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nannyf's review
5.0
I have read a lot of supernatural stories with werewolves in them,and I honestly thought I had read all of the themes within that genre that I could. Well I was wrong.
Dehumanized takes the werewolf legend and totally turns it on its head! But in a really very good way!
This is quite a long book, and has a lot of violence in it, but everything the author writes within its pages has a purpose, a reason for it happening the way it does.
The book begins by explaining exactly how lycanthropy started. A cure is searched for but cannot be found. Years later there are camps for those suffering from the 'disease'. But these are no summer type camps. They are more like concentration camps during the world wars. The subjects within these camps are mistreated, experimented on against their will, and generally left to fight it out amongst themselves.
It is one of these camps which Ryan Zachery finds himself. A loner, he soon finds he is the target of some pretty nasty people. Trying to find a way to avoid their attention just exacerbates the situation, and Ryan soon finds himself at the start of a journey which continues to spiral downwards at a rapid pace.
He honestly cannot see how things could possibly improve for him if his life continues the way it is. I say life, it is actually more just existing for Ryan, and sometimes not even that much!
As I said this is a long book, and things do get worse as it goes on. But, as in life, things do need to get worse before they can start to get better!
I was delighted to get to the end and discover the author has a sequel planned. I so cannot wait to see what he brings to the table next in what promises to be a very exciting second book.
Dehumanized takes the werewolf legend and totally turns it on its head! But in a really very good way!
This is quite a long book, and has a lot of violence in it, but everything the author writes within its pages has a purpose, a reason for it happening the way it does.
The book begins by explaining exactly how lycanthropy started. A cure is searched for but cannot be found. Years later there are camps for those suffering from the 'disease'. But these are no summer type camps. They are more like concentration camps during the world wars. The subjects within these camps are mistreated, experimented on against their will, and generally left to fight it out amongst themselves.
It is one of these camps which Ryan Zachery finds himself. A loner, he soon finds he is the target of some pretty nasty people. Trying to find a way to avoid their attention just exacerbates the situation, and Ryan soon finds himself at the start of a journey which continues to spiral downwards at a rapid pace.
He honestly cannot see how things could possibly improve for him if his life continues the way it is. I say life, it is actually more just existing for Ryan, and sometimes not even that much!
As I said this is a long book, and things do get worse as it goes on. But, as in life, things do need to get worse before they can start to get better!
I was delighted to get to the end and discover the author has a sequel planned. I so cannot wait to see what he brings to the table next in what promises to be a very exciting second book.
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