Review: A Quiet Apocalypse, by Dave Jeffrey

A Quiet Apocalypse by Dave Jeffery
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

My first book from this author, really it's a 3½.

Very compelling read and novel idea, but one, like 1984, which leaves you with no hope. Some real shocks in this book, and it left me quite upset and very angry and extremely disturbed. I have to remember it's a piece of fiction. I'd dread this to ever become reality.

I'm left a little unclear on a few things. The Samaratians, what were they actually doing? And at the end, why were they doing what they were doing? It's a short book that could have been more developed in my eyes, even though it was written through first person.

And overall it really needed to have someone edit and proofread it, as it has a lot of wording errors.

It left me curious, and for fans of The Walking Dead, they might like it. For me, with the current state of the world, it left me too upset.

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Review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Fairy tale by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a long, but worthwhile read, and it's been a while since SK wrote such a long tale. It felt like it was in two parts to me, the first about the main character Charlie Reade in the current world, and the second half in another world he discovers.

Stephen King back at his finest with developing loveable characters - including a dog. And I love how he intertwined fairy tales with it, and many of our cultural concepts around them too. And he even managed to mix in some Edgar Allan Poe in there too.

There's fantasy, there's horror, there's even romance. Written in first person, as the main character telling an incredible story, we travel with him through all sorts of life experiences and see his journey through them. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

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