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Today, we've got another Rachel's Random Resources tour coming your way and with a title that'll definitely get you in the mood for the upcoming reading season. Thing about it is, I had a SERIOUS case of deja vu when I started reading it. I couldn't quite put my finger on it at first. I was thinking maybe I saw somethin similar on 'Supernatural' or maybe it's just similar to another reaper book I've read ...not that I've read THAT many with them as main characters. At one point, I was seriously thinking something else entirely unpleasant so I did a little digging and...TADA! Mystery solved. Wanna know how it all panned out? Great...READ ON! *giggle*
Escaping Demons
by
Killian Wolf
Grim House Publishing
About the book...
One phone call landed me the perfect job. Too bad it didn’t come with life insurance.
I didn’t think this job would be anything special. Sure, the first phone call was weird, and yeah, maybe it wasn’t the smartest idea to come to someone’s house before I met them in person, but Dax seemed nice. All he wanted was a caretaker for his sick father.
Oh, and an exorcist for the spirits haunting his family’s estate. Now he’s left me alone with his father, and the ghosts know my name. Caring for an old man with dementia, I can do. Fighting evil spirits? That’s way above my pay grade.
But Dax has disappeared so I have to learn on my own or both Orlando and I might not live to see tomorrow...
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So, what's with the deja vu? Well...
...I was surprised it took me so long to catch it actually...
...because an author name like that isn't very common.
I dug around in my GoodReads lists and my review history notes only to discover that YES, I had indeed read another work by this author...but it was in fact THIS work, under a different title (The Haunting at Paradise House). You have NO IDEA how relieved I was! No, really...I thought I was losing my reading mind...but anywho, now that the mystery was solved...I did indeed read this edition to see if things were as I remembered. My results? Yep...most definitely, but in the best ways possible!
It's creepy, spooky, spine tingling, mysterious, and all the other adjectives you can throw at a New Adult title that you just want to pick up and read from virtual cover to cover. You can't help but wonder why Addison would take a job under such strange circumstances and with so many hair raising moments to stop you cold...but later on, we discover a bit of the reasons why and they weren't really in her control. The sparks felt between her and Ambrose were certainly awkward to say the least, but that sorta goes with the whole "I'm-not-exactly-human" territory, right? The curious events that seem to plague our girl from day one on the job are just frightening enough to make the suggestion of leaving a light on a little less far fetched (creepy room of dolls in a spooky mansion, anyone?). The job she was hired for, at least on the surface, made sense with her background, but the care she takes and the trials she must go through to actually keep him in health go WAY above and beyond the call of normal duty. It all eventually climaxes with what we perceive to be a showdown...but as with most things we've been exposed to along the way, I wouldn't take it at face value. Just saying...
All in all, an enjoyable reading escape with much promise and potential for further installments to come! If you're a YA lit fan who loves his/her reading with a paranormal twist, this might just be the perfect fit for you!
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About the author...
Killian Wolf is a Miami, FL native who enjoys pirates, rum, and skulls as much as she loves writing about dark magick and sorcerers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology and a Master of Science in Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy. Killian writes books about obtaining magickal powers and stepping into other dimensions. She lives in England with her husband, a tornado of a cat, and the most timid snake you’d ever meet. When she isn’t writing, you might find her at an Archaeological dig, rock climbing, or sipping on dark spiced rum while working on a painting.
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