Benjamin Sperduto, A.A. Garrison, David Thomas, B.E. Scully, Nicky Peacock, Carole Gill, Ed Medina, Joshua Skye, Bram Stoker, John Karr(u.c.) ”Enter at Your Own Risk: Old Masters, New Voices”

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If Gothic masters like Lovecraft, Poe, and Stoker could whisper new tales from beyond the grave, what stories would they create in response to increasingly urgent issues such as the threat of environmental collapse, the ongoing struggles for equal rights, and the innumerable challenges, thrills, and dangers of life in the 21st century? In this new anthology, classic Gothic tales are juxtaposed with modern short stories in a fascinating exploration of how much things change in the world of horror and chills—and how much they stay the same. The stories provide an engaging time travel through the twisted tunnels of the human psyche and the equally disturbing behavior that accompanies it—guilt, lust, revenge, regret, the eternal (and often deadly) power of love, the inseparable allure/repellence of evil… and the sceptered shadow of Death which lurks over all. Special treats from the classic authors include a rare, early story from Poe, and Bram Stoker’s “lost” chapter from Dracula. With 26 tales from three centuries’ worth of delightfully deranged minds, this collection reveals the astonishing scope of the Gothic writer’s incomparable genius for revealing our deepest emotions and penetrating our darkest dreams.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Pāris stāsti tiešām atbilda gotiskajam un šausmu žanram, piešķirot arī attiecīgas sajūtas.
  • Sastopami – vampīri, vilkači, troļļi, spoki un citi mošķi.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Atsevišķos stāstos nevarēja īsti uztvert domu. Iespējams, jo stāsts pār pārāk attālu/atšķirīgu laika posmu.

Citi aspekti:

  • Dažos stāstos vecākā angļu valoda bija grūtāk saprotama

Stāsti, kuri patika visvairāk: B.E. Scully ‘’The Ground Always Wins’’ un Robbie Anderson ‘’Immovable Fear’’ un Benjamin Sperduto ‘’ Johnny’s Monster’’

Stāsti, kuri patika vismazāk: William Harrison Ainsworth ‘’The Specter Bride’’ un Edgar Allan Poe ‘’The Ligeia’’

Vērtējums: 3/5

Joe Hart ”The Edge of Life: A Short Horror Story”

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Imagine opening your front door one morning only to have your life horribly ripped apart.

In a moment, you’re implicated in the murder of your entire family and hounded by something not of this world.

And the very thing that did this to you is now asking for something more-

Your faith.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Šausmu stāsta sajūta jau ar pirmajiem teikumiem.
  • Mans minējums, ka vīrietis katliņa cepurē varētu būt kkas līdzīgs Nāvei, bet atšķirīgs.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Trešais upuris bija bērns.

Citi aspekti:

  • Nelielais stāsts lasās pavisam ātri.

Tēli, kuri patika visvairāk: Vīrs

Tēli, kuri patika vismazāk: Vīrietis katliņa cepurē

Vērtējums: 4.5/5

S.K. Epperson ”Green Lake”

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The suicide of Madeleine Heron’s husband leaves her at her sister’s lake house for the summer, until she can ‘sort things out’ for herself and find a new direction, but life in the lake community is anything but conducive to calm; right away a three year old girl goes missing from the dam, Madeleine is nearly assaulted when her truck breaks down, and she discovers her neighbors have an affinity for digging holes and burying things in their yard, usually things they find floating in the lake, like a hand, or an arm… Native American conservation officer Eris Renard appears to be the only sane person around, and without warning Madeleine finds herself falling for him, but he’s an adopted Indian who’s just found his birth mother, a famous artist who hates Madeleine.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Labs romantiskā un trilleriskā apvienojums.
  • Darbības vides apraksts.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Gandrīz visu negatīvā attieksme pret Erisu.

Citi aspekti:

  • Ja būtu tādi kaimiņi, tad visdrīzāk pārvāktos.

Tēli, kuri patika visvairāk: Madeleine un Eriss

Tēli, kuri patika vismazāk: Deils Rasels (Dale Russell) un Sāra Benta Horna (Sara Bent Horn)

Vērtējums: 4/5

Pirmdienas teikums #8

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Pirmdienas teikums ir mana versija par Bonespark~ “Sunday Sentence”, kurā tiek izcelts teikums no tā, kas pa nedēļu izlasīts -> manā gadījumā vai nu iepriekšējā nedēļā, vai konkrētajā pirmdienā.

The man remembered everything from his split personalities, everything about the jobs, the lives, the families he had concealed over the past ten years.

Jonathan Sturak ”A Smudge of Gray: A Novel”

Jonathan Sturak ”A Smudge of Gray: A Novel”

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Detective Brian Boise is about to embark on the biggest case of his career. After being thrust into law enforcement on the footsteps of his father, Detective Boise finds himself on the trail of a murder suspect he could never have imagined, the mysterious businessman, Trevor Malloy. Trevor is an irresistible hitman with everything going for him, while Detective Boise is a cutthroat detective going against the grain. These two men, both breadwinners and keystones of their families, play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. They are a contrast of each other and as their game progresses, their worlds contort and the line between black and white blurs.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Slepkavas un detektīva atšķirīgums -> Trevors šķiet laimīgs un ar ģimenes dzīvi arī daudzmaz viss kārtībā, bet Braienam tieši pretēji.
  • Nebiju gaidījis (pat ne drusciņ) tādas beigas.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Pēdējais upuris palika dzīvs.

Citi aspekti:

  • –

Tēli, kuri patika visvairāk: Braiens un Trevors

Tēls, kurš patika vismazāk: Laura

Vērtējums: 5/5

Nancy Madore ”Masquerade” (Legacy of the Watchers book 3)

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Book 3 of the Legacy of the Watchers series.

THE STAKES GET HIGHER AS A TRAP IS SET.

Nadia is severely shaken by the recent tragedy but, as the Legacy of the Watchers continues, she will turn to BEACON for comfort, immersing herself in plans for an extravagant masquerade ball to raise funds for the disaster victims. But she can’t escape the hidden ones—or the high stakes battle they’re waging behind the scenes. This time Poseidon will be their guide, taking them from the Titan War to the destruction of Atlantis, and leaving Nadia with the hardest decision of her life.

Finding courage she didn’t know she possessed, Nadia strikes up a treacherous bargain that will put her at odds with everyone—especially Will. It’s a deadly game, laced with deception, and Nadia will find that she’s not the only player in this masquerade when part three of the series reaches its shocking conclusion

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Notikumi sekoja viens pēc otra, un maz atslābuma mirkļu starpā.
  • No visām pārdabiskajām būtnēm Poseidons pagaidām ir pats labākais.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Nadja pārāk bieži šaubās par sevi un to, kas darāms.
  • Grāmatas beigas pārāk straujas -> spriedzīte tika kāpināta, a tad pēkšņi čiks un pēdējā nodaļa.

Citi aspekti:

  • Labi tika iesaistīts jauns tēls – Beta.

Tēli, kuri patika visvairāk: Beta (Beth) un Poseidons

Tēls, kurš patika vismazāk: Vils

Vērtējums: 3.5/5

Nancy Madore ”Power of Gods” (Legacy of the Watchers book 2)

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A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE SPANNING THOUSANDS OF YEARS IS SUDDENLY COMING TO A HEAD!

After the events of the first installment of the Legacy of the Watchers, Nadia Adeire now finds herself inextricably tied to the Raphaelians, that secret society dating back to the Essenes. Her former life—and all that she previously believed in—has been shattered, and she needs their help to pick up the pieces and start again.

As the Legacy of the Watchers continues, Nadia is once again drawn into the mysterious underworld of the hidden ones, but this time there may be even more at stake. Threats of Armageddon loom in the background as Nadia and the Raphaelians attempt to decipher a formula that may hold the key to unconscionable power. In the course of their investigation, they will once again retrace the steps of the hidden ones back to the ancient world, this time to King Solomon and his legendary djinn—and the part they played in the fall of Israel. There, they will find hints of what Asmodeous had planned for the not-so-distant future. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Lilith is already attempting to finish what Asmodeous started.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Nav pilnībā izteikti labie un ļaunie tēli.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Ja grāmatas sākumā bija romantiskas attiecības starp Vilu un Nadju, tad vēlāk par to vispār tika aizmirsts.

Citi aspekti:

  • Četrotnes (Gordons, Klaivs, Vils un Nadja) izjukšana, liek jautāt, kas būs trešajā un pēdējā grāmatā.

Tēls, kurš patika visvairāk: Gordons

Tēls, kurš patika vismazāk: Amanda

Vērtējums: 3/5

Nancy Madore ”The Hidden Ones” (Legacy of the Watchers book 1)

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LEGACY OF THE WATCHERS (the series)

A historical, speculative, science fiction adventure

Thousands of years ago, something came out of the sky that changed the course of human history. Testimonies abound of these ‘angels’ and their hybrid offspring, the ‘Nephilim’ giants. These mighty ‘gods’ quickly rose to power, and the ancient world came alive with industry and culture. Many consider this period in history to be the ‘dawn’ of our civilization. People who lived as hunters and gatherers for hundreds of thousands of years suddenly began settling in one place, cultivating the land and even governing themselves. They invented irrigation, the wheel, protective armor and algebra. They somehow acquired knowledge of our solar system that even modern technology wasn’t able to confirm until the 1970s. Most importantly, they began to read and write. Yet an undercurrent of terror was spreading like wildfire, carrying whispers of ‘djinn,’ ‘daeva’ and ‘demons.’

The Watchers were supposed to do just that: watch. But humankind proved far too tempting and they ‘fell’ to earth, taking wives for themselves and even having children. But their children grew into unruly giants whose souls didn’t ascend like human souls, but remained here, on this earth. These errant Nephilim souls haunt the earth to this day. They are the ‘djinn,’ the ‘hidden ones,’ also known as ‘daeva’ and ‘demon.’ They have one purpose—to live. But to live they need bodies.

This chain of events has now reached the point where the djinn need more than just our bodies to survive. They must take back control of the earth, just as in the days when they ruled as gods.

THE HIDDEN ONES (book one)

As CEO of her own thriving company, Nadia Adeire is flush with success, but a secret society dating back to the Essenes believes her to be one of the ancient djinn—the notorious demoness of Hebrew legend, Lilith. What’s more, they have reason to believe that she’s plotting a catastrophic attack on the world.

Nadia is snatched from her ‘perfect’ life and trapped in a maze between a present day disaster and the ancient legends of the djinn. The only way out is to retrace the steps of her deceased grandmother, Helene. The deeper Nadia goes into the past, the harder it will be for her return unscathed. But it is the only way to stop the impending disaster that was set in motion five thousand years ago.

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Kas grāmatā patika:

  • Trīs laika līnijas, un tas, kā visas bija savstarpēji vienotas.
  • Versija par to, kas bija par iemeslu cilvēku progresam un civilizāciju attīstībai pagātnē.

Kas grāmatā nepatika:

  • Nadja visai ātri aprada ar saviem nolaupītājiem un pat sadraudzējās + romantiskas jūtas pret Vilu (Will)
  • Lilitas (Lilith) tēla un rakstura izmainīšanās grāmatas gaitā.

Citi aspekti:

  • Šī grāmata šķita kā ievads nākamajai.

Tēli, kuri patika visvairāk: Nadja (Nadia) un Helēna (Helene)

Tēli, kuri patika vismazāk: Abids (Aabid) un Klaivs (Clive)

Vērtējums: 4/5