3 out of 4 stars
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Lincoln Cole’s Raven’s Peak is the first installment in the World of Fire series, “first born’’. The book has a well-established table of contents to enable readers to easily access the over two-hundred pages of the story. The genre of this book is horror and there is conflict between the demonic world and the human world. At first, I was afraid to open the book’s cover page since I felt scared upon seeing it. A very hideous bird, black like coal, is perched on a huge rock and its red eyes are conspicuous. At the foot of that very rock, a dry human skull rests. At the back ground, the sun appears to be setting and a blanket of lethargy is slowly covering the surface. After looking at this cover page for a moment, I realized that it is already telling me to expect nothing but horror.
Nevertheless, I gathered courage and read it from the scratch to the end. As I was reading it, incidences of horror kept scaring me off but I kept on enjoying this piece of work. “This is just a fiction story. Don’t be scared.’’ I told myself several times as I read so as not to give in to fear over nothing. Anyway, the book hinges upon two major characters, Haatim Arison and a young woman by the name Abigail Dressler. These two individuals are drawn from two very different backgrounds but they join hands so as to save the little town of Raven’s Peak. They are the pillars that prop this novel.
Upon leaving college, Haatim finds himself plunged into a ditch filled with despondency. His sister has just past on and this is a thorough blow to him. Abigail on the other hand is possessed with a demon and she knows the secret that is making the residents of Raven’s Peak town behave crazily. She works as a demon hunter who is determined to seal off the world from further demonic attacks. The demons in the story are very cunning like foxes. The duo eventually realizes that it is the balm that can cure the wounded town of Raven’s Peak. This has been made possible since Haatim has supernatural power that he has inherited from his family line.
Since the residents of the town are going crazy, Frieda is assigned the task to send a demon hunter to Raven’s Peak so as to see into the issue. She tells Abigail to see into the situation before it can get out of hand. At some point, Abigail is asked to stop her investigation or else risk facing the music. Abigail however, never stops her investigation.I really enjoyed the book as it is filled with twists and an array of turns that hooked me throughout. Abigail’s experience wrenches a reader’s heart but will not fail to thrill you. The author adds spice to the story using several incidences of adventure making the story very exciting. I am certain that you will love the paranormal inclination of the story and that the omniscient feature of the story will please you very much.
I would recommend this book to those individuals who have high affinity towards horror stories. I believe it will serve you well. People who don’t like horror can also read it. After all, it is just but a fiction story that is meant to captivate and thrill readers.
As for me, I didn’t notice any mistakes. Since this is a must read book, I awarded it a 3 out of 4 stars. I retained that extra star because perhaps I gave mistakes in the book a blind eye. The book is greatly fantastic and enjoyable. Hope you will make effort to enjoy reading Raven's Peak.
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