Halloween is almost upon us. It’s time for tricks and treats!
I have a treat for you today.
I’m always up for reading horror and when Halloween draws near, I just can’t seem to get enough of it!
Doesn’t the cover art give you chills?
I’m here to tell ya, the story will too!
Check out The Harvesters!
And don’t forget to enter the giveaways. There are two of them!
The Harvesters
by Ashley Hill
The Harvesters (Harvesting Series #1) By Ashley Hill
Publication Date : November 28th 2012
Genre: Young Adult/New Adult Horror
Summary
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My Review
You get all of the ingredients for a good horror story. A thunderstorm, a rustic old cabin deep in the woods and some really creepy characters. There’s the huge shambling guy with the axe, the sly shotgun wielding old man, and the creepy kids.
I think the kids creeped me out the most. It had me thinking Blair Witch, when they hear the weird voices outside their tent and the kids giggling and slapping the tent.
The Harvesters is relentless and you land right in the thick of it from the get go.
Ash creeps around in the cellar of the ratty cabin and finally spots her boyfriend, Jason. He’s manacled to a metal table.
From this point on, I girded myself for what was coming.
Ash manages to get his hands free before this huge man throws an axe at her. She heeds Jason’s warning and hightails it but is rushed by a little kid. She sweeps past him and slams the door of the cellar shut behind her.
That’s when she hears the whispering.
She rushes to the truck outside, but, of course, there are no keys. A vision flashes in her head of the keys hanging on a hook inside the cabin.
This is where I wonder what I would’ve done. We know the warnings for these scenes. “Don’t go back inside!” But if your true love is lying in there, helpless, about to be carved up, what else can you do?
So, in she goes again.
From the very beginning it’s a mad dash through this short story.
You’ll get to read about it from two points of view. Ash narrates most of the story, but Jason does have his own side to tell.
Then their story meets again as they struggle to survive multiple attacks with no help for miles in any direction.
I was thinking serial killers or a family of cannibals maybe. I’m still not sure exactly what they wanted from Ash.
That brings me to the ending. It’s a cliffhanger and a big one. I kind of saw it coming, but I think I would have been disappointed if it wrapped up neatly.
This way, I get to look forward to more. I wonder if one of the next books will be about Jason. He has a dark past and I think his story would be harrowing.
We’ll see.
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Purchase Links:
Amazon / B&N / Smashwords
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Ashley Hill
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Giveaways. Yep, there’s two!
I have one ebook copy of The Harvesters to giveaway.
To enter, please leave your email address so I can contact you and answer this question,
“What’s your favorite thing about Halloween?”
and
Grand Prize Giveaway
5 copies of The Harvester
The winners will also receive copies of the future titles for this series, once they are ready to publish.
To enter, click on the rafflecopter link below.
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Thanks so much Laura for joining and posting the review again! I hope to have the prequel out later this year and next year, you might be seeing Jason again ;). I feel like book 2 is going to be an emotional one.
You’re very welcome. I’ve got a feeling I’m going to be surprised by the next book. You can go so many different ways with this ending:)
This sounds really good. The cover does creep me out, which is a very good thing. The timing is perfect for this book. My favorite thing about Halloween? Hmmmmm. CANDY!!!! LOL Thanks Ashley and Laura for the great giveaway.
I forgot to say what character I would be in a horror novel. Vampire – because I would like to be immortal. Then I would have time to do everything I want to do. LOL
You mean more time to read! LOL