Recommended Read: City of Screams by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell

I've long been a James Rollins fan...he's an auto-buy for me, and has been since I first read Subterranean years
and years ago. My husband's a fan too. I like the Sigma series, but I
think the stand alone adventure novels are still my favorites. So
naturally when I saw he had a new series starting with Rebecca Cantrell
(who I can't say I've read much of before), I snapped up City of Screams , the initial short story post-haste.



Forgive me for not having the cover art to post - I couldn't find a
"clean" copy of it to pilfer, and was too lazy to email him for one (I
generally pick which book to feature the night before, so...you
know...). And no, I'm not personally acquainted with Rollins, though he
is quite active in the online writing community.



In any case, the cover doesn't matter so much, though he always has
good ones. I barely looked at this one, to be honest, because the blurb
drew me in immediately (well, and it's Rollins!). The story is typical
Rollins adventure - it's freaky, there's a ton of suspense, and a lot of
it happens at night. It's a quick read (hence the whole "short story"
bit), and I have to say I was a bit peeved at where it ended because I
*hate* cliffhangers when I know I'm going to have to wait months for the
next book (years, in my case, since he's published in hardcover first,
and I wait for the paperbacks - no, I won't pay major bucks for the
ebook, even a Rollins book).



But aside from that little cliffhanger nit, the story is great, and
will keep you on the edge of your toes. There's an abandoned village, a
native girl in trouble, two beasts who want...well, food, but maybe
something more, and a cave with a very gruesome secret. And that's all I
can really tell you, but it's only .99 cents, so grab a copy. Aside
from the cliffhanger, you won't regret it.



Now I need to go find some books by Cantrell to check out while I wait for their next one to come out in paperback!

I'm not a
professional reviewer, I don't accept offerings direct from writers or
publishing houses (so don't email asking me to review your book - that's an
excellent way to ensure I never read it), and there's a very good chance
I know the authors of over half the books I'll recommend, so my opinion
is likely biased on any given day. This is just me telling you about a
great book I recently read. Nothing more, nothing less.

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