NEW 5-STAR REVIEW for one of our WRAPPED IN RED Anthology Authors! 5 stars ***** Interesting and Engaging, Fast-paced and Fascinating TRY NOT TO BURN from Michael Matula and Post Mortem Press This story had the feeling of those old horror stories–a movie, a book, a “what would you do” scenario told at slumber parties: you wake up in a room with several strangers, what do you do? But I liked that! Matula is a very competent writer. We go several chapters without an actual change of scenery, but you don’t mind. The characters and mystery engage you enough to keep your attention, and the story flows well enough to carry you right along. I’m always fascinated by unique or different depictions of Hell and Purgatory, the darker and unusual settings. Matula provides an interesting scenario, blending the spiritual, the emotional, the physical; merging past, present, future; bringing religious concepts without necessarily any specific religion, so it has a general appeal and fascination without being “preachy.” This book brings in another thing I love: characters living in the moral grey. You know from the start that our Main Characters would not be there if they hadn’t done something to earn it, but you root for them anyways; even after you learn what they did. You’re still there with them. Really, my only complaint is that we spend more than a third of the book from one Perspective and then suddenly go to others, which is something that always bothers me. I am, apparently, the Point of View police. I like consistency. Either stick with the one, or mix them from the start. And, of course, there was that one moment when I was almost shouting, “Not the red pill!” (You’ll understand when you read it.) I’ll warn anyone who reads that this is not a one-shot book. By the latter couple of chapters, I knew there was going to have to be a book two (at least) as not everything wraps up in this one. We have a bit of a cliff-hanger, but I liked the rest of the book enough to forgive the author. ;-) There is one plot device too oft used (especially in horror stories) that bothers the hell out of me and given the setting, I worried that this book would go there and it didn’t. I was pleased with that. Really, I…don’t have much to complain about. It was an interesting and engaging read, fast-paced and fascinating. It’s 5 stars, and I’ll definitely be looking for the next book. October 23, 2013 By Mia Darien - See all my reviews This review is from: Try Not to Burn (Kindle Edition)
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:35:38 +0000
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