Horror has never really been my "cuppa tea", but the reviews on this one may actually make me change my mind. I've read Stephen King, I mean who hasn't? He is an icon that most authors hope to immulate--if not his skill, then his popularity and fame.
E, as his friends call him, and I have become friends on Facebook and Twitter, and I'm watching his success as he battles his way into the publishing world with a fantastic debut novel. He's already garnered eleven 5 Star reviews, and the praise for his story, as well as his skill as a writer shines through in every one of those reviews.
Quote from Big Al's Books and Pals
"Bay's End is, for lack of a better description, a horror story. I guess. The author calls himself a horror author. Amazon classifies it that way. There are monsters, although they’re the human variety, who make an appearance in the later part of the book. There are metaphorical ghosts that pop in throughout. It is that Stephen King book stripped down to its real elements."
Quotes from other reviews:
"It's hard to find an author who creates such life like characters that make you feel as if you know them. The type of writing that makes it feel like these characters are right there in the room alongside you as you read about their lives."
"The strong voice in this coming of age story blew me away. I was drawn in from the first page and didn't want to put the book down. The author does an amazing job of capturing the freedom of a twelve year old by's words and thoughts when he is among friends and the difference in the company of adults."
"Just as the blurb states, this is a story about the innocence of youth and the loss thereof. The events are harrowing, but they unfold in a way that memserizes. This book held traces of the kind of enchanting, bittersweet summer you would read about in classics such as "IT" or "Stand by Me." Much like those tales, you get the sense of impending disaster, but you can't look away."
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