Genre: Fiction—Thriller
Completed: 20 February 2018
Summary & Review:
Out of nowhere, Joe seems pulled by a force outside of himself to stop evil happening in his town. With the help of a pretty young woman he learns that he has been selected to help in a cosmic battle between Parasite, a demonic force that infects unsuspecting people and controls them like puppets, and Seeker, who has reached out to Joe for his help. When Joe finally tracks down the person unwittingly playing host to Parasite and discovers it is his own beloved grandmother, he must decide if he can do what is necessary to rid the world of this evil.
Every month, Kindle users who are also Amazon Prime members can select a free book to download. Occasionally included in the options of freebies are these shorter format books called “Kindle Singles,” and this book is one of those. At only 95 pages in length, this was a quick, fast-paced read without a lot of room to really develop characters or backstory. But, that being said, it was a fairly entertaining, if superficial, read. I haven’t read anything by Koontz in probably a dozen years—in fact, it’s been so long that I’ve read something from him I don’t have any of his on this list that I started back in 2008. Whatever the last thing I read by him was, it must have left a bad taste in my mouth because I was hesitant to read this, even if it was only 95 pages. But, this little book helped remove some of that latent dislike of Koontz’s writings. Will I read more? Eh….there are a lot of books out there I want to read so it’s doubtful.
Another interesting thing about this book was that it was also in a new format called “Kindle in Motion,” so it had little slightly animated illustrations to go along with the story. It was a little gimmicky, but I’m all for it. Might as well take advantage of the opportunities e-books offer.
Rating: 4.5
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