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A review by carriekellenberger
Allison by Jeff Strand
4.0
First of all, this is the second horror novel I've read in the past few months with a 45-year-old female protagonist! (The last one was We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix.)
I'm used to reading horror tales with kids/teens and pretty women as the protagonists. It's refreshing to be able to read a good horror tale about a protagonist my own age!
This book is about a 45-year-old woman named Allison who has telekinetic powers. She's avoided people her whole life because she doesn't know how to control her powers. When she runs into some bad guys who figure they can take advantage of her, Allison is drawn out into the open for the first time. It's a bloodbath and I loved it.
My first thought with this book was that it was going to be a silly read because the way the bad guys are written seemed over the top. It didn't take me long to realize that the author has been quite clever with how he has written his characters. The full spotlight is on Allison, the dialogue is funny/campy and there's just enough horror/squeamish stuff to make it GOOD. I loved that Allison was dishing it right back out with her own snappy comebacks to these bad dudes as she was wreaking mayhem with her abilities.
The author's bio says he's the author of 'a bunch of demented novels' and a 'Four-time Bram Stoker Award finalist. Four-time Bram Stoker Award loser. Ten-time Bram Stoker Award Master of Ceremonies.' So now I know I've stumbled across an author that isn't going to give me what I expect with this genre, which is A+ in my books.
I had a closer look at his published titles today and I've added more to my TBR. If you like horror during the summer and you want sappy and bloody entertainment, this is a good choice. *Not your typical horror book.
I'm used to reading horror tales with kids/teens and pretty women as the protagonists. It's refreshing to be able to read a good horror tale about a protagonist my own age!
This book is about a 45-year-old woman named Allison who has telekinetic powers. She's avoided people her whole life because she doesn't know how to control her powers. When she runs into some bad guys who figure they can take advantage of her, Allison is drawn out into the open for the first time. It's a bloodbath and I loved it.
My first thought with this book was that it was going to be a silly read because the way the bad guys are written seemed over the top. It didn't take me long to realize that the author has been quite clever with how he has written his characters. The full spotlight is on Allison, the dialogue is funny/campy and there's just enough horror/squeamish stuff to make it GOOD. I loved that Allison was dishing it right back out with her own snappy comebacks to these bad dudes as she was wreaking mayhem with her abilities.
The author's bio says he's the author of 'a bunch of demented novels' and a 'Four-time Bram Stoker Award finalist. Four-time Bram Stoker Award loser. Ten-time Bram Stoker Award Master of Ceremonies.' So now I know I've stumbled across an author that isn't going to give me what I expect with this genre, which is A+ in my books.
I had a closer look at his published titles today and I've added more to my TBR. If you like horror during the summer and you want sappy and bloody entertainment, this is a good choice. *Not your typical horror book.