Katie French Books
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Books
    • The Mating Games Series
    • Demon Hunters Wanted Series
    • Shadow Lake Vampire Society
    • Supernatural Academy Series
    • Dark Fae Trials Series
    • Second City Series
    • Dragon's Creed Series
    • The Breeders Series
    • Monster Island
  • Bio / Contact
  • Free EBooks!

Merry Chrismakwanzaka! Breeders Free on Amazon

12/18/2012

9 Comments

 
Picture
'Tis the season to be giving, so right now on Amazon The Breeders e-book is completely free! It's a great gift: no batteries to buy, no stores to slough through, no gift wrapping! It fits nicely in a e-stocking (* patent pending) and won't fill up your shelves. Where else do you get hours of quality entertainment for free (other than people watching at Chuck E Cheese on half off pizza day)?  Get your copy now, though, because, like all the wonders of Chrismakwanzaka, the sale won't last. Happy Holidays, everyone. 

9 Comments

Review of The Haunting at Beecher Hills by Kevin Luttery

12/15/2012

3 Comments

 
Picture
Part coming-of-age story, part thrilling ghost tale, The Haunting at Beecher Hill, surprised me. The story follows Jace Griffin, a likable fifteen year old still struggling to make his way in the rough landscape that is high school. In the opening scene Jace takes a dare and goes into the woods, an innocent enough act if these were just normal woods. These woods hold secrets that make the boys wary. Murders happened here and, as Jace finds out when he enters, the ghosts violence has wrought still linger. Jace gets a terrible nose bleed, blacks out and when he awakens realizes that nothing is the same. He is now haunted by the ghost of a murdered boy. He sees visions, hears voices and now doubts everything around him. He finally lands a girlfriend, but blows it when he has a vision of her as a bloated corpse. Jace must unlock the secrets of the past if he will ever be able to save his future.

The Haunting at Beecher Hills is solidly written. The characters feel real and the dialog is fitting. I had no trouble with setting or transitioning from one scene to another. And I like Jace. He is a sweet, well-intentioned young man who suffers greatly when this ghost attaches himself. There were parts that were down right scary. Luttery does not mess around when it comes to suspense and horror. I think those were the key scenes in the book, scenes that made me turn the light back on in a dark room or look behind me as I walked down the hall. It is hard to write horror and Luttery does it well.

There were a few things that struck me as odd in this book. For one, I was never sure if this was a YA book or adult. The protagonist is fifteen, so that suggests YA. However, the language (f-word) and sexual content made me think it was aimed at least at older YA. I would recommend the book for mature audiences. Another issue I had was that the book started off with the hauntings, but lost some momentum as Jace traversed through the world of high school. It took too long to get back to the paranormal happenings for my taste. There were a few errors, but nothing to stall my reading. Overall, it's a solid effort for Luttery and I think he has a strong career ahead of him.

3 Comments
    Click here to be the first to know when my new books will be released. 
    Did you know Breeders 1, 2, and 3 are available on audio book? Get a 30 day free trial of Audible and listen to them for free! 

    Categories

    All
    Book News
    Interviews
    Marketing
    Promotions
    Publishing Journey
    Publishing Journey
    Reviews
    Self Publishing
    Self Publishing
    Writing Advice

    Archives

    June 2022
    September 2021
    July 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    October 2020
    August 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    September 2018
    May 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012


    Picture
    Katie French is the author of The Breeders, a Young Adult dystopian adventure and Eyes Ever to the Sky, a sci fi romance. Nessa: A Breeders Story, a prequel novelette is available on Amazon for FREE. Sign up for notifications, or like her on Facebook. 

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.