Blood Debts

Nate Temple #2

by Shayne Silvers

A Wizard, an Angel, and a Horseman of the Apocalypse walk into a bar…


The ancient pact between mankind, Heaven, and Hell has been broken. And Nate Temple’s quest for vengeance may have just kicked off Armageddon. So, time to grab a stiff drink…or maybe four.

Already plagued with sinister night terrors that could qualify him as a card-carrying psychopathic insomniac, Nate can barely even manage to put his pants on in the morning, let alone pick teams for the Apocalypse.

But when he’s framed as a demon sympathizer, condemned by the Armies of Heaven, and hunted down by both his allies and the Four Horsemen, this wizard doesn’t think it can get any worse…

Then they take away his magic. And a wizard without magic stands no chance against the forces of Heaven and Hell…

Mardi Gras in St. Louis is really going to suck this year…

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Magic, Demons, Audiobook, Angels

360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2015

About the author

Let's cut to the chase. You read stuff. I write stuff. So, If you want to nab a few of my free Amazon Best Selling Urban Fantasy books to test the waters, go here: http://www.shaynesilvers.com

Now, let's talk about this specimen of a man named Shayne...

Shayne Silvers writes the "Nate Temple Series" which features a foul-mouthed, flawed, young wizard with a chip on his shoulder attempting to protect St. Louis from the various nasties we all know and fear from our childhood bedtime stories.

Nate's been known to suckerpunch an Angel, cow-tip the Minotaur, and steal Death's horse in order to prove his point. His utter disregard for consequences and self-preservation will have you laughing and cringing on the edge of your seat.

But he has a lot to learn. Namely, how not to be so big of an A-Hole.

Get your FREE Nate Temple Starter Library TODAY at www.shaynesilvers.com.

Shayne holds two high-ranking black belts, and enjoys conversing about anything Marvel, Magical, or Mythological. You might find him writing in a coffee shop near you, cackling madly into his computer screen while pounding shots of espresso.

Reviews

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood Debts (The Temple Chronicles #2) by Shayne Silvers is sooo awesome. Nate is some real trouble this time. The wizards take away his powers when he needs it most. Not only the normal crazy creatures of the night are after him but the super crazies are. The angels are after him because they think he killed one of their own. The wizards think this is a good time to off him and he is SOL, until .... well, this isn't a book report. So much action, suspense, snarky come backs, humor, and crazy situations keeps this book going out of control till the reader is giggling and having to much fun to want to see the end. But all good things do come to the end, unfortunately. Awesome.

[Denisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!


YES!!! This is the series I've been waiting for!

Let me give you a bit of a background: I finished Literature University, so there are some stuff I appreciate in UFs. Mainly, being tied to other 'canon' reads, like old, important literature or authors that I've always loved.

Well, this series is amazing! It has soooo many small insertions from great people, from Plato to Aristotle to Frost. It's amazing, I love it when I feel like I know what the main character is talking about! He says so many things from the old international literature, it's absolutely great!


Also, the characters are amazing. I love each and every one of them. This author, Shayne Silvers, is incredible! He keeps you hooked, you can't stop reading his work. It is impressive. It is amazing. It is definitely worth reading.

[Douglas · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is SO BAD I did not finish it. At the time of writing this book has a collective goodreads.com rating of 4.26 over 1,984 submissions. I have to wonder who these people are because I just don't see how anyone could think this book worth the time.

It begins with a dream sequence the author treats as real. Congrats to the author for figuring out that he can waste his readers' time. The dream sequence accomplishes nothing but to tell the reader the MC is having bad dreams, something they already knew from book 1.

Then the MC goes to a meeting in a dangerous place with an unknown entity. The MC does this because the unknown entity claims to have information about the murder of the MC's parents. You know, pretty much the most important thing in the world to the MC. So does the MC treat this seriously, bring back up, put in place recording devices? No, the MC gets drunk. Then when it turns out the unknown entity is an angel and is significantly more powerful than the MC the MC attacks him unnecessarily.

BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE . . .

After declaring his authority to at least blind the MC for his attack the angel just walks away. No reason. This super-powerful, super-righteous being, FOR NO REASON, JUST WALKS AWAY FROM THE PERSON WHO LITERALLY JUST TRIED TO KILL HIM. Of course he mutters some threats about his earthly counterparts, the nephilim, not being so easy on the MC, but why? WHY WOULD THE ACTUALLY POWERFUL PERSON JUST WALK AWAY AND LEAVE THE LESS POWERFUL NEPHILIM TO DIE NEEDLESS DEATHS DOING SOMETHING HE'S UNWILLING TO DO HIMSELF. Stupid.

BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE . . .

It turns out the meeting with the angel was attended by another powerful being, I'm guessing it is Death, but we aren't told in the portion of the book I could stomach. The MC calls him "Hemingway" since no name is given. What is clear is that Hemingway is way more powerful than the MC so the MC PICKS A FIGHT WITH HIM TOO. Albeit a more mild one so at least Hemingway leaving the MC unscathed makes some small amount of sense.

Then, on his way out of the bar, the MC is grabbed by a group of 8 sorcerer killers. How did they find him? We aren't told. The killers don't kill the MC because it comes out that they want the trove of goodies the MC's parents hid away. The MC, drunk, still manages to get the upper-hand, BUT THEN HE JUST RELEASES IT. THESE ARE ASSASSINS AND THE MC KNOWS IT AND THEY'VE ALREADY ASSAULTED AND THREATENED HIM BUT HE DOES THE EQUIVALENT OF TAKING THEIR GUNS THEN GIVING THEM BACK FULLY LOADED AND TURNING HIS BACK ON THEM.

BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE . . .

Having smacked down 8 sorcerers while drunk indicates that the MC is what? 50 times more powerful than anyone of them? And yet one of the assassin sorcerers disable the MC with a curse. So curses are apparently magic bullets in this world that allows ants to kill giants. This means the MC IS REALLY STUPID for either not knowing about curses in the first place or, knowing about them, not using them to save his own butt throughout book one and this book AND letting this sorcerer, WHO ONLY MOMENTS BEFORE THE MC HAD INCAPACITATED, curse him.

This is where I stopped reading because at this point the author's premise falls apart. The author has created an extremely dangerous world, much of which wants his MC dead, and made his MC too stupid to survive in such a world.

Bottom line: a complete waste of time.

[William Bitner Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished reading “Blood Debts: A Novel in the Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller Series (The Temple Chronicles Book 2) by Shayne Silvers. This series gets better with each new book. I am really enjoying the humor, adventure and endless excitement in this series. From demons, werewolves, vampires and wizards to demonic girl scouts this is a very interesting read. “You’re either a meal or a monster in this world. I prefer to be a monster, or to at least have others think I am. It’s safer” Memento Mori…looking forward to the next book in this Fantasy Thriller Supernatural series.

Synopsis: “An Angel, a wizard, and a Horseman of the Apocalypse walk into a bar… Nate Temple has authority issues. As a reckless playboy living the lifestyle only a billionaire heir could, he easily earns the hatred and envy of everyone in St. Louis – especially the monsters. But that tends to happen when you’re also secretly a wizard… and your idea of fun is cow-tipping the Minotaur, stealing Death’s motorcycle, sucker punching the Brothers Grimm, and instinctively thumbing your nose at anyone more powerful than you. It’s Mardi Gras, but Nate Temple – plagued with terrifying night terrors of carnage and chaos that could qualify him as a card-carrying psychopathic insomniac – is not celebrating. Instead, he’s been tinkering with his sudden boost in magical power, the power that surged inside him following his parents’ murder – the power that abruptly made him the strongest wizard for hundreds of miles. And that jump in power has only created a glaring void of jealousy in his wizard brethren, painting a nice fat target on his back. Still, he seeks to avenge his parents... But will he succeed when the ruling body of wizards strips him of his powers, his allies desert him, the city itself fights to shut him and his billion dollar company down, and the heaviest of the Biblical big hitters threaten him to cease and desist his investigation before his Blood Debt ignites Armageddon? Nate soon realizes that he’s in the fog of war against a foe that has been playing chess while Nate has been playing checkers, and every supernatural nation is fighting to earn the right to murder him to death.”

[Shandare · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nate Temple is an arse.
I tried to think of different ways to start this review, but this was the only sentence that encapsulated the entirety of my reaction.
I’ve read the first in the series, Obsidian Son, and had a rather negative reaction, so I thought I’d give the author a chance. Sometimes it might take a writer time to find their feet, and I’d read a number of glowing reviews about this series. Surely they couldn’t be wrong?

Oh yes they could.

Mister Temple (sorry Master Temple - his preferred form of address and whining with magical bullying will follow if you fail to comply) is desperately searching (well no, he’s kind of fumbling around admits bars, babes and bad guys) for the murderers of his parents. As the Macguffin, the parents and their mysterious deaths are supposed to drive the plot, but throughout the two novels I’ve read there is no emotional connection to them, other than random spots of, “Oh my dead parents, how I miss them,” to show how deep and caring our Master Temple is. Following which he then becomes completely self-absorbed.

This lack of connection exists with the other characters as well. The best friend exists to tell Temple how awesome, fearsome and RICH he is, and the women exist to simper sexually so he can look at them. Oh, they might have a random supernatural power, but it’s not as important as showing Temple to be awesome.
The bad guys have a similar role. They are all written as stereotypical villains, mind-numbingly one dimensional. They have to be. When the main character is so unpleasant, you have to go hit every trope to make the bad guys seem worse.

Were Temple in another urban wizard series, he’d play the part of the self-centred frat wizard bad guy that the hero would have to deal with on his way to the big boss. Instead, the reader is left to endure Temple’s narcissism.
Such as:
My ears were ringing and my face throbbed. Indie was halfway down the stairs, crying hard. Here was my sympathy parade. Soft words, a soothing icepack, and a smoking hot Indie to tuck Nate into bed after a long day, but not before a full minute of apologies for injuring her boyfriend...“Shh… It’s okay, Indie. It’s just a window. No big deal. Don’t cry.” I said with an amused smile that she luckily couldn’t see as she sobbed into my shoulder...My hopes for sympathy began to flicker and die. Surely any minute now…I nodded, impatient for the world to bow down to my desires for a nice bed with my feet propped up...She looked horrible. Don’t get me wrong. Indie was a goddess. Beautiful on a level that was astounding, but she didn’t cry well. The pretty ones never do.

Yeah, dude. No.

If you can get past the unpleasant main character, and flat secondary characters, I wish you reading joy. If this is the sort of thing you’d get stuck on, I’d advise finding another urban wizard series.

[Leo Walsh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful. This book reads like a bad Jim Butcher, with a powerful wizard who tries to crack wise. Problem is the book's in dire need of an editor. For instance, there are several pronoun and grammar errors. I am not the grammar police, but those errors distracted. Especially when combined with basic factual/ general knowledge errors that a decent editor would have caught.

Here's a for-instance. The wizard Temple's conscience makes him guilty about cheating on his girlfriend. Thing is, that guilt would be driven by Freud's superego, while Silvers attributes the guilt to the id, the seat of lust. That's an oversight that a semi-competent editor would catch. Instead, it made print. Sad to say, it's typical of the writing here.

There are other things a good editor would have picked up on. The combat scenes seem more like video games than real fantasy combat with lives on the line. Plus, Temple slowly loses everything in this novel before winning it back (no spoilers, so I'll remain mute). he grows despondent and "humble." Thing is, I don't buy it. Silver lacks the chops to pull this level of despair off. While better genre writers, like the afore-mentioned Jim Butcher, can and do.

Bottom line. Silver needs an editor providing solid feedback.

There are other more egregious flaws for this reader. The book seems written on a 14-year-old's emotional and moral level. All authority levels are bad, and the always-right protagonist is pure. What's more, there's a whiff of Gary Stu about Temple. He's super wealthy, has a hot girl. is funny and popular, can fight with the best of them, etc. Worst of all, the plot seems a plot of convenience. There are too many coincidences and dues ex machinas for me to even buy it.

Worst of all, Temple's wisecracks fell flat on me.

This series was rated highly on Amazon, so I had expected a decent book to read as a "pallet cleanser" between the heavier material I usually read. But this was so bad I almost couldn't finish it.

BTW, it would make a great B-Movie. It reminds me of THE EVIL DEAD movies for some reason. And I LOOOOOOOOOVE those movies. They're fun, cultish cinema. However, that vibe doesn't seem to translate to books. At least for this reviewer.

One star.

[Angela J. Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another unbelievable adventure

Another hair raising blood freezing adventure from Nate and friends. I enjoyed the twist in the tale and the wit. I look forward to the next adventure

[Lora Shouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Nathin Temple is back again in Blood Debts. He is still searching for his parents’ killers so he can take revenge on them.

At the beginning of this novel he is suffering from night terrors, dreaming that all his friends are killed, his house destroyed, and waking up only when he is on the verge of being killed. As the story progresses, his real life gets to be almost as bad as the dreams.

During his search for the killers, he learns that he has offended the Angels, the Demons, and the Justices of the Wizard Academy. The Demons and the Wizard Academy want the key to an Armory of supernatural weapons that Nate’s parents supposedly stashed away before their deaths. When Nate can’t give them this key, they sentence him to losing whatever magic he uses during the next three days, and if he can’t meet their demands by then, he is to lose all his magic, and it will be permanent.

The next day his friends, close employees, and servants all leave town, some on pre-arranged vacations, some due to lucky happenstance, and some for family emergencies. Though he later regrets it, Nate generally regards this as a good thing as it gets them out of danger for the next few days. Later in the day, he somehow falls foul of the police and the FBI and is put in jail, where he is attacked by another demon. They also manage to have all his assets frozen so that he loses his easy access to money.

But even so, Nate is not entirely without resources. He calls on an old girlfriend, an international cyber-criminal, to break him out of jail. He accidentally discovers the key to the Armory – but it’s not something he can give away – and gains the assistance of the Armory’s guardian. On one of his trips there, she puts him inside the body of Achilles during his battle with Hector to demonstrate the futility of trying to get revenge (this is perhaps the most insightful scene in the book). Although he is puzzled by the vision, Nate doesn’t seem to take the lesson to heart. He continues to pursue his revenge.

Nate struggles along with his diminishing Wizardly power and lack of money. His businesses
burn, and Nate himself is battered about the head (all his head injuries gave me a headache!) and torn (literally) as he tries to placate all the many groups of enemies. There is hardly a slow moment. There is also less of the offensive treatment of women in this one – Nate is not allowed time.

One question, though – I didn’t realize Mardi Gras was such a big deal in St. Louis.

[Toofan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This rating is merely based on personal enjoyment. I am afraid if I was to rate it based on rules of literary criticism It would have ended with 2 stars or less.
Pros: - Entertaining
- Fun to listen to (Audio version)
Cons: - A lot of fillers
- Contradictions
- Extremely simplistic solutions/ Conflict resolutions
-Mixed up pronouns and other grammatical mistakes (Even though it was an Audio-book!)
-lack of research
- Massive plot holes
- logical problems

[Maraya21 (The Reading Dragon) · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Tasha & Zach · Rating 2 out of 5]

Middle of the road.

Plotwise: 4 stars.
Pacing: 4 stars.
The typos, grammatical errors, random capitalisation and italics: -1 star.
The errors are found so consistently throughout the novel that I found it difficult to actually immerse myself in the story.

[Ian Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable series

I really enjoyed this book and I will definitely be continuing with the series. I can't wait for what comes next it is very intriguing

[Jena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series broke me out of one hell of a book slump!
Aside from that, it seems like within each book, there is going to be one standout moment of hilarity that makes you spit your drink should you be so unfortunate as to have taken a drink just before getting hit with the most random slice-of-life thing you can imagine. I won't spoil it, but this was a good one!
Chapter 25!

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Amanda Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great follow up to Obsidian Sun. Nate find himself in some real trouble. We add angels to the ever growing list of creatures/beings after him. It's filled with page turning action with Nate's snarky remarks and humour.
I'm looking forward to the next one

[MPR · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worse than the first.

Without giving into spoilers;
EVERY SINGLE sexually viable woman (not nearing retirement) was objectified. Every. Single. One. At one point even the sole female member of the cloaked and masked wizard police decided she just had to flash her tits... because... undercover? The main character manages to sorta cheat on his girlfriend, but it's okay... because... magic? A scaly demon lady... naked, a giant demon spider... giant demon tits. There is literally no way to accurately count the number of times the main character sees boobs because at one point it seems every woman is doing it to him in the streets. Also several more but I'll leave those as a surprise.

Absolutely zero tension in any fight, ever. No matter the situation, he's got enough magic to deal with it. He's Iron Man (at one point starts singing Back in Black as he's entering a battle). He's also now a genius inventor... I guess because of the Tony Stark fantasy. Pity he isn't a genius in anything else as he misses so many clues to keep the plot moving that he must be walking around with his fingers in his ears, eye banging anything with a pulse.

He's a total jerk. I get smart arsed attitudes, they can work. This one doesn't. Half the fights he gets into are a direct result of him acting like a pissy teenager.

His internal monologue. Let's just say it's a terrible attempt to humanise the character. When it comes to seeming to care about anyone but himself, it reads false, just like a single sentence tacked on the end so we know he's a good guy who cares about people. The only internal dialogue that reads like it's real is his wild objectification of breasts.

I gave this book a few days to sit after I finished reading it, and all the above still rang true. I will add the good points though. It's fairly well written and the action scenes are fun, just learn to skim read the trashy parts and you're golden.

[Johannes Ruder · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book has everything that frustrate and annoys me.
1. a stupid mc who only makes bad decisions and has really dumb reason for his action's.
2. a mc that constantly lies for no good reason.
3. a mc who is not able to ask for help from his friends because he thinks he can do all of it by himself.
4. religious god bull3hit, seriously what the hell that is just badly written.
5. obvious plot points that the mc is for some stupid reason not able to connect (that guy is ducking blind by the universe, I was sitting there like some kind of prophet thinking you ducking idiot can't you see the elephant in the room ? Do you want the elephant to step on you before you realizes your mistake?
6. and then there is the absolute stupid situation that he got himself into with indi like what is his ducking problem. He already decided to be with her, so why is he hesitating. If he doesn't want her to get hurt, he needs to prepare her for the bad situation, not lie to her and keep her in the dark. Then the thing right before he comes home and "steels" the ducking police horse just to flirt with some s1uts on that American festival marlygrad or whatever. And her reaction too, the way they play power games in their relationship, makes me sick to my stomach. He needs to take responsibility or to break up with her because the situation gets ridicules.
7. mindrape... i don't really want to say much about it, I just despise it and in my opinion it is the worst thing that can happen to someone, especially in this case.

I have not read the complete book yet, I just needed some outlet for all this pent-up negative emotion that have build up in my body from reading this book.
And to tell the truth, I'm not sure if I will continue.

[Carolynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book to bridge the first and third stories, as I don't like reading them out of order. I found this story to be even more complex than the first in the series, "Obsidian Son." I noticed more grammatical errors, but the storyline was better, the plotting a little more complex, than it was in "Obsidian." There were more battle scenes--disgruntled dragons, angry and judgmental Nephilim (with sharp, pointy swords), demons and Greater demons, all parade through the pages demanding redress from a very put upon Nate Talbot who is looking to find out who killed his parents, who had his parents killed and why, and what is in the Armory his parents willed him that may have caused their deaths. Still, I felt it flowed better than the first book, and hung together better, and it may actually have been a little longer (I didn't page count). There was more closure at the end of this story, and although there is plenty left open for the next story, loose ends up to now have mostly been addressed. This was a very satisfying read, and I am pleased to say that I am putting it in my "keeper books," to be set aside so I won't purge them, and can go back and reread them in a year or so. It was that good to me, and that complex, that I think I would still get a good amount out of a second reading. Few authors have me saying that. I really recommend this book, especially to fans of Harry Potter (imagine him grown up!) and Harry Dresden. Wizard-ness continues!

[Helen Lester · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to knock off one star for the number of spelling and grammatical errors, but it's a testament to how good the story is that it didn't put me off. There are probably even more errors in this book than the first, but I've still gone straight into book three. Because, despite everything, the story is great fun. Okay I don't like Nate's girlfriend - for one thing, we've only got his word for it that she's too good for him, and he's hardly a reliable narrator - but I'm ignoring that for now. It may become more irritating further along.

Anyway - the story. Well, Nate is left sans friends, sans money, sans power and in a fight with Heaven, Hell and his peers, both Regular and Freak. It's a salutary lesson for the spoiled Playboy. The world is expanded with the addition of demons, Fallen Angels, Angelic Host, nephilim, more Werewolves than you can shake a stick at (down boy!) and the introduction of the Freak Police. There are so many things going on that it's difficult to avoid spoilers, but if you enjoyed the first one, you'll enjoy this one. So long as you can ignore all the spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and annoyingly perfect girlfriend.

[Eleanor Rousseau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you ever wish Hogwarts was edgier, and instead of being about an orphan boy raised by a middle-class family he was a rich kid from St. Louis, and instead of going to school he’s out causing havoc on the unsuspecting populace? No? Well, the Wizarding world has a new badass and his name is Nate Temple.

In this novel, it seems like the whole world is turning against Nate and will have to overcome insurmountable odds, as well as persistent night terrors, if he plans on living a few more years. How can he do this when his fellow wizards have turned on him and Heaven and Hell have stopped playing footsies and turned their attention his way? With his usual charm and sly humour, of course.

This book was awesome, I loved the humour, the characters and all the supernatural elements. This is definitely a series that will keep you hooked until the very end.

[Fynn McFynnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love them all!

I prefer female MCs;so, I read the 8 books offered before going to the beginning with Nate. This book vies with those in the plot, action and heart. My only criticism...although I don't understand how readers let grammar mistakes diminish their enjoyment of novels, the repeated mistake of using so and so "and I" when it's usually "me" is irritating, especially coming from a character who is supposed to have excellent grammar when he wants to use it. The rule is generally, if saying I or me after a verb works, itll work with the so and so too. E.g. Cheryl and I went to the park. And she gave Kelley and me a present. There, I've been wanting to say that for the past 10 books, lll!!! I'm so glad I have 8 more with Nate's 10th out and can't wait for my ladies books too!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

LOVED IT!!!

If you haven't read the book, don't read on.

Things were answered from Obsidian Son and new things were brought into question that I hope will be answered in Grimm. Nate never gave up even when ALL of the odds were stacked against him. And through it all he kept his smart-ass attitude. There were literally a few laugh out loud moments. At the end when he was able to see his parents, I shed a few tears. The whole angels and demons, heaven and hell thing was a twist I wasn't expecting, but I really liked where it took the story. Personally, I hope the Academy gets their asses handed to them SOON. They made me soooooooo mad! Even though what they did actually benefitted Nate.

[Ebonii Hodgers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I almost stopped to review it 1/3 of the way through. To me, the second book in a series gives you everything you need to know in terms of whether you want to continue with the series (and sometimes the author) at all. Mr. Silvers knocked it out the park. He somehow manages to grow the world of Nate Temple, without biting off more than he can chew. I don't want to spoil a thing for fellow readers- so I'll just end with - if you like urban fantasy, you've found your next good read.

[Lucienne Larrabure · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a great sequel to the first book. Again, Nate definitely shows several Mary Sue tendencies - rich, orphan, unique powers, singled out by an extreme higher power, popular with the ladies etc. but I enjoyed this book like how I'd enjoy an action film, and I feel like that's pretty much the point. These books are incredibly action-packed and engaging, with good levels of intrigue throughout. And if you love myths and legends then this series is most definitely appealing!

[Nancy Jo Jackson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pulp

This book is to be read only if you have nothing else to do, the main character has access to an arsenal of magical weapons which he never uses. He gets shot and does not die, he does die and is reborn minus a curse. It is one ridiculous thing after another. Sad part is that it is a ten book series. I apologize if these books are targeted at 4 grade and below

[Kian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Others have listed all flaws in this series but I have a question...if Nate Temple is the HERO of the story then WHY does he MONOLOGUES like the bond villains? Every time there's a conflict he monologues until his enemies get the better of him. I think I'll stop here with this series.

[Jd · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author did not improve and neither did his mc. Unpleasant on so many levels. Based on the increasing levels of "awesome" the mc reaches, I am convinced by the end of book 3 he'll be a god. Still reads like a 12 year old boys fantasy.

[Jay Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 to 4 stars, pretty good, very close to the first book. I will continue with the series.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I found book 2 much more entertaining and intriguing than book 1. However, it ran into some of the same problems I noticed in book 1 and some of those problems were almost worse or more noticeable in this story. I liked a lot of things with this book, but this review is going to mainly just list the criticisms I have. I'm hoping the author has fixed some of these things in his next books, so this is more just constructive criticism. I plan on reading the rest and it appears that his next books have higher reviews.

I like the main character and his personality, I really do, although he tends to come off incredibly slow and dimwitted at times. I constantly found myself being frustrated by his choices and flawed logic. His character is cocky and full of himself, which can be a really fun trait to have for a main character if you pair it with being brilliant or giving him some reason why he's worthy of being overconfident and cocky. Certain versions of Sherlock Holmes comes to mind.

Given the fact that Temple has powers that allow his mind and creativity to work in overdrive (or the fact that he has a mind palace with a perfect memory), you'd think he would remember simple things about his current situation (not easily forget after 30 seconds), or that he would know when to shut up and act before something really bad happens. All these things are either ignored or lost on him though and it just seems unbelievable and contrived for a character who has supernatural mind abilities. Even without his abilities, we've seen Nate Temple think on his feet in the last book, so why is he so soooo bad at it in this one?

Another less frustrating issue about Temple's character is that he is also very defeatist in this book. This might just be a personal gripe, but I found it annoying on top of the fact that he was making illogical decisions throughout the book. The combination led to a lot of face palms from myself.

There were some pretty noticeable plotholes as well, in which many you could chalk up to Nate being a total idiot but still doesn't really make much sense. We left a scene with some characters being infuriated and vengeful only to have them appear later being grateful and having done a complete 180 flip on their emotions without any explanation to why they suddenly trust the protagonist's intentions.

As I said in my intro, these are just my criticisms. I still find these books incredibly entertaining and hope the next books fix these issues. I was mildly disappointed by the climax in the book, but the bulk of the buildup before the climax was great.

3.5/5 Stars rounded up to 4/5 Stars

[Julie Pederick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shayne Silvers spins another blockbuster prize-winning masterpiece into one tantalizing creation involving Agents of Heaven, Hell and Earth into perfection.

BLOOD DEBTS : (Book 2 Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller Series) : SHAYNE SILVERS.

Shayne Silvers spins another block buster, prize-winning masterpiece into one tantalizing creation involving Agents of Heaven, Hell and Earth into perfection. Catapulting this showstopper into an incredible mind-blowing culmination of greater heights than his previous book Obsidian Son, Blood Debts creates order out of this chaotic ride with a bounty of cameo appearances bursting at seams from some well known characters portrayed in a uniquely different light.
If you thought you knew these guys, think again!

His characters are intriguing and totally authentic. Written by the hand of truly gifted professional containing real depth and talent, gracing them with that added touch of flaws for diversity & realism. The emotions they emit from us the reader takes us on a whirlwind adventure that throughly sates your appetite for all things fantasy, power and magic, leaving you hungry for nothing except perhaps wanting that next elusive installment in the series.

Many books are too predictable these days, often knowing what's about to occur, before it happens.
But not so with this series! You may spot a plot or two like me, but I promise, you won't see the big plot, twists & turns nor know what's truly happening, the who, what, how, when & why until it's too late...
There's nothing predictable about Shayne Silvers' Templeverse except for his release dates!
By then, he's got you, you've been hooked line & sinker, reeled in, scaled and gutted like a fish! Totally gone dead in the water.

The world building & characters are so vividly detailed and descriptive giving the illusion you're right there in the middle of the final battle at ground zero or in this case (the junk yard) with Nate and Othello in the fight of their lives on behalf of all of Heaven, Hell & Earth fighting for our eternal souls whilst trying to stave off 'Judgement' by the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' and keeping 'Armageddon' at bay!

This series has become my drug of choice, and after reading just 1 book, book #1 Obsidian Son, I was hooked!
Shayne Silvers and his Den of Freaks are my new life-line, pumping 100% pure, uniquely fresh, fantasy thru my veins. With Amazon, as my dealer and life saver all rolled into one. And the best part, Its just a click of a button away, I don't even have to leave the house to do it! What a kick, 100% natural high!

This book is surprising, moving and a little terrifying at times, much like its leading man 'Nate Temple' and his supernatural Friends and Foes.
If being stripped of his friends, with powers fading fast, arrested by joint Cop & FBI task force, having his fortune & assests frozen and hunted down like a dog from multiple angles, Nate takes ass kicking after ass kicking. But This dedicated Wizard and Hero of St Louis and her people gets straight back to business each time, looking about as beat up as a mini minor totalled end to end by 2 semi trailers and T-boned by 2 more, crushed, compacted and turned into match box mini car. A Total Write Off!

A rollercoaster ride of emotions.
I laughed so hard and long, my laughter turned too tears! Wracking my battered body with spasms of pain as tears began to meld with the laughter. As I was lost for breath, laughing and crying too, when that no sound laughter thing you sometimes accidently do, came on (you know the one I mean, that makes you look totally ridiculous, like your having a seizure) making me sound like a cross between a laughing human and a braying donkey gasping for breath! (Chapter 38 Location 9439 of 16687 of Boxset 0-4).

A bit slower to get into the fast & furious paced action of Obsidian Son, but once that action gets going, is like a rampage!
A rampage³ with Heaven, Hell & Earth agents all viying for the 'Key to Armoury' & super supremacy!

So why not take a crusie down The River Styx with Charon (one scary looking dude with an even scarier voice).
With the 'Boatman' at the helm, as your guide and cruising into other far off, best not mention, dimensions you're in for One FREAKY Ride of Your Life!


I RATE BLOOD DEBTS
6⭐ Out Of 5⭐!

Out of this world and worth the price,
don't buy the book, buy the whole damned series, you won't regret it!!!

I bought a copy of this book from Amazon and this is my fair, honest and impartial review as always.

Reviewed By : Jewelz Pederick
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