manner of bloodthirsty creatures. Within months, nearly every man, woman, or child was transformed into a monster…or slaughtered by one. A rare survivor without special powers, Dez McClane has been fighting for his life since mankind fell, including a tense barfight that ended in a cataclysmic inferno. Dez would never have survived the battle without Iris, a woman he’s falling for but can never be with because of the monster inside her. Now Dez’s ex-girlfriend and Iris’s young daughter have been taken hostage by an even greater evil, the dominant species in this hellish new world:
A really good read. Great story. 4*.
February 28, 2023
Dez MacClane returns with a ragtag group from The Raven in this disturbing apocalyptic world filled with terrifying creatures ... and a redefined food chain. He is on the quest to find his ex-girlfriend Susan and Iris's daughter, Cassidy, that is said to be held captive by a group of vampires (hence the title Blood country). New revelations, vicious villains, and new and surprising alliances will spring up in this delightful sequel to the Raven. And at the possibility of triggering a pandemic of rolling eyes ... I have to mention that ... yes ... blood will be spilled. Nay, splattered. Looking forward to Book 3.
January 31, 2023
When I read The Raven, I felt like something was missing. I’m Blood Country, I got what I wanted. This excellent sequel delivered characterization and direction to the series. The story of Dez and Iris, lovers who can never really be together, gave emotional depth that I felt was missing in the first book. The world building here was excellent with the introduction of new monsters and locations. Seriously fun action horror and I can’t wait for the third book.
August 14, 2023
Love the world Janz has created here. It's unpredictable and has endless potential. This story was full of exciting action, humor and great characters. I appreciated the twists and enjoyed that the vampires were the main villains. Good vampire stories are few and far between these days. This is definitely one of them. I really hope Janz continues this series. There is nothing else quite like it. It really should be massive.
December 20, 2022
It seemed like a while since I'd read the first book, but I soon remembered the relevant parts. That said, I'm confident you could read and enjoy this book without reading the The Raven first.
Lots of gripping action scenes set around a solid core story, with ethical dilemmas, warring emotions, loyalty and family all being key components. Post-apocalyptic horror with heart.
Lots of gripping action scenes set around a solid core story, with ethical dilemmas, warring emotions, loyalty and family all being key components. Post-apocalyptic horror with heart.
July 30, 2024
There is fun action horror to be had here in a fairly unique world, the characters just didn't pull through enough for me here. The help the protagonist gets seems a little lucky a lot of the time.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all the other Janz tales I have read, this one just didn't quite hit for me.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all the other Janz tales I have read, this one just didn't quite hit for me.
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