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The Fall of Sunset Cove
Sunset Cove was always a weird little beach town full of hippies, punks and surfers. But when a magical fog sweeps in one night, changing ordinary people into creatures of myth and legend, far older truths are revealed. Sam Bridger, a bartender at a local brewery, becomes the Celtic Goddess of Death, Justice and Vengeance.
Now, Sam must fight to save Sunset Cove and its werewolf children, starving vampires, and homespun gods from powerful, elemental foes determined to destroy her town.
And Sam really needs a beer.
Now, Sam must fight to save Sunset Cove and its werewolf children, starving vampires, and homespun gods from powerful, elemental foes determined to destroy her town.
And Sam really needs a beer.
564 pages, ebook
Published January 22, 2023
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About the author
J. Brugman
11 books1 followerJ. Brugman currently resides in the wilds of Northern California.
When she isn't obsessing over goddesses, grief, sentence structure, synonyms and BTS, she enjoys hiking, biking, making new dog friends and playing board games with her human friends, who may or may not be magical creatures (unconfirmed as of publication time.)
When she isn't obsessing over goddesses, grief, sentence structure, synonyms and BTS, she enjoys hiking, biking, making new dog friends and playing board games with her human friends, who may or may not be magical creatures (unconfirmed as of publication time.)
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August 18, 2023
The characters in this book have deep backstories that keep you on the edge of your seat, never quite knowing what might come next. Their actions and abilities mix good and evil, with some fascinating ideas on penance for behavior that defies the mores of society. I dropped one star because I frequently found myself paging back several paragraphs or to the up front dramatis personae to clarify which characters’ pronouns were being used in a given passage.
Content warning: this book has heavy themes of death, grief, abuse, violence, and revenge. Please read the author’s trigger warning before launching directly into the book.
I’d recommend this post-apocalyptic title to fans of role playing games, especially Shadowrun and Dungeons & Dragons. Podcast listeners who enjoy Welcome to Nightvale will enjoy the humor found in several of the lighter passages. Fans of the Nora Roberts series Chronicles of The One would appreciate contrasting the two post-apocalyptic settings.
Great summer beach read!
Content warning: this book has heavy themes of death, grief, abuse, violence, and revenge. Please read the author’s trigger warning before launching directly into the book.
I’d recommend this post-apocalyptic title to fans of role playing games, especially Shadowrun and Dungeons & Dragons. Podcast listeners who enjoy Welcome to Nightvale will enjoy the humor found in several of the lighter passages. Fans of the Nora Roberts series Chronicles of The One would appreciate contrasting the two post-apocalyptic settings.
Great summer beach read!
April 15, 2023
What a strange, and interesting story
I can't say this was a favorite of mine, but I did like it. It was surreal, and ultimately quite good. VERY original... which seems an understatement. I gave it 4 stars, ( actually 3 1/2, with a benefit of tthe doubt), because in places it was rather disjointed, and difficult to keep things straight. I had some trouble remembering who all the characters were; and due to the fact that if I put it down for a day, I had to go back, and reread a lot to recall just what was going on. Overall, I did enjoy it though.
I can't say this was a favorite of mine, but I did like it. It was surreal, and ultimately quite good. VERY original... which seems an understatement. I gave it 4 stars, ( actually 3 1/2, with a benefit of tthe doubt), because in places it was rather disjointed, and difficult to keep things straight. I had some trouble remembering who all the characters were; and due to the fact that if I put it down for a day, I had to go back, and reread a lot to recall just what was going on. Overall, I did enjoy it though.
March 29, 2025
The story will suck you in…
I enjoyed the plot of this book but sometimes the time jumps back and forth made it a bit confusing. There were some editing errors with missing words. One of the characters seems to disappear from the story. There are enough loose ends that I could see a series of books written about Sunset Cove but I would hope they would be easy, cosy reads about the community and the people.
I enjoyed the plot of this book but sometimes the time jumps back and forth made it a bit confusing. There were some editing errors with missing words. One of the characters seems to disappear from the story. There are enough loose ends that I could see a series of books written about Sunset Cove but I would hope they would be easy, cosy reads about the community and the people.
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