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Bestial (2009)

by Ray Garton(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0843961856 (ISBN13: 9780843961850)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Leisure Books

review 1: I should probably start by saying that I did not read Ravenous. I bought this book without knowing it was a sequel. However, I read through it just fine, and I don't feel that you need to read Ravenous for this to make sense. However, I'm sure reading it would enhance the reading of this. Anyways, 'Bestial' is a pretty interesting book. This is the first I've read by Garton and he has a pretty solid writing style. Some of the characters seem a bit flimsy and a couple of times I felt confused as to how the book progressed. But eventually things picked themselves back up and it turned back into an interesting story.A few [minor] complaints, though. For one, this author seemed to have a vendetta against the Seventh Day Adventists. Now, I'm an atheist, so it's not because I'm ... moreoffended or anything like that. But this guy just seemed to have it out for them, taking potshots directed toward them at every chance he got. For the most part, it was completely irrelevant to the plot. It just seemed like the author had to get it off his chest. There are books that have correctly tied in anti-religious themes into a novel, and done so well. In this book, however, they just seemed to be strung up arbitrarily anywhere possible. It distracted from the rest of the novel and got old pretty quickly when it became obvious it was just the author's personal views seeping in through the facade of a character's dialogue.Also, the two main characters were supposed to be "private investigators." I would only call them investigators due to the sheer number of people they announced that to. Is there anyone in town they hadn't told they were private investigators? Doesn't that somewhat defeat the purpose of being a 'private investigator'? There was nothing covert about what they did, especially since everyone in town seemed to know from the moment they arrived. Again, a minor complaint, but still it seemed ridiculous, and I almost started playing shots every time it happened.Overall, this was a pretty solid book. It wasn't anything great, but it was worth the read. A pretty unique take on the werewolf franchise.
review 2: The follow up to RAVENOUS packed a bloody, furry punch. The new sheriff in town is a werewolf, and he's setting down roots, grooming his pack, and creating a strategy to expand slowly and carefully before the non-werewolf believers have reason to change their minds.When an everything-paranormal fanatic hires two private investigators to look into the animal attacks and other oddities in one small town, they can't help but remember the vampires their benefactor sent them to find on their first assignment. Other jobs hadn't panned out, but could werewolves be real too?Top this off with Garton's Adventist church family and it was difficult to put down this book.When is the next one Ray? Of course, that ending left an opening for another one! less

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