The Omega’s Temptation by Gale Stanley

January 25, 2021 By 1 Comment


The Omega’s Temptation by Gale Stanley
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Paranormal
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Axel, a bullied omega, has had enough of trying to please his parents and his pack. He escapes to hide among the humans, but will he reveal his true identity to save the woman he loves?

Axel was tired of being bullied simply because he was the weakest – the Omega – in his pack. After being bullied and humiliated at a pack party Axel has had enough and runs away. Six months ago Cassie had also left a man who didn’t love her and lost his temper once too often. Even though Cassie is struggling to build a new life for herself and her small son she’s determined to hide from her abusive ex. Axel knows being with humans is forbidden, but he can’t help the strength of his temptation and he can’t force himself to ignore his feelings for Cassie. Can they find something special together?
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This is an enjoyable and somewhat sweet romance that I really enjoyed. Axel and Cassie are both downtrodden in their own ways and I loved seeing them not just come together but build each other up and strengthen each other. That was really lovely and something you don’t often see in many erotic romances.

Due to the short length of the story, Cassie and Axel jumped a few of the normal “getting to know you” steps in a romance. And, while the author explained this well, I still felt like the story might have been richer and more believable had these early steps in their relationship not been so glossed over. I did really appreciate though how Cassie and Axel didn’t just jump into bed together or fall into insta-love. With Axel being a werewolf, that could have been one track taken and I was pleased the author avoided that cliche.

While Cassie and Axel’s growing relationship is the main thrust of the story’s plot, I was really impressed that what I thought would be a cliched ex-boyfriend sub-plot turned into something far more fresh and interesting. A part of me would have enjoyed it had the author given this sub-plot a little more time and room to unfold more slowly, but I felt this really added an excellent element to the story and made it much more than just “shifter meets and falls in love with girl” so it really helped round out the whole story.

With interesting characters and a few fresh twists to the plot, this was a really good short story that I enjoyed.

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The Land Below by William Meikle

January 19, 2021 By Leave a Comment


The Land Below by William Meikle
Publisher: Severed Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Historical, Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A treasure hunt into the deepest cave system in Europe takes a turn for the worst.

Now rather than treasure it is survival that is at the forefront of the spelunkers’ thoughts. But their attempt to escape out of the dark deep places is thwarted.

Men are not at home in the depths. But there are things that are, pale terrifying things.

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Ed has talked his hotheaded brother Thomas into investing some of their family fortune into looking for hidden treasure left by a Teutonic Knight deep in a cave. Ed had carefully researched the two-page map he found in an old manuscript and is sure something has been buried where they are heading, but Thomas is merely interested in the fame and glory. When Ed hires on Daniel Garland – a washed up army Captain – for protection is causes friction with Thomas who is certain they have no need for a guard. As they meet a final member who joins their small team, their adventure takes them deeper beneath the earth they find there are far more dangers and monsters than any of them expected.

I am a massive fan of William Meikle’s S-Squad series and have read a number of his other books and enjoyed them to varying levels as well. I’m also often a sucker for a “expedition goes into the cave and finds monster that eat the party” style of book and was happy to give this one a whirl. I was delighted by what I found and enjoyed the full length story immensely.

I struggled a little to discover exactly which historical time period (or perhaps some “close but alternate” style of reality) this was set in as that aspect of the story was kept rather vague. It certainly isn’t a modern in the sense there were no cell phones or GPS and I’m leaning towards somewhere Victorian-ish as their headlamps were from encased flame rather than battery powered. Still, the time-period setting is not critical to the story and I feel readers who enjoy both past and present monster and adventure style stories should equally enjoy this book.

One thing I feel William Meikle absolutely excels in is his action/adventure and “big toothy monsters” plotlines. And this story has both these in spades. While I enjoyed the tension and interactions between Ed, Stefan, Thomas and Daniel it was the way they approached the cave and the monsters they faced within it that really captured my attention and had me up late into the evening turning the pages. I feel Meikle had an exceptional pace throughout the story and as the reader I felt the rising tension as the four main characters explored deeper into the caves. There was equal parts wonder and worry as the danger became more clear but – as you’d expect – the only way out was to continue going forwards.

Thrilling and just a little bit scary this was a brilliant story and one I greatly enjoyed. If there is a subsequent story after this I am very eager for it and will absolutely be purchasing it promptly. I can also very strongly recommend that anyone who enjoys this story try out Meikle’s S-Squad series which has many of the same strong positive points (start with “Infestation” and then move right along to “Operation: Antarctica”). With excellent characters that were unique and vividly different, some scary and amazing monsters, a grand adventure under the earth and a whole bunch of tension this story was excellently written and I feel should appeal to a wide range of readers.

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Ice Cave by Toby J. Nichols

January 18, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Ice Cave by Toby J. Nichols
Publisher: Severed Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Saxon Smith is on the research trip of a lifetime in Antarctica to explore a remote ice cave system. A previous expedition found hints that the much warmer subsurface caves could support life and Saxon wants to make that discovery and make a name for himself.

The small team descends into a cavern hollowed out of the ice by volcanic activity expecting lichen and arthropods and maybe the remains of extinct life, what they find is a lost world of dinosaurs that have adapted to the permanent twilight, cool temperature, and constrained location.

The expedition now face a terrifying fight for survival against savage theropods that have learned to herd and trap, and with their ice cave ecosystem starting to fail, they’re ravenous.

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I absolutely love “monster eats the crew” style of stories and add in a Scientific exploration and Antarctica and there was no chance I could pass up on this story. I was really pleased therefore when my whim paid off and this was a great, quick read. I enjoyed Saxon’s character and also found the other three members of their party to be interesting and different enough they didn’t feel like cardboard cut outs. There was some understandable – though slightly cliched – tension between the other characters but since this is the authors first book I was willing to give him some slack. There’s also a few typo’s that I really feel the editors should have picked up and will hopefully be fixed in future editions.

That said I found the meat of the story to be really well handled. I enjoyed the pace – while the length of the story is somewhat short there isn’t a lot of fat or waffling which really pleased me. The story starts as the expedition is beginning – already entering the ice cave in Antarctica and we can see the various elements of the team dynamic already in play. This helped me get a good feel for the other characters and I was glad I enjoyed Saxon’s perspective and character.

Some readers might find a few small sections of the story a little too close to horror or gory for their liking. Personally, I felt the author walked a good balance between a monsters/realistic style of writing and going too far into the horror/thriller dark edginess. To be fair though, there is a bit of “blood and guts” once the monsters start killing off the party. So I feel readers should be aware that while there’s no titillation or glorification of the violence, neither is this a “behind closed doors” style of story either.

While the trope of “hidden ecosystem in Antarctica” is not new I felt the author brought enough novelty and his own imagination to the table that it felt fresh and kept my attention from the start. I admit I’m a sucker for these sorts of stories but I feel this book was really well written – particularly considering it’s the author’s first. I felt the monsters were extremely creepy and realistic – I got a few good frights while reading and the tension and thriller aspects of the story were really well handled.

I really enjoyed this story and will definitely be keeping an eye out for more from this author. Recommended.

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Night Song by E.D. Parr

January 15, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Night Song by E.D. Parr
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, LGBTQ
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Twenty-five year old Oliver Honeycutt has no idea how handsome he is. He’s creative, brilliant at his job, and underused in the designer fashion store where he works. Behind the scenes, Oliver takes special care with orders for customer, rock star, Zane Highwood. When Zane is to be the main attraction in the store’s Christmas fashion show, Oliver hopes Zane will notice him.

Multi-millionaire, Noah Somersby, made his first million before he was twenty-one and now owns a number of casual-chic menswear stores. He’s a designer and desperate to find a man who will love him for himself and not see dollar signs as they kiss.

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In fact, Noah is super attracted to Oliver and Oliver thinks Noah is gorgeous.

As the store holiday party approaches, can serendipity bring them together?

Oliver loves his job in the stock room of a trendy shop that caters to rock stars. Lonely and still quite deeply in the closet Oliver wishes flirting and meeting people came easily to him but it doesn’t. Noah had seen Oliver a number of times on the early express train and while Noah had tried to give him a few come hither glances he finally decided to introduce himself to Oliver. When they meet by chance at Oliver’s work Christmas party can the turn their fledgling flirting from the train and make something more stable of it?

I really enjoyed this slow-paced and romantic holiday romance. I loved the buildup between Oliver and Noah – the fact they didn’t just eye each other off in the train, fall instantly in lust and jump into bed. Oliver was shy and very lonely and Noah might have been successful in his career but he wanted to be liked for himself and not his bank balance. I was pleased that each man was realistic, relatable and the author gave me enough time to get to know them both independently to want them to come together and see how they could form a relationship together.

I felt the conflict in the story was a little cliched but enough of the surrounding sub-plot, who Oliver and Noah both really were and their deep and genuine attraction to each other, managed to carry the story through this roughness. Readers looking for a fresh or unique story-line won’t find that here, but I was really pleased both Oliver and Noah’s characters were interesting and relatable. The sex between the two men was equal parts tender and hot, and I was really impressed that the author didn’t rush to have them jump into bed or fall in insta-lust.

With a good pace, strong characters and a lovely Christmassy setting this story had a lot going for it and overall I really enjoyed it.

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Effie’s House by Raven McAllan

January 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Effie’s House by Raven McAllan
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Paranormal
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

When Ginny Soutar inherits her granny’s house she also inherits her own past and future.

And a what?

A spectre, a ghost, or something more sinister?
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Ginny had always been intrigued about the Dower house of Lemachard. She adored hearing stories about the various ancestors who had lived there at different times and while she was thrilled when the house passed on to her it came as a surprise. Discovering the place has more than a few complications confuses Ginny, but she’s determined not to let go of the house she’s instantly fallen in love with.

I enjoyed this short story. While the plot wasn’t anything new or very different, I found it well written with a good, fast pace so it kept my attention and curiosity. I was eager to find how Ginny would deal with the strangeness of the situation she found herself in. I found it quite difficult in places to work out what was real, what was “memories” and what was paranormal aspects and I’m not sure if it was the fast pace of the story that made it confusing or the merging of past and present without any real indication of what was “real” and what was previous. While I could roll with it – my own curiosity was enough to keep me reading wanting answers – I could understand if this merging and back-and-forth is a bit too much for some other readers.

Despite the confusion I enjoyed the banter between Ginny and Roderick and found their chemistry believable even though it leaned heavily towards instant attraction. Their shared history and ancestry weighed heavily on my acceptance that their short courtship and attraction was believable and there were enough other plot elements swirling around in this short story that I don’t feel the author had many other options available.

I felt this story was more of a paranormal romance rather than strongly erotic story. Readers who like their romances adventurous and explicit might not find this aspect of the story satisfies. Personally, I enjoyed the fact Roderick and Ginny sorted out their history and the paranormal aspects first before becoming intimate.

With two interesting and very complicated characters and a lot of plot entwining them together this was a good, quick read.

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Warning: Size Queen by Laelia West

January 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Warning: Size Queen by Laelia West
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, LGBTQ
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Ezra Kaneshiro likes a challenge—he’s a pre-med student aiming to be a doctor in war-torn countries, after all. Maybe that’s why his roommate intrigues him. All this time, Malik has given off “repressed gay” vibes, yet now he seems genuinely happy with his fiery new girlfriend. But if that’s the case, why does he get awkward when Ezra undresses, and why did he stare back for so long when Ezra caught him in a compromising position?

Positive there’s more to his roommate, Ezra begins to prod. A drinking game brings Malik to the precipice, but it’s not enough. Not quite. When Malik spills that he and Portia aren’t exactly monogamous, Ezra makes his move.

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Ezra had accidently walked in on his roommate getting a blowjob from his girlfriend. While the accident had completely shocked both men, Ezra couldn’t help but recall Malik had held his gaze for a few seconds longer than any straight man he knew. Ezra had so many questions about Malik and the sexual tension that thrummed between them, so during a drinking game just between the two of them he finally asks Malik and the answer that he was in completely open relationship both surprised and enticed Ezra. Can something come from the incredible tension between all three of them?

I found this to be an interesting and complex story that I really enjoyed. Through more than the first half of the story it was quite clear that Ezra and Malik were attracted to each other, and that Malik and his girlfriend Portia cared about each other but weren’t interested in being exclusive. And while I didn’t really get sold on there being the potential for anything long-term between Ezra and Portia there was clearly some chemistry and romantic tension between them as well. The complexities of these relationships and the way they were evolving was gripping and I was pleased the author kept the story revolved strongly around this. There was ample tension as well between Malik/Ezra as a “will they won’t they” sexual chemistry and I felt it worked really well and was unique enough I eagerly continued to turn the pages waiting to see what happened next.

There is only the one sex scene between the two men and while the quantity might not suit all erotica readers I feel the constantly sizzling chemistry makes up for a lot of that lack. And when Malik and Ezra finally do hit the sheets – man oh man it is well, well worth the wait. Smoking hot and extremely satisfying.

I thought this story was excellent in how realistic it was and also how modern I could see it being. This isn’t a cliched or stereotypical style of story and I found that so refreshing. While sure, I was lost a few times and I wondered a lot if this would become a M/M/F style of menage (it flirts closely with that – but ultimately doesn’t fulfil that in this story) this really is just a story about three people who are linked in various complicated ways trying to all sort out an equilibrium where they can all be happy and have their needs met. For that – and for the excellent writing unwinding all those complications, this is an excellent story.

Different and fresh, readers looking for a story somewhat outside the box should find this happy and satisfying. I enjoyed the slower pace and while I don’t feel this will be hot or explicit enough for all erotica readers I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Hawke’s Claim by Winter Sloane

January 12, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Hawke’s Claim by Winter Sloane
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Bonnie’s the daughter of the President of the Fallen Saints MC. She’s used to foul-mouthed bikers and their violent lifestyles. Bonnie’s always wanted Hawke for as long as she can remember. Hawke’s older, and her assigned protector. Too bad Hawke doesn’t see her as anything more than a job but Bonnie’s intent on showing Hawke that she’s old lady material.

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Bonnie was an MC princess, only child and daughter of the club prez. She might have been raised in the clubhouse and seen how the club whores acted around the other gang members, but Hawke had always been different. Her protector, her guardian. And now she was graduating high school – it was Hawke her dreams and desires were firmly entrenched upon. Can Bonnie convince Hawke she is finally all grown up and get his attention?

I found this to be a well written and hot story. I was pretty disappointed with the first third of the book. It largely centered around Bonnie going to prom with a scumbag teenage boy to make Hawke jealous. As the “off limits” daughter of the president and Hawke being her long-standing bodyguard and only confidant there was clearly chemistry between them that Hawke didn’t feel able to act upon. The fallout from Bonnie’s plan to make Hawke jealous was cliched to my mind and I really feel the problems between Hawke and Bonnie could have definitely been resolved in a different – and far less cliched – manner.

Once Hawke and Bonnie are on the same page though this story really lifted up to my mind. I really enjoyed the second two thirds of the story and am glad I persevered through Bonnie’s initial immature actions. Some of the club politics came into play and the whole storyline became not just interesting – but really fresh and well written. Hawke’s character was absolutely front and center – and I grew a lot more fond of him and sympathetic to him – as this part of the story wound along. I also really enjoyed Devil’s character – the Vice President and brother to Saint, the prez. I’d happily read more about Wizard – the club’s hacker genius. Wizard was a very brief secondary character but I was intrigued by what little was shown of him.

With plenty of steamy sex and some time for Hawke and Bonnie to rearrange the boundaries to their long-standing relationship this story has a lot going for it. While Bonnie is quite young this story is written with humour and some solid secondary characters and enough plot I feel most erotica readers should find it satisfying.

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Rise For Me by Kristal Dawn Harris

January 11, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Rise For Me by Kristal Dawn Harris
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Paranormal
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Vampire and warlock, Roman Lee, spent centuries alone as ringmaster of the carnival. After befriending and healing a scarred, young woman, Roman realizes Mariah is his mate. He waits for her, but when she departs from his life, his torture knows no bounds. Now he’s risen, unforgiving and angry, forced from his grave by the one woman who captured his heart, but will another secret and the call of his mate change everything?

The steady call of Roman’s blood and the promise of peace brings Mariah Stone home to the carnival and the vampire she left behind. He ignores her until she forces him from the grave with her blood. His anger crushes her already broken spirit, but she is determined to win Roman’s forgiveness and free him from their bond. Denied passion leads them down a path of magic and desire, while a devastating secret threatens eternal love.

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I found this to be an interesting and well structured paranormal and magic-based story. Roman and various Romany witches from his carnival had healed Mariah with magic and Roman himself was a vampire, so there was plenty of interesting elements to the paranormal aspect to this story. I also really enjoyed that while there was a long and complicated history between Mariah and Roman they didn’t simply glance at each other again and jump straight into bed. There was weight, anger and hurt on both sides from their history and the author gave them both plenty of time and pages to sorting this out.

The main draw-back to this story I feel was that the author probably tried to fit too many various sub-plots into this story for the short length. I really felt that had one or even two of the main elements been removed the story could have had far better tension and cohesion and not felt so crammed together to my mind. Roman’s vampire side, the Gypsy magic, the carnival and Mariah’s father’s history, along with Mariah growing up into a woman and her birth-mark – all these elements were good but they crowded together to the point where it felt a little to me like we were constantly jumping around from one to the other. There was also the repairing of Mariah and Roman’s relationship and their eventual intimate scenes. Had just a few of these elements been removed I really feel the author could have explored what remained in more depth and I feel the story would have been far richer for it.

That said, there is a mammoth amount of plot to this story and the pace is cracking. The pace doesn’t let up and I read the whole story in one sitting because I simply couldn’t stop. I was deeply intrigued as to how Mariah and Roman would patch up their relationship and Roman was lost and emotionally hurt enough that I really wanted to see him happy. While the sex between Roman and Mariah is explicit and intense it’s a fairly minor part along with the other plotlines and so I feel that readers looking for a primarily erotic story might not feel this is a strong enough element for their tastes. But readers looking for a paranormal story with plenty of plot should find this really suits their tastes.

A good and interesting read and one I enjoyed.

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Worth The Weight by Lauren Alsten

January 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Worth The Weight by Lauren Alsten
Publisher: Changeling Press
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Qyra plus Quarantine equals heaping helpings of nothing to do, nowhere to go, and zero dating life — until her long-lost college crush Josh shows up in the checkout lane of her hometown grocery store.

When he learns she just opened her dream catering business, the hot techno whiz-slash-fitness guru offers to help her fix her nightmare of a website.

Menus and meat thermometers aren’t the only things popping up when they both test negative for the nasty pandemic virus and their virtual dating turns IRL. Sizzling sex with a bulked up boytoy is great but keeping her emotions socially distanced is harder than she thought it would be.

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Qyra might be trying to grocery shop during her quarantine but when she bumps into Josh in the check-out line things go downhill fast. Qyra and Josh had known each other off and on through college and while Josh is ecstatic to have the chance to try again, Qyra isn’t really sure if she’s ready to risk her health – or her heart.

This is a fun and humorous modern story complete with pandemic, grocery shopping from hell and people trying to navigate their way through a vastly different set of social rules. Covid Cozies (a Tumblr style dating app that made me laugh like a loon) and getting tested repeatedly is all on the table and yet somehow the author manages to make it both sensitive and hilarious.

I was a bit disappointed in how cliched, therefore, Qyra and Josh’s misunderstanding was back in uni. While I understand in the heat of the moment Qyra decided to sever ties with Josh I could see from a mile away the very normal sort of misunderstanding that had been created and it really disappointed me that she allowed it to keep them apart for years, instead of actually communicating with Josh and getting him to explain what the truth was about his situation. Had I not already been invested in Qyra and enjoying the author’s style of writing it’s possible I would have stopped reading the story here, which would have been a pity as the rest of the story really shone.

I loved that Qyra was a believable and realistic heroine – addicted to carbs during her monthly PMSing and feisty as anything. I loved that Josh was a really good guy and so very clearly interested in Qyra and reconnecting with her. The plot of the two of them reconnecting – Josh helping Qyra with learning to Zoom and updating her work website while they get to know each other again – is quite standard but I really enjoyed how the author peppered it with so many details of the current circumstances to make it really fresh and relatable to read about.

While there were a lot of laughs and plenty of steamy chemistry I could really see the reality in the world’s current situation making this a very “normal” sort of story going into the future. It was sweet and funny and while this time last year I’d have been pretty perplexed by all the pandemic aspects to the story it really resonated with what the world has been like these last nine months or so.

Readers looking for a fun, humorous and very current style of story should find this a good read.

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Infestation by William Meikle

January 5, 2021 By Leave a Comment


Infestation by William Meikle
Publisher: Severed Press
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery/Thriller, Horror
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

It was supposed to be a simple mission. A suspected Russian spy boat is in trouble in Canadian waters. Investigate and report are the orders.

But when Captain John Banks and his squad arrive, it is to find an empty vessel, and a scene of bloody mayhem.

Soon they are in a fight for their lives, for there are things in the icy seas off Baffin Island, scuttling, hungry things with a taste for human flesh.

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Captain John Banks and his small, elite group are tasks with what appears to be a simple mission. A Russian spy boat has called for help while illegally in Canadian waters and Captain Banks and his men are meant to investigate, gather any intelligence or weaponry they can and assist the Russians off on their way. But things immediately go downhill and the icy water hold untold monsters – and they are hungry for human flesh.

I’ve read a number of William Meikle’s stories and he is an excellent story teller. While he has some great folk and true horror stories out there, I feel what he really excels best at is the cheesy style of “big monster” tales. Think a 1950s cheesy horror movie or a bad B grade “Return of the Walking Mummy” type of story. You might need to totally suspend your disbelief for the plot – but the characters are always amazing, the mechanics of the plot and monsters are always excellent and the tale itself is usually short, sharp and a thrill to read. This story is no exception.

While totally a stand alone novel, it is here we are introduced to Captain Banks and his crew. After this story Captain Banks and some of his men (they revolve around enough to mean you don’t have to read any of these in order really) become The S-Squad which has it’s own series along the same lines of this one – ie “big scary hungry monster tries to eat everyone”. I’ve enjoyed enough of them I am now trying to collect them all and keep on top of the series, so clearly Mr. Meikle is doing a fantastic job.

Readers looking for a quick read and enjoy cheesy, old-fashioned monster flicks with a lot of atmosphere, a large monster with lots of teeth and a few scares should find this story right up their alley. This isn’t a plot-heavy story and the characters are well-drawn but not as deep as you’d find in a longer story. The camaraderie between them was something I personally really enjoyed reading and more importantly once the monsters start coming out and eating everything the characters are excellent and a lot more focused. While I wouldn’t call this horror in the strictest sense (this isn’t gory or overly descriptive of the killing) it’s a little harder/scarier than a traditional mystery/thriller and so I feel it needs a “light” horror label to it.

Refreshingly different and an excellent story – this book kept me up and made me glad I don’t live too close to an icy cold ocean/river! Recommended.

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