Genre: New
Adult/Paranormal Romance
Description:
“Krista can smell disease and decay. She walks through life being able
to pinpoint what is wrong with the people around her, and can tell whether or
not they have long to live. She’s spent the last few years moving from town to
town, looking for someone to help, someone who needs a second chance at life.
But she didn’t plan on staying in a small town, and she didn’t plan on finding
someone to love… in fact, she didn’t plan for anything that Cedar Creek had in
store for her.”
Author:
A former high school math teacher, S.L. Baum now works as a substitute
elementary school teacher, chauffeur for her kids, and novelist. She lives with
her family in the Southwestern United States. Her The Immortal Ones series has four books, thus far. She is the
author of two series for the YA audience, The
Immortal Ones and the Lush series
(actually a serial with novel size installments). The Deathtaker is the first of what appears to be a new series
aimed at a slightly older audience.
For more, visit the author’s website.
Appraisal:
I’ve read all of S.L. Baum’s books and liked most of them. The Deathtaker is my new favorite,
taking over that position from Baum’s first book, A Chance for Charity. Part of that is I like being introduced to
new characters, what makes them special, and the intricacies of the new story
world. This book grabbed me immediately when the prologue gave us a sample of
what makes Krista special and a glimpse of that quality at work. I quickly
became invested in Krista, the difficulties her life’s work created for her,
and saw what the main difficulty or conflict she was going to have to deal with
in this story was going to be. How that played out was both satisfying and a
setup for what I expect will be an ongoing series.
FYI:
Some mild adult content.
Added for
Reprise Review: The Deathtaker by S.L. Baum was a nominee in the
Paranormal category for B&P 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review
ran February 7, 2015
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review based on a pre-release beta version, so I can’t judge the final
product in this area.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 75-80,000 words
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