Review of Master of Madhouse
Posted: 24 Mar 2022, 17:53
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Master of Madhouse" by Cheryl R Cowtan.]
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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Master of Madhouse
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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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Master of Madhouse
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon