Killing the Demons

by Jay Ashton

`It was starting again. Sam began to thrash from side to side, her head rolling on the pillow, arms twitching, only her useless legs lying still. In her dream she was running.'
Sam may be in a wheelchair, but she is determined to do things her way, even if sometimes it makes her unpopular. And there is one way that she can forget all the problems. Playing her computer games, she can walk again - run, and fly. But Sam can't escape like this for ever. Eventually she must
begin to come to terms with her life and future in the real world.
This title is new in paperback.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Stephen]

Picked this up in a second hand bookshop. It did not help that the blurb on the back cover was about a totally different book by the same author, which I didn't notice. So I thought I was getting that one. Instead I got a story about disability, youthful misadventure, anger, guilt and dealing with the past. All good themes, but there was little really to this story beyond a bunch of events. I felt the author made a mistake in having the protagonist blurt out the reason for her guilt very early on. The characters were all very predictable and the climax was not so much. It was okay, but I am not entirely sure how it got published. It is, however, better than the majority of kindle unlimited self published stuff.

[Saski]

I didn't like it. It felt choppy. The jump cuts were clear but even so I couldn't tell if it was later the same day or another day entirely. The POV was 3rd person from Sam's perspective, except when it is not....The characters are flat -- the mother is lost, the father is hearty. I couldn't figure out Angarad at all, not the least what her name was. Pete was the only interesting character at all, including the lead. Supposedly Computer games were a big deal for Sam but they were just there, no special insight came through to Sam from them. All in all disappointing.