The foreword to this book warns the reader that this series
extends the borders of multiple genres and that is certainly true.
This story is one of unconditional love and the lengths that
one will go to in order to protect and defend that love. It is the story of a town, haunted by ghosts,
real and imagined. And it is the story
of that town and the people in it being caught in the middle of a great cosmic
battle that will potentially end the world as everyone knows it, leaving behind
something far worse than anyone can imagine.
Unbeknownst to the residents of Buckeye, Texas the pond that
lies in the middle of Sacred Oaks covers a cosmic portal to other worlds. Also
unbeknownst to them, the portal has recently served as the passageway for the
Geminus Beast who has come as instructed by his mother Galmoria to find the
“Beloved” and nothing will stop him in his quest.
Shane and Amy are building a good life together in Buckeye
Texas. Shane works as a derrick hand in the oilfields and Amy is a waitress at
the local diner and is helping raise Shane’s younger brother Scooter. They are not perfect people and they have had
their share of hard times. Amy spent several years in a psychiatric hospital
and is very superstitious and even more so after a visit to a local fortune
teller who not only refused to read for her during her last visit but also
practically threw her out and told her to never come back. Shane struggles with the guilt of a tragic
accident and the responsibility of his brother when their father left and their
mother became too unwell to care for him.
When Amy begins hearing a voice she is certain that she is once again
losing her grip on reality, which unfortunately is not the case. Reality is sadly going to be much scarier
than anything she and everyone else could have ever imagined.
In the desert of New Mexico, a young man and his twin have
been raised since infants in training for battle with the Beast. It is their destiny to slay him
together. Or is it?
The author does a wonderful job pulling you into this
mythical fantasy world and the descriptions of those worlds and the heinous
beasts that inhabit them are so vivid you can clearly imagine them in your
mind. There are several sexually
explicit scenes in the book that may be a little much for some readers, but
nothing in my opinion that would make the book unreadable.
I am not typically a fan of this type of fantasy writing but
after reading the first book of the series, I am very curious about what
happens to the characters next. Aside
from that I am incredibly curious about a theme threaded throughout the story
and I am definitely planning to read the remaining books so I can see if what I
think is happening, really is.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys supernatural
fantasy and those who enjoy a love story with something a little extra.
Want to check it out? You can get it here. I would love to hear what you think! Happy reading!
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