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Review by Pm7lucas -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Raven’s Peak by Lincoln Cole is Book One of the World on Fire series. The novel is in the Horror/Supernatural genre, about 220 pages long. This book is available free on Amazon with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It can also be purchased for Kindle on Amazon for $0.99.
The book opens in a black-site prison owned by the “Council” where The Reverend is voluntarily incarcerated. This prison houses criminals that have supernatural powers. The Reverend is a former “Hunter”, someone who has fought demons for so many years, that he has gained many questionable powers. He is visited by the head of the Hunters asking for his help to rescue three children that were taken by a demon. The Reverend’s adopted daughter Abigail was also involved in the incident and believed to be dead. When he arrives at the scene, he finds that the demon in question has possessed Abigail, and he frees her from it.
The next character we meet is Haatim, an unemployed college graduate that is mourning the loss of his sister to cancer a few months earlier. He’s lost faith in God, and has no direction in life. He returns from India to Arizona where he went to college to try to get his life on track. Haatim is approached by a stranger who is convinced that he is being followed by a woman and that she is going to kill him. This stranger hires Haatim to follow the woman and take pictures of her as evidence to take to the police. Haatim has no idea what he is getting himself into.
The “Council” is the organization on Earth that concerns itself with keeping the general population safe from supernatural entities. After The Reverend frees Abigail from the demon, she goes back to her job as a Hunter, but the Council distrusts her now and is very cautious about the jobs they assign to her. She is getting stuck with the most menial jobs, and she is not happy with the situation. She is the woman that is following Haatim’s employer. When Abigail finally figures out what is going on, she ends up having to rescue Haatim and introduce him to the supernatural side of things, which he is directly related to, though quite unknowingly.
Abigail’s next assignment is to check out some strange happenings in a tiny town called Raven’s Peak. When she and Haatim get to the town, things are much worse than anyone thought, and both Abigail’s and Haatim’s faith will be tested in ways they never imagined.
The Reverend appears only in the prologue, but is a constant theme throughout the story. Unfortunately, we never get much of a backstory on him except that he was a great Hunter in his time, and Abigail is dead set on finding him.
Haatim’s character is a bit bland. In my opinion, there isn’t enough background on him to form a real picture of his character, except that he blames God and his father for his sister’s death. Haatim comes across as very naïve. He has absolutely no clue that there are supernatural entities on the prowl, and has a very hard time believing what Abigail is trying to tell him. Even when faced with proof he continues to resist. Later in the story we find out how his father relates to the plot, which helps answer some of the unknowns.
We are told that The Reverend (also known as Arthur) rescued Abigail from “a cult” when she was a child. No other details are given. The Reverend raised her as his own daughter, trained Abigail as a Hunter, and she became part of his order. Abigail has a strong personality and awesome “Hunter” skills, but we know very little else about her.
The story was well written and flowed very smoothly. The book was well edited and proofread. I only noticed one missing period in the entire text.
I give this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I believe that it could have been a 4-star novel if the author would have gone into more depth with the background of the characters and gave some explanations of the Council and demons and some other elements in the tale. The story line and subject was very interesting and the book moved along at a good pace. The story kept my attention and I was very invested in what was going to happen next. I actually read the whole book in one sitting. The book had an odd “extra” chapter way at the end that I’ve never seen in any novel previously, although it did a good job of wrapping up all of the loose ends of the story, and also left some questions open that I imagine the next book in the series will tackle.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes horror and the supernatural. This is a classic good versus evil story with a strong theme of faith woven throughout. There is plenty of suspense, a bit of good gore, and some creepy demonic creatures. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series!
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3 out of 4 stars
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Raven’s Peak by Lincoln Cole is Book One of the World on Fire series. The novel is in the Horror/Supernatural genre, about 220 pages long. This book is available free on Amazon with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It can also be purchased for Kindle on Amazon for $0.99.
The book opens in a black-site prison owned by the “Council” where The Reverend is voluntarily incarcerated. This prison houses criminals that have supernatural powers. The Reverend is a former “Hunter”, someone who has fought demons for so many years, that he has gained many questionable powers. He is visited by the head of the Hunters asking for his help to rescue three children that were taken by a demon. The Reverend’s adopted daughter Abigail was also involved in the incident and believed to be dead. When he arrives at the scene, he finds that the demon in question has possessed Abigail, and he frees her from it.
The next character we meet is Haatim, an unemployed college graduate that is mourning the loss of his sister to cancer a few months earlier. He’s lost faith in God, and has no direction in life. He returns from India to Arizona where he went to college to try to get his life on track. Haatim is approached by a stranger who is convinced that he is being followed by a woman and that she is going to kill him. This stranger hires Haatim to follow the woman and take pictures of her as evidence to take to the police. Haatim has no idea what he is getting himself into.
The “Council” is the organization on Earth that concerns itself with keeping the general population safe from supernatural entities. After The Reverend frees Abigail from the demon, she goes back to her job as a Hunter, but the Council distrusts her now and is very cautious about the jobs they assign to her. She is getting stuck with the most menial jobs, and she is not happy with the situation. She is the woman that is following Haatim’s employer. When Abigail finally figures out what is going on, she ends up having to rescue Haatim and introduce him to the supernatural side of things, which he is directly related to, though quite unknowingly.
Abigail’s next assignment is to check out some strange happenings in a tiny town called Raven’s Peak. When she and Haatim get to the town, things are much worse than anyone thought, and both Abigail’s and Haatim’s faith will be tested in ways they never imagined.
The Reverend appears only in the prologue, but is a constant theme throughout the story. Unfortunately, we never get much of a backstory on him except that he was a great Hunter in his time, and Abigail is dead set on finding him.
Haatim’s character is a bit bland. In my opinion, there isn’t enough background on him to form a real picture of his character, except that he blames God and his father for his sister’s death. Haatim comes across as very naïve. He has absolutely no clue that there are supernatural entities on the prowl, and has a very hard time believing what Abigail is trying to tell him. Even when faced with proof he continues to resist. Later in the story we find out how his father relates to the plot, which helps answer some of the unknowns.
We are told that The Reverend (also known as Arthur) rescued Abigail from “a cult” when she was a child. No other details are given. The Reverend raised her as his own daughter, trained Abigail as a Hunter, and she became part of his order. Abigail has a strong personality and awesome “Hunter” skills, but we know very little else about her.
The story was well written and flowed very smoothly. The book was well edited and proofread. I only noticed one missing period in the entire text.
I give this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I believe that it could have been a 4-star novel if the author would have gone into more depth with the background of the characters and gave some explanations of the Council and demons and some other elements in the tale. The story line and subject was very interesting and the book moved along at a good pace. The story kept my attention and I was very invested in what was going to happen next. I actually read the whole book in one sitting. The book had an odd “extra” chapter way at the end that I’ve never seen in any novel previously, although it did a good job of wrapping up all of the loose ends of the story, and also left some questions open that I imagine the next book in the series will tackle.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes horror and the supernatural. This is a classic good versus evil story with a strong theme of faith woven throughout. There is plenty of suspense, a bit of good gore, and some creepy demonic creatures. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series!
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