Review of Master of Madhouse

[José Cortez]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Master of Madhouse" by Cheryl R Cowtan.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Master of Madhouse is a fictional book written by Cheryl R. Cowtan. This book comprises thirty-seven chapters. It is a book of horrors detailing the life of a demon-possessed young woman and her desperate bid to regain a semblance of sanity in her life.

Rachel, an 18-year-old, is possessed by a demon, The Fergus She. A vicious, manipulative, and cruel demon. She has to deal with the reality of living with a demon. Whenever she seizes control of her body, she perpetrates various evils. Rachel, still trying to come to terms with the idea of housing a demon, is constantly thrown into strange circumstances. When Scarlett insists on visiting Rachel's mother at the mental facility, she is soon fighting for her life, and when she attempts to draw on Scarlett's powers to save herself, she travels back in time. She is hurtled into a Madhouse with a blood-sucking fiend as its master. She soon finds out that he was Scarlett's husband years earlier. When Gräfen decides he wants Rachel, she is put through brutally abusive, horrible, and terrifying experiences. Rachel is desperate to escape, but in a world without allies, a house filled with bizarre persons, and constantly having to fight Scarlett and her intrusions, there is little to no hope of escape. Does she survive all this? Or is she destroyed by the madhouse and its master?

This book had a few positive aspects. For one, the author made the book come so alive, and it looked quite real. Again the feelings and emotions were so clearly portrayed it dragged me into feeling everything the characters felt at each point. I was continually drawn into the book. Not being a fan of horrors, though, this book did not have a lot of positive aspects for me.

Master of Madhouse did have its negative aspects. First, understanding the book was a real struggle, and I had many moments where I kept asking myself what was going on. For instance, I was a bit lost in the first and second chapters. Following the author's point was a hardship as well, with the introduction of random characters. Again, some parts did not seem to have any connection to the story. For instance, Gräfen is introduced as her husband, but then we're also taken to some years back where she is married to another man, Williams. The connection was never made until the book ended.

I give this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I did not rate it lower because the author did a good enough job with the book. And I did not rate it higher because of the negative aspects stated above and because I did not enjoy reading this book as much as I would have loved to.

I would recommend Master of Madhouse to anyone who appreciates horror fiction. This book has enough to keep you enthralled.

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[TheGayOne12]

I love horror, so I know I'd enjoy this. Thank you for the review!

[cutemami]

The premise of this book is very interesting. This is a book that I will no doubt enjoy.

[Amy Luman]

I usually enjoy horror stories, but this sounds very confusing. I want the books that I read to be entertaining not to hurt my head.

[derick scribbles]

I like the way you have outlined your paragraphs and broken them down into various sections as expressed in the Review Guidelines. I think for a start and probably a while longer, I'll use your 'template' or rather, your format to write my reviews. Good work!

[Emmy page]

From this review,this horror narrative must be full of suspense and a chilling plot-line that makes for great escape reading.This kind of book just provides a perfect get-away from reality and thrusts you right into the demon possessed world.We all like to be scared a little bit especially when it is a horror story.

[Aisha Yakub]

Lovers of horror fiction would enjoy reading this. Great review.

[Essy Nma]

I used to like horror fiction but I was not in the right state of mind to read this book. Wonderful review

[Palwika Sethi]

Horror is not really my preference, however the well-designed review justified the essence of narrative.

[Palwika Sethi]

Horror is not really my preference, however the well-designed review justified the essence of narrative.

[Ceeco2002]

I'm curious to know if Rachel would survive all the terrible experiences she had to go through.

[NetMassimo]

This seems like a good horror novel despide the flaws you pointed out. I'm curious to see how Rachel's story ends. Thank you for your great review!