Book Spotlight with Review and Giveaway: Jersey Ghouls by A.L. Sirois
JERSEY GHOULS
A.L. Sirois
Genre: Horror
Publisher: Azure Spider Publications
Publication Date: June 15, 2018
Publisher: Azure Spider Publications
Publication Date: June 15, 2018
A disabled cop and his ex battle giant centipedes and ghouls in a small riverside community that's about to be flooded out.
The rain-drenched riverside town of Sherwood's Landing, NJ is invaded by a species of centipede from Central America armed with psychedelic venom. Former cop Lafferty "Hoff" Hoffman and his ex-girlfriend Beatrice St. John are swept into terror as their neighbors are enslaved by a centipede-generated group mind. Those remaining free must band together to survive the onslaught of ravenous ghouls.
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My Review
Rating: 5 stars
I don't typically read horror stories, but I was intrigued by the "villain" in this story. Centipedes? That's something new.
Jersey Ghouls was captivating; I was drawn in from the first page and I couldn't read fast enough. There are several things going for this story:
- Developing storyline. Honestly, I didn't expect much reading in. I thought it'd be a city or town overrun with centipedes and then the heroes/heroines doing stuff to save the day. But it's more than that. The centipedes actually have a mission! (and more, but that's all I'm saying) And that takes things to a higher level.
- Unexpected heroes/heroines. Sure, we know about Hoff and his ex Beatrice, but that's because they're mentioned in the summary. But there are lots of unexpected heroes/heroines in the story, like the mother who sacrificed herself to protect her children, or Jessa. There are stories within each individual, and A.L. Sirois gave us a quick, deep glimpse into each.
- Great writing style. A.L. Sirois has an engaging style of writing, and the story is well-written and flows really well.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Jersey Ghouls and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to others. I can't wait to read other books by this author.
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About A.L. Sirois
A.L. Sirois is a writer, developmental editor, graphic artist and a performing musician. His publication career began in 1973 with the appearance of the short-short story "War Baby" in Fantastic. (It would be called "flash fiction" nowadays.) He has gone on to have fiction in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Fantastic, Amazing Stories, and Thema, and online at Electric Spec, Mystery Weekly, Every Day Fiction and Flash Fiction Online, among other publications. His story "In the Conservatory," from Thema, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. In addition to JERSEY GHOULS, other Sirois works include a children's book, DINOSAUR DRESS UP (Tambourine Press / William Morrow), a graphic novel, THE ENDLESS INCIDENT (2014), and a fantasy novel, THE BOHEMIAN MAGICIAN, published in 2017.
As an artist, he has hundreds of drawings, paintings and illustrations to his credit. Al has contributed comic art for DC, Marvel, and Charlton, and has scripted for Warren Publications. He wrote and drew "Bugs in the System" for witzend #12, the famous comics fanzine started by for MAD artist Wally Wood. He lives in Rockingham County, North Carolina with his wife and occasional collaborator, author Grace Marcus. Together they are writing a Young Adult novel set in ancient Egypt.
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2. Color Rough of the book cover, painted in acrylics on illustration board
3. Drawing of the book cover on tracing paper
4. Drawing of the book cover on layout bond paper
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