Abraham's Men

Birch Harbor #2

by Kristen Selleck

College sophomore Chloe Adams returns to Birch Harbor determined to find the remnants of the secret society known as Abraham's Men.

Yet, the only clues she has are the words 'find Ian Rose' and a strange coded journal that once belonged to her father.

No longer able to hear the voices that have plagued her for most of her life, and finally having the loving home she has always dreamed of, Chloe struggles to define what she wants--

Until fate and her mentor conspire to offer her the chance to discover the truth.

Unfortunately, the truth might kill her.

Genres: Paranormal, Ghosts, Horror, Fantasy

394 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

Kristen Selleck is avidly evil. Until recently, she worked as a mad scientist. After several diabolical attempts at world domination proved unsuccessful (most notably, building an army of robots from used pipettes, empty reagent boxes, and other things left lying around the lab), she decided to pick up the pen. She used the pen to poke an annoying lady at the gas station in the eyeball. Then she decided to write. She has been known to speak with a strong Russian accent. This is inexplicable due to the fact that she was born in Detroit. It has also been documented that she likes vodka, roller coasters, things which are purple, and blowing things up with dry ice. She abhors kittens, wood paneling popularized in the 1970's, and her arch-nemesis Jimmy (the Evil Overlord of Specimen Processing). She was last known to reside in Grand Rapids, and may be in the company of two tiny minions, and her devoted henchman, Shad. If seen, please contact the FBI immediately (she owes someone in Accounting a sandwich).

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I read Asylum last year, I was drawn into Chloe's world of ghosts and madness. She unraveled and had to find a way to come to terms with her abilities so that she could put herself back together again. This book didn't quite have the same level of creep as the first did but we're starting to get answers and those answers are leading to more questions. Which is very good.

I'm going to go on record here and say that Sam is... I don't know. Toxic, maybe. Her actions when she saw Seth in town and she tattled to Chloe on him felt malicious. I do think that Chloe needs to be pushed to come out of her shell but the more time we spend with Sam, the less I like her.

On the other end of the spectrum is Seth. Now, him I like. He's so sweetly committed to Chloe. He pushes her in much more gentle ways than Sam does. Does he entirely understand what's going on with her? I don't think so but part of that is because Chloe is a master at bottling things up. He's trying to help her in his own way because he cares for her. He's just... sweet. I like him, okay! I like him!

The interactions with Chloe's mom alternately angered me and made me wonder what else is going on. Same with Chloe's mentor/Professor. I won't lie, Dr. Willard both fascinates me and creeps me out. There's more to him than meets the eye. Obviously.

While book 2 is different in tone from book 1, it's still compelling and kept me hooked. Chloe is growing into herself and she's beginning to ask questions about the things around her instead of blindly drifting through her life. There are dastardly plots afoot and she's smack dab in the middle of them. Book 3 should be verrrrrry interesting.

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal

[Anjie Kendall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am already anxious for the next book to come out to answer my questions. This one answered questions from the first, and left me with even more.

I like that Chloe is coming out of herself a bit more, and interacting with more friends. However, I'd love to see more interactions with Seth and fewer with Sam. I hate Sam, she does seem to be very toxic to Chloe, and wants to see more of a "yes man" than a friend. Seth is acting on with Chloe's best interest in mind, and I think that's what she needs. I'd love to see more of Chloe's mom and her background explored. Dr. Willard is even more mysterious than before. Overall, a good read.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

First of all, before I say anything about Abraham's Men, I have to clarify that I haven't read the first book of this series (yet!). I was one of the lucky winners that won this book here on goodreads and I'd have loved to start this series with the first book but it wasn't available on the websites where I order my books.

Anyway, Abraham's Men was a compelling read and was even more addicting that what I was expecting. However, like somewhere else said in a review, I thought that there was a little too much teenage drama in this one for me however.

That being said, it was a good book and deserves more attention. I'll definitively read book 1 and 3 of this series in the future!

[Lora · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s been about a year since I read the first book in this series; I remember LOVING it… I didn’t have the same attachment to this story. The first one seemed to focus on the mental illness possibility, this one felt more like a typical-teenage-drama kind of a book. I still enjoy the characters, but I cared much less about the story so I did a fair amount of skimming as I read.

[Janell Barney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dang it - now I have to wait for the next book to come out. A little too much teenage drama in this one for me but still an awfully good book.

[Mali Owesome · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished book two in this series and I am still enjoying it.