Genre:
Horror
Description:
Imagine
downloading a game for your phone where it’s played in the real
world. A group of college students have relied so much on technology
that they have found themselves battling a demon that has been
downloaded into their phone.
Author:
Theresa
Jacobs is a Canadian author who has written poetry, short stories and
a children’s picture book. Jacobs is an avid TV watcher and loves
movies. For
more, visit Theresa’s website.
Appraisal:
Technology
has taken over our lives. It's a fact. You go down the block (or
maybe ride a hover board) and people are texting while they walk,
listening to music on bluetooth headphones while they jog, talking on
the phone while they drive -- and that's just some of the basics we
do with technology.
But
what happens if the world we live in now, the one where phones are
glued to our hands, becomes possessed with a demon that lives inside
of the tech? In short, it's not good.
Sudden
Death follows a group of
college students as they learn a game they have downloaded is
possessed with a demon whose only goal is to kill. The premise is
relevant and interesting, but the execution just wasn't there.
The
book could have used another edit before being published as there
were several mistakes. While intense, which is an A-plus for a horror
book, there was also too much of jumping to people in peril who were
not relevant to the storyline. The novella didn't have much character
development either, which might have been a factor of the short read,
but each character felt as though they each just had one note. There
wasn't much depth.
I
wanted to like the book because as someone who is immersed in
technology (I still rarely read print books), I can definitely
relate. But this book needed work before it should have been
published. If there is ever an update, I would love to check it out
because there is a great story in there.
Format/Typo
Issues:
There
were several typos or errors.
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000
words
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: Sooz
3 comments:
Great review, Sooz. The ones you "want" to like are always most difficult to finesse--deftly done. This sounds like a very interesting premise.
Thanks. It was a still a solid read because the premise was so interesting. I just think it would have used a bit more TLC.
Thank you for reading and an honest review Suzy, I am only just coming across this link now. I appreciate your feedback as I am working on improving my skill and you have defiantly given me food for thought. I think I was so worried about getting my "unique" Idea out before anyone else that I just rushed it. Revisions are on my to do list :) Keep up the goos work and thanks again. Theresa
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