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2.81 AVERAGE
2.81 AVERAGE
Originally posted on the book blog Creature From the Book Lagoon.
*Trigger Warning: Talk of rape
Well this was one wild whisker twister of a ride! Super fast! Super crazy! The author cranks up the action right out of the gate and it never slowed down. Keeps you on your toes as well as entertained throughout the entire novel.
The plot of The Death Wish Game is just straight up bananas. I loved it. I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next. Zombies? Ghosts? Magic? The story was so unpredictable… it just kept escalating and escalating… everything but the kitchen sink getting thrown in there.
The narrator did a satisfactory job.
*Trigger Warning: Talk of rape
Well this was one wild whisker twister of a ride! Super fast! Super crazy! The author cranks up the action right out of the gate and it never slowed down. Keeps you on your toes as well as entertained throughout the entire novel.
The plot of The Death Wish Game is just straight up bananas. I loved it. I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen next. Zombies? Ghosts? Magic? The story was so unpredictable… it just kept escalating and escalating… everything but the kitchen sink getting thrown in there.
The narrator did a satisfactory job.
I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook from the publisher/author in exchange for a voluntary honest review.
I was honestly surprised by this book. It does start off a bit rough around the edges and had me worried that the book would be a bit cheesy, and the protagonist would be a bit too mary-sue and sexist, but this was not the case.
The action was pretty intense and fast-paced and the story was quite creative and unique.
I was honestly surprised by this book. It does start off a bit rough around the edges and had me worried that the book would be a bit cheesy, and the protagonist would be a bit too mary-sue and sexist, but this was not the case.
The action was pretty intense and fast-paced and the story was quite creative and unique.
I'm sitting here trying to process what I have read, and figure out what to say about it. One thing I will say is I went into this book completely blind. To be honest the cover is what grabbed my attention, I didn't read the blurb or any reviews. So I dove in hoping that what was inside would be just as attention grabbing. Well I can say that the first part of the story was able to keep my attention. Even with an annoying character, Damien, being introduced. I overlooked this, because I know that not every character is going to be liked. Still I kept reading thinking OK I can get into a good horror story about surviving a human hunting game. But, this author just couldn't stop there. Nope he had to go and introduce the supernatural into the game. Then when you have the characters trying to run for their lives, that's when they decidethat it's time to share their stories. Oh and you can't forget that the main male character brings up at odd times that he's noticing the one female character romantically. Ummm, sorry to tell you, your running in the woods trying to survive, keep your head out of the gutter. Even more characters are introduced, these ones being just over the line of creepy. And it's with them you find out what's out there and why these people are there. Mainly you find out that this whole cluster is one man's sick and twisted version of entertainment. By the time this was revealed I was already figuring thatvthe author couldn't do anything else that I wouldn't expect. And I was right, there was the inevitable power struggle between the characters. Then in the middle of this struggle, there was one little twist that happens. And then the next thing I know the story is over. I almost felt that the ending was kind of anticlimactic, especially with the way that the power struggle was going.
I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy this book. But, I also can't say that disliked it either. I'm going to say that I was in the middle. There was parts that I found kept my attention. And then there was parts that I found to be a little lack luster. At least to me, this may not be the way someone else will feel when reading this particular book.
I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy this book. But, I also can't say that disliked it either. I'm going to say that I was in the middle. There was parts that I found kept my attention. And then there was parts that I found to be a little lack luster. At least to me, this may not be the way someone else will feel when reading this particular book.
dark
fast-paced
This book was such a delight.... At first, the mixed reviews worried me. Was I ready to commit to reading a 300+ page book that might be a bomb?
However, I was hooked from the first chapter.
The idea is great. Waking up on a bus, all passengers strapped down, then being hunted.
There's more depth to this story than I expected. It touched me in more ways than one.
I don't want to say too much because I don't want to give any spoilers.... Let's just say that the ending took multiple twists and turns that I loved. Also, it's not really as bloody as most of my reading, but there was enough gore to satiate my devious appetite.
However, I was hooked from the first chapter.
The idea is great. Waking up on a bus, all passengers strapped down, then being hunted.
There's more depth to this story than I expected. It touched me in more ways than one.
I don't want to say too much because I don't want to give any spoilers.... Let's just say that the ending took multiple twists and turns that I loved. Also, it's not really as bloody as most of my reading, but there was enough gore to satiate my devious appetite.
Not my normal listen, this book took me on a wild, mysterious ride and I am glad I took it! Jonathan Chateau has crossed Death Race with the Walking Dead and has come out with an intriguing plot. At rock bottom, Rodney is ready to end it all when he gets a call from his sister. Boarding a bus to go be with her, Rodney is literally in for the ride of his life. Little does he know, this bus takes him into a game of survival of the fittest. With a paranormal twist, Rodney and several of his traveling companions will fight to keep alive. Even with all the twists and turns this book has, Chateau is able to give that glimmer of love giving the characters hope and determination to survive. Edge of your seat suspense will keep you listening until the end.
Always giving an outstanding performance, Aaron Shedlock brings this book to life.With the many characters in this book, the talent of Aaron is able to be showcased. His variety of voices from ancient Indians and Spanish Warriors to depressed crazy teenagers, he will create the movie in your mind as the game goes on.
Always giving an outstanding performance, Aaron Shedlock brings this book to life.With the many characters in this book, the talent of Aaron is able to be showcased. His variety of voices from ancient Indians and Spanish Warriors to depressed crazy teenagers, he will create the movie in your mind as the game goes on.
The cover really brought me in to read the book but I was just so bored getting through it. I might read this again in the future to try but it just wasn’t for me.
The Death Wish Game
by Jonathan Chateau
2017
Half Wing Press
3.0 / 5.0
After losing his wife, Diane in a bitter divorce and then losing his management level position, Rodney feels like he has hit rock bottom. His sister, Becky, lives in Miami and has invited him to stay there while he gets back on his feet. Unable to afford a plane ticket, he buys a bus ticket to Miami.
Rodney suddenly awakens to find he has been duct taped to the bus seat and is surrounded by other passengers, also taped to their seats. The last thing they remember was eating a free meal the us drier gave them. The passengers are all told they have been selected to play a game. A game most lost and do not survive. The rules are simple-follow the flares to the safety zone. Make it there, you live.
Who exactly invited Rodney and why? This fast paced adventure was fun to read. The hunter/hunted persona was exciting, but I felt the ending was weak and disappointing.
Great read.
by Jonathan Chateau
2017
Half Wing Press
3.0 / 5.0
After losing his wife, Diane in a bitter divorce and then losing his management level position, Rodney feels like he has hit rock bottom. His sister, Becky, lives in Miami and has invited him to stay there while he gets back on his feet. Unable to afford a plane ticket, he buys a bus ticket to Miami.
Rodney suddenly awakens to find he has been duct taped to the bus seat and is surrounded by other passengers, also taped to their seats. The last thing they remember was eating a free meal the us drier gave them. The passengers are all told they have been selected to play a game. A game most lost and do not survive. The rules are simple-follow the flares to the safety zone. Make it there, you live.
Who exactly invited Rodney and why? This fast paced adventure was fun to read. The hunter/hunted persona was exciting, but I felt the ending was weak and disappointing.
Great read.
I DNF this at 27% when it became overwhelmingly obvious that the author is a member of the now infamous Incel community that has been banned on reddit. The overwhelming sexism taints the book completely and makes you feel dirty for trying to read it.