Tuesday 18 July 2017

Book Review - "Touched By Darkness"

Well here I am again with another book review.  This one is by Micah Richards, an Alabama born author whose personal philosophy is;

"You should dream and dream big.  You never know, your dreams may
be the fuel that inspires others to keep moving forwards."

Micah is currently represented by TopShelf Publishing.

So, without further ado, let's press on with the review.


Touched By Darkness

“Touched By Darkness” follows the story of Chris Blevins, a young and very successful anchor man for a local news station in the apparently quiet island town of Edisto.  Everything in Chris’s life is going exactly to plan primarily due to his own hard work and dedication.  At least that is how it appears on the surface.  Edisto, however harbours some dark and disturbing secrets and as Chris gradually becomes aware of these, his entire ordered life begins to spiral out of control.

This is the first novel of a proposed series and, as such it sets the scene fairly well.  Told from a first person perspective, the author draws the reader into the dark world of the supernatural with an easy, uncomplicated style.  I won’t be giving much away by telling you that the key supernatural elements are Vampires and werewolves.  This is not, however, a “Twilight” wannabe tale.  No “sparkly” vampires here.  Micah manages to present some strong traditional folklore mingled with some clever modern twists.

The story is well structured and progresses at a good, solid pace that maintains reader interest.  Descriptive elements are well written from Chris’ perspective and the picture presented to the reader is clear and uncluttered.

On the whole I found this to be a solid opening for what promises to be an entertaining trilogy.  Fans of the genre looking for something new and fresh, this is definitely something you should cast your eye over.

I am rating this novel 4/5

Micah is currently working on the sequel to this - "Touched By Darkness: Shadows of My Soul"
I look forward to continuing the story.


"Touched By Darkness" is currently available in both Hardback and
E-book versions from Amazon.com

To purchase your copy  CLICK HERE 

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