Grim Reaper Redemption Book 1 eBook Thea Atkinson
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Her life is about to change.
All because of a single text.
Where has Sarah been all these years?
Sarah was her best friend. They went way back. Ayla has always adored her, even if she never understood Sarah’s interest in black magic. Then one day she was gone without a word.
When the text message from Sarah asks her to meet, Ayla has no idea what she is about to get into. She just goes, wondering why Sarah is hiding out in a church.
In that abandoned gothic cathedral…
…Ayla learns a secret.
There’s something worse than monsters. But she’s a skeptic. She doesn’t believe in monsters or angels.
Will it get her killed?
You’ll adore this Urban Fantasy because of the twists and turns. It’s tough to put down.
Get it now.
Grim Reaper Redemption Book 1 eBook Thea Atkinson
A while back, I reviewed a fascinating literary novel titled “Anomaly” that chronicled a few days in the life of a tortured gender-fluid character named J. The book completely surprised me, and I fell in love with it. (Unfortunately, that particular title is no longer in print, so the world has lost out on reading it…for now.) So when I found out that the author of that little gem, one Thea Atkinson, had pivoted her peculiar talents toward Urban Fantasy, I just HAD to pick up a copy of “Grim” and see for myself how someone with a unique voice such as hers would tackle the genre.And let me tell you, she tackled it perfectly.
“Grim” is a gem of a book. It is the story of Ayla, a young girl on the cusp of womanhood whose life has been anything but easy. As a child of the foster care system, she has all the insecurities and hang-ups of someone who’s shuffled from home to home. Her distrust lingers even now that she’s found relative safety living with her grandfather in the town of Dyre (great naming there). She’s a contradiction, as most real people are—flawed yet idealistic, fragile yet brimming with inner strength.
Atkinson doesn’t waste time, as the story starts with a bang, an encounter with a strange, tattooed killer in an old gothic church. It is this initial confrontation, and all the horror that goes with it, that begins a breakneck two days for our young, ornery heroine. There are secrets revealed almost immediately, both supernatural and otherwise. The author sure knows how to frame a fight scene, and the action is excellently paced. When reading this book, there really is not time to stop and catch your breath, which only adds to the urgency of the tale.
As with “Anomaly,” Atkinson shows off her biggest talent: the depth of her characters. The story is told through Ayla’s eyes, so obviously she is very well developed, but the rest of the cast, from her grandfather, to Callum the young and seemingly conflicted firefighter, to Ayla’s witchy friend Sarah, leap of the page in real-time. All three of them are complex individuals disguised as genre tropes, which makes them at once relatable and utterly mysterious.
And oh, the mysteries! One of the areas that I’ve seen most authors struggle with when creating any fantasy world is makeup and definition of the world itself. World-building, if you will. Here, Atkinson shows an almost saintly amount of patience. Even though we learn almost immediately of what Ayla’s big secret is, the functionality around that secret, the rules of engagement, and the underlying mythology are doles out bits and pieces at a time, sprinkled here and there throughout the narrative, slowly building the universe like a puzzle.
Being the first book in a series, of course that puzzle isn’t completed by the time the last chapter comes to a close. But what’s revealed up until that point is more than enough to have the reader pining to get to the next book. Which, really, is what the opening volume of a series is all about.
So yes, “Grim” is a great little book, and way more than it seems at first blush. The earnestness that drips like viscera just below the genus of the common is more than enough to make me honestly say, “More, please, and right freaking now.”
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Grim Reaper Redemption Book 1 eBook Thea Atkinson Reviews
Another great book from Thea Anderson. Very real, engaging characters who made me feel like they could be my friends. The story line grabbed me from the first page. I could not stop reading once I started. Had all the elements I enjoy, mystery, drama, friendship, surprises galore. I love it when I can't really figure out where the story is going to go. I love that kind of suspense. Lots of supernatural beings! You do get it in the end. Now I am so wanting to read the next book! Make sure you leave yourself time to read this one through, you won't want to put it down.
The plot make little sense and the characters seem to act with no real direction. Things happen apparently just to happen then get explained into the store in poorly fitting ways. It's like that author came up with some random ideas and strung them loosely together with unmotivated badly developed characters that are there for one reason. Like someone rolled dice and picked some D&D character sheets and made them a random story out of unconnected events.
I like the premise of this book but it moves too slow. There is action but there is a lot of internal dialogue leading up to it. Ayla spends all her time being miserable and whiney. There are endless and repetitive descriptions of how she feels throughout the book. Despite all the words, I have a hard time saying much about the plot or other characters. Very little of the book was geared towards either. The book is character driven but only where Ayla is concerned. So much so, in fact, that everything else seems to be an after thought; the relationships and plotline are thready at best.
There is almost no world building in the book. We are dropped in but given almost nothing to build an understanding with. I found this difficult because the author made assumptions on things we would know. There were several times where Ayla magically has information but it's not sourced, wasn't mentioned previously, but is stated as if it is fact in this world. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to take it as fact or if it was only Ayla's assumption. To me, this doesn't qualify as world building since she is clearly clueless.
The book also had some grammar and spelling issues. While not overly frequent, I did find them jarring. Also not a fan of a love triangle and the end of the book feels like a set up for that. I will read book 2 but if there aren't improvements in it, I plan to leave the series behind. I suggest other readers approach this book with what I have noted above in mind.
Thea Atkinson has created an interesting and unique world in Dyre. Grim opens with Ayla in an abandoned church trying to find Sarah, her foster sister. She hasn't seen her in 4 years, but is ready to brave the dark to help. Little does Ayla know that maniacs and psychopaths aren't the only things that go bump in the dark.
Ayla gets a crash course in the supernatural. Just because she doesn't believe in monsters, doesn't mean they don't believe in her. You join Ayla, Sarah, Cullum and Gramps as they try to navigate a world some are more familiar with that others. Where druids and necromancers have power and the Angel of Death needs Ayla to reap supernaturals to get her wings back.
Atkinson has created a world where fallen angels can earn their wings back and there's more than meets the eye. Atkinson takes familiar tales, but adds her own twist. Ayla has a lot going on before finding out she's a Grim Reaper for creatures she doesn't even believe in.
A while back, I reviewed a fascinating literary novel titled “Anomaly” that chronicled a few days in the life of a tortured gender-fluid character named J. The book completely surprised me, and I fell in love with it. (Unfortunately, that particular title is no longer in print, so the world has lost out on reading it…for now.) So when I found out that the author of that little gem, one Thea Atkinson, had pivoted her peculiar talents toward Urban Fantasy, I just HAD to pick up a copy of “Grim” and see for myself how someone with a unique voice such as hers would tackle the genre.
And let me tell you, she tackled it perfectly.
“Grim” is a gem of a book. It is the story of Ayla, a young girl on the cusp of womanhood whose life has been anything but easy. As a child of the foster care system, she has all the insecurities and hang-ups of someone who’s shuffled from home to home. Her distrust lingers even now that she’s found relative safety living with her grandfather in the town of Dyre (great naming there). She’s a contradiction, as most real people are—flawed yet idealistic, fragile yet brimming with inner strength.
Atkinson doesn’t waste time, as the story starts with a bang, an encounter with a strange, tattooed killer in an old gothic church. It is this initial confrontation, and all the horror that goes with it, that begins a breakneck two days for our young, ornery heroine. There are secrets revealed almost immediately, both supernatural and otherwise. The author sure knows how to frame a fight scene, and the action is excellently paced. When reading this book, there really is not time to stop and catch your breath, which only adds to the urgency of the tale.
As with “Anomaly,” Atkinson shows off her biggest talent the depth of her characters. The story is told through Ayla’s eyes, so obviously she is very well developed, but the rest of the cast, from her grandfather, to Callum the young and seemingly conflicted firefighter, to Ayla’s witchy friend Sarah, leap of the page in real-time. All three of them are complex individuals disguised as genre tropes, which makes them at once relatable and utterly mysterious.
And oh, the mysteries! One of the areas that I’ve seen most authors struggle with when creating any fantasy world is makeup and definition of the world itself. World-building, if you will. Here, Atkinson shows an almost saintly amount of patience. Even though we learn almost immediately of what Ayla’s big secret is, the functionality around that secret, the rules of engagement, and the underlying mythology are doles out bits and pieces at a time, sprinkled here and there throughout the narrative, slowly building the universe like a puzzle.
Being the first book in a series, of course that puzzle isn’t completed by the time the last chapter comes to a close. But what’s revealed up until that point is more than enough to have the reader pining to get to the next book. Which, really, is what the opening volume of a series is all about.
So yes, “Grim” is a great little book, and way more than it seems at first blush. The earnestness that drips like viscera just below the genus of the common is more than enough to make me honestly say, “More, please, and right freaking now.”
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