Benjamin Percy, author of The Deadlands, takes the werewolf-vampire craze to unreached heights in his newest novel Red Moon. On a World War Z scale, werewolves plague the earth. The problem is these werewolves are also people. Contemplating human rights, public safety, and simply coming-of-age in a world sundering apart, Percy’s thriller, quite simply, entertains. His novel tracks the lives of several unrelated individuals from divers economic and socio-political statuses. No two main characters are the same, and Percy skilfully tweaks his writing style to fit the varying ages and genders of the different characters. If you’ve ever wondered what might be the product were Stephen King to write about a global werewolf pandemic, pick up Percy’s novel Red Moon. It’s the sort of book one might read curled up around a campfire in July (far from wolves of course).
-Very Good Lives, By J.K. Rowling / Nonfiction, Inspirational
Once every so often, when the stars align and the grass blows with the movement of the tide, an author publishes a piece of young adult fiction dealing with more than the paltry romance of some unfortunate high-schooler. Such Pete Hautman accomplished in his most recent work Eden West. Beautifully written in a style aeons apart from his normal work, Hautman captures the human condition better than any current young adult writer. In a story set in rural Montana, Hautman details how one boy, raised inside a sheltered cult, comes of age. In spite of the cult setting, Hautman proves he knows what it means to be a teenager, and perhaps more importantly, what it means to be human. Don’t worry, there’s still teenage romance. But the story also deals with larger human issues—forgiveness, disappointment, and longing. Hautman’s book accomplished what great writers always do: he shows humanity as it is. He grapples with the only issue that matters: what does it mean to be human? Anyone who’s ever asked that best read Eden West. My only complaint: it was too short.
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Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
Adult Fiction, Thriller
Eden west by pete Hautman
Ya fiction