Stevie Kopas at THE BOOKIE MONSTER gives rave "5 cookie" review for JAGANNATH
2/22/2015
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2/22/2015
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JAGANNATH review from Stevie Kopas at THE BOOKIE MONSTER 2/22/2015:
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Also by this author: Soulsnatcher
Jagannath by Kerry Alan Denney surely lives up to its name. From the first page right up until the very last, this book is non-stop action that will do anything but let you down. So, if you’re looking for some monsters, mayhem, and excitement, then you’ve come to the right place.
We first meet Kimi, one of our main characters, as she bears witness to a recorded broadcast by the book’s baddie, The Reaper. The Reaper lays waste to yet another ship full of soldiers as they are on a search and rescue mission, and yet there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Kimi sees, recorded for the first time, the little girl that so many have talked about but never actually confirmed to be true. She is immune to The Reaper’s powers of absorption and therefore cannot be killed like so many others before her. Lily, as Kimi will come to find out, is mankind’s last fighting chance against extinction.
Kimi’s mission? Find the girl, save the world.
The book reminded me so much of when I was a little girl watching Godzilla movies with my dad. It’s a fun nod to the Monster Movies of old, and sorry Godzilla, but if you were put in a ring with The Reaper, I can’t say that you’d win.
Whenever I’m engrossed in a book, I always put myself into the work, and wonder how I’d fare in the author’s world. Would I be able to survive? And if so, for how long? I can honestly say that I probably would not have made it very far in Denney’s Jagannath. The Reaper is a relentless evil that makes for a formidable opponent. But underneath all of the horrors in this novel, be it The Reaper or the pockets of crazed survivors who have lost their minds and all sense of decency, lies the true nature of this novel.
A quote that resonated with me as I was reading was “She’d learned a lot about friendship, courage, and heroes in the past two days.” And that is truly what I was feeling even before I read that line in the book. This is a story not just about a monster and how it has destroyed our planet, but also a story about friendship, courage, and heroes. And there was a beautiful message hidden beneath it all.
For someone who reads a lot of horror, the only qualm I had with this book was that it got a little too feel-good for me towards the end. I like a happy ending every now and again, who doesn’t, I just guess I felt it went into fairy tale territory. But then again, some might find that this is just what the survivors of Jagannath needed after living a life full of nightmares.
Overall, Jagannath is an excellent read and a necessary addition to any horror lover’s collection.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Also by this author: Soulsnatcher
Jagannath by Kerry Alan Denney surely lives up to its name. From the first page right up until the very last, this book is non-stop action that will do anything but let you down. So, if you’re looking for some monsters, mayhem, and excitement, then you’ve come to the right place.
We first meet Kimi, one of our main characters, as she bears witness to a recorded broadcast by the book’s baddie, The Reaper. The Reaper lays waste to yet another ship full of soldiers as they are on a search and rescue mission, and yet there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Kimi sees, recorded for the first time, the little girl that so many have talked about but never actually confirmed to be true. She is immune to The Reaper’s powers of absorption and therefore cannot be killed like so many others before her. Lily, as Kimi will come to find out, is mankind’s last fighting chance against extinction.
Kimi’s mission? Find the girl, save the world.
The book reminded me so much of when I was a little girl watching Godzilla movies with my dad. It’s a fun nod to the Monster Movies of old, and sorry Godzilla, but if you were put in a ring with The Reaper, I can’t say that you’d win.
Whenever I’m engrossed in a book, I always put myself into the work, and wonder how I’d fare in the author’s world. Would I be able to survive? And if so, for how long? I can honestly say that I probably would not have made it very far in Denney’s Jagannath. The Reaper is a relentless evil that makes for a formidable opponent. But underneath all of the horrors in this novel, be it The Reaper or the pockets of crazed survivors who have lost their minds and all sense of decency, lies the true nature of this novel.
A quote that resonated with me as I was reading was “She’d learned a lot about friendship, courage, and heroes in the past two days.” And that is truly what I was feeling even before I read that line in the book. This is a story not just about a monster and how it has destroyed our planet, but also a story about friendship, courage, and heroes. And there was a beautiful message hidden beneath it all.
For someone who reads a lot of horror, the only qualm I had with this book was that it got a little too feel-good for me towards the end. I like a happy ending every now and again, who doesn’t, I just guess I felt it went into fairy tale territory. But then again, some might find that this is just what the survivors of Jagannath needed after living a life full of nightmares.
Overall, Jagannath is an excellent read and a necessary addition to any horror lover’s collection.