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The Sawyer Shepherd Chronicles: Rights of Passage

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A twisting unpredictable creature feature set in a small town with a big secret...

It doesn't take long for the action to get going in what is a multi genre tale that sits within the fringes of supernatural thriller. 'Sawyer Shepherd' takes the lead in this book's best feature; an ensemble of characters that have depth. He carries the typical mysterious past well even though he just happens to roll into town at the right time - but stories with prophecy and the like justify that to an extent because for me this book worked as an escape.


The setting comes as a strong second and is delivered with a unique style of writing that runs throughout. There is however a lot of cliche moments that some will probably roll their eyes at, but saying that, tropes are there for a reason, because they work and for all the moments that appear to be typical of the genre, most of the time they tick all the right boxes. Saying that I particularity enjoyed the original take on big business developers and how they fit into the threat element of the story and their perception of power.


The dialogue at some points I found to be perhaps a little tongue in cheek along with a romance that felt pushed which then suddenly back tracked. Fans of character driven narratives about ancient evil, secret demon fighting societies and unpredictable action will find plenty to get their 'claws' into. There are even some fitting tributes to some of the authors influences which made for a nice touch.


The book breezes by with decent pacing and a few revelations along the way including a double twist in the final stages. Although it was enjoyable, and a wider story is hinted throughout, I'm not sure the ending carried enough weight to interest readers in a potential sequel. Either way new stories about perhaps older tropes deserve to be recognised.





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Indie author and book blogger from the UK who works in cutting edge science by day and writes by night. I know the struggle that is indie publishing so my efforts focus on spotlighting fellow authors and contributing to the writing community. I prefer books with a wordcount up to 90k or less

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