Derrick

DerrickThis was such a heart wrenching story of how anyone can be brainwashed. There are some people who just should not be parents. Lies. Deception, Family Drama. A kidnapping and then a Reunion. And new life adaption are what fills this story..And thrills through out this book kept me wondering in how things are going to go. Read from: Jun 02, 2025 - Jun 03, 2025

DerrickThis is a hard one not to spoil.. This book gives an example of what parents are willing to do when something happens to their children or for this matter every child in the world falls prey to this.. " deadly illness. " What has happen to the children?.. These parents are about to find out. This kept me on edge for most of the book. I am not sure what I would do in this situation since I'm not a parent. I felt if your child comes back from being f, and they're asking for a certain red liquid.. then there needs to be an intervention. If you read the book, tell me what you would do in this situation? Read from: May 30, 2025 - Jun 02, 2025

DerrickThe Characters were relatable. The writing was a bit clunky. The story was cute. Just a typical high school, drama love story between two football players, going through life, love and acceptance in a really religious town. Dealing with racism, bigotry and homophobes through out. One incident did surprise me involving a brother, but you’ll have to read it to find out.

Derrick! Becareful with who you admire! ! is the lesson I got from this book. Ooh this story.. took me two tries to get through. Only because I didn't know what was going on the first time. (Happens A Lot ) the second time it got a little bit more clear. The Story: being held captive for creative purposes. But with paranormal/monsters. Wasn't as gory as I thought it was going to be. What l'm not clear on is how the monsters/ paranormal happenings were happening or showing up.. or how the monsters got there. Told in two/multiple POVs. Main Characters: Lexi- a wannabe book influencer who just wants to meet her favorite author. But something happens and it turns out so much worse. Will she survive? Jacob Skull or was it Skulz - said author. Has something up his sleeve. He is full of scary surprises. And more killer stories he wants to write in mind. Amanda- Lexi's bff. Tries to help. But ultimately ends up trying to survive as well. (I really liked this character ). With no one on her side, law enforcement acting strange. Will she win her fight and survive and save her best friend? All in all, this left so many questions, that I don't remember being answered. It wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. I give it a 3.25/5 Read from: May 26, 2025 - May 28, 2025

DerrickThis was fantastic. The Main Characters.. Eddie, Beth and Portia Morgan (siblings) . I loved them because they are snarky, Sarcastic. But they are liars with secrets. Side Characters- Krista (Eddie's Wife ) and Felix (Beth's Husband) Krista is your typical suburban acting wife. Felix is your nerdy smart kinda likeable guy. But like the Morgan's. They also have secrets. ( Felix is my favorite then Portia and then Beth ) The Story- the main reason is anyone's dream... the rest, not so much. The Backstory- Dramatic and sad. The Twist. Didn't see it coming. The Reveal.. blew my mind The Ending- hopefully a short second part is coming. 4.75/5 s from me Read from: May 22, 2025 - May 24, 2025

DerrickFirst Off, I love Adam Cesare for ******* off the Trump supporters who reviewed this book and the only reason they are ****** off is because of the " wokeness" and the leftist ideologies that they don't agree with..". So you get a star for that alone. HAHAHA!! The book starts off slow. Not much really happens then boom.. **** gets a little bloody.. I really wanted to get to know some of the characters. But it seems like a typical slasher. Where a character dies and no one bats an eye. It was campy, gory, hunt fest. ( you'll see what I mean if you read But good. I can't wait to read the next books after this. Read from: May 14, 2025 - May 16, 2025

DerrickI'm going to start by saying this.. if you read the back cover.. (I don't normally) it does say featuring other novellas. This book is not just Ghost Camera (it's only the first 100 or so pages. ) But I am disappointed. The presentation/promotion (from what I saw and read ) was about Ghost Camera. Even though I knew what to expect, I didn't know the main story would only be the first 100 or so pages. That in itself was disappointing. Then the rushed feeling the story had, bummer. This had the makings of a very good book. Had it had a back story to characters, ghosts and all. But it didn't. I don't even remember what the plot was, because it jumped into another story so fast. I don't think the novellas were even tied in to the main story. The stories were good. But I understand why people DNF'D or were upset about it. Why put other novellas into a book when there's so much story that could've been written for the main. The other novellas were good but.. all I wanted was Ghost Camera to be better than what it was. I gave this a 2.5 or low 3/5 because it was disappointing. ( Sorry if this was harsh, I still love this author ) but not the best work. Read from: May 11, 2025 - May 13, 2025

DerrickWhere to begin with this... the type of character stories in this book.. very detailed, very gross, very entertaining. But it was way too long.. I would've been good with just a few. Some of the stories were drawn out and not entertaining. And you have to pay attention or you will get lost. It was one of the books.. that you wanted to see how everything ends, but don't care just as long as it ends. That's how I felt anyway. lol. Read from: May 06, 2025 - May 08, 2025

DerrickSo I googled (What was the very first Horror Written? ) This is what popped up.,Considered the very first gothic, horror-ish romance-ish of its time. For a book written in the 1700s. This actually kept my interest. Would I recommend this to just anyone.. Noooo. There's a lot going on and the characters just pop up out of no where.. which made it a little confusing. But I listened to this twice and the second time around I enjoyed it a lot more. There's obession. Unwanted advances. Light paranormal happens. A family curse, mystery. For what time period this was from I found it entertaining enough. Yes the female characters were not what today's readers are looking for or used to, but come on, the original writer was from the 1700s.. and male, what do you expect. Manfred the main-ish character is a compete jerk who it's seems will do anything to beat an ancient family? curse. Even try to marry his now deceased son's bride. And chaos ensues. I think this all happens within a span of two days.. I myself really did enjoy the book. Given its chaos trying to follow what was going on and who's who. Read from: May 05, 2025 - May 06, 2025