What a blessing it is to be me.
To find a publisher like Bloodshot Books, who is committed to putting out the best horror fiction there is, to the masses.
To read authors like Justin M. Woodward, who writes books that pull the heartstrings, turn the stomach and terrify the reader.
There's a whole lot of people stuck reading whatever is stuck on Target endcaps, and to be immersed in such killer novels makes me feel lucky.
It gives me a reason to continue to keep this blog going, and posting reviews on the standard sites, to somehow contribute to this wonderful art.
To spread the gospel of the modern horror novel in 2018, not under the guise of "dark fantasy" or "paranormal thriller", but HORROR, is only worthwhile when there are books being produced that are, in fact, worthwhile.
If there's a book that's worthwhile, it is absolutely Tamer Animals. Buy it, read it, own it and be blessed like me.
Tamer Animals is the third novel by Woodward, but the first I've read. I've gotta put those first two in my shopping cart right away, because this thing is incredible.
It takes so much of what I enjoy about reading horror and adds a heart we don't get to see often. I read a comparison of "Stand by Me meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and that's pretty spot-on.
Four teen boys venture off on a camping trip, to smoke some weed, to bond, to explore the woods. Four teen boys do not return.
That's all the synopsis you're getting out of me, because I really want you to read the thing. You won't regret it. Not even a little.
Heartfelt at all the right times, this one exemplifies what it is to be a teenage boy, lost in a billion ways, found in a billion others... I found myself really wanting more from the kids, profoundly bummed when they meet their makers. A lesser book is hardly capable of evoking some of the feelings explored here.
Gory and disgusting in others...but not so over the top to the point of disbelief. This is a very blunt approach to the subject matter.
Tamer Animals is without a doubt one of the best books I've read in 2018. Grab a copy now.
5/5. No questions asked.
Originally posted on my blog at undivineinterventions dot blogspot dot com
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Stay away from Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge!
When you pick up a book by a new-to-you author that you've seen floating around on social media that's getting good reviews, and, once you get past the gorgeous cover, you see one of your favorite authors James Newman, has written the foreword. You're sold. You then know you're holding something special, something golden.Tamer Animals is a great coming-of-age story about a group of high school boys. They know there is no way their parents would let them take off alone on a camping trip near the Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge, so they make plans to have their parents believe they're going on a church trip. It's quite the scheme, and it leaves them without anyone knowing where they've actually gone.The area surrounding Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge is rumored to be haunted. Local legend says that a goat farmer had been hanged from a tree many years ago. Sightings of a bizarre beast have been reported. Surely something half-human and half-goat isn't really lurking in the woods...is it?They could feel themselves being watched pretty much from the time they got to their campsite. Then, one of them disappeared... This camping trip was supposed to be a good time to get away and relax, let loose, and smoke some weed, but it's been anything but a good time. It's turned into a horrific experience that keeps getting worse and worse.This was one hell of a camping trip.Justin Woodward wastes no time bringing in the creepiness. He took me to the woods, along with these boys, and he didn't let up with the intensity.As someone who spends a lot of time in the woods and camping (and my house is surrounded by woods), Tamer Animals has me looking over my shoulder more than usual. I don't want to meet up with the Goatman...again.This will easily be one of the best books I read this year.Five out of five stars.
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Don’t think I’ll go camping any time soon!
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