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Forgotten Forbidden America: Highway to Hell: VII
Take a ride on the Highway to Hell as Reaper and the Sin Eaters continueconsuming sins across the country.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 16, 2021
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Thomas A. Watson
54 books209 followers Thomas A Watson was born in Bossier City, Louisiana, in 1970, and grew up in Doyline, Louisiana and Grenada, Mississippi. He was the assistant manager of W.C. Plastics in Grenada Mississippi for several years before joining the U.S Army, he was stationed at Bad Hersfeld, Germany. After serving fours years in the Army, he returned to W.C. Plastics where he was the acting manager for four years.
He attended Holmes Community College in the evenings while working at W.C Plastics, taking core classes. He moved back to Bossier City area to be closer to his and his wife's family and attended Northwestern State University in Shreveport, Louisiana, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After working 10 years as an emergency room nurse in and around Shreveport, he and his wife and two children, moved to Missoula, Montana.
Watson, meet his wife Tina in Grenada, Mississippi, they will celebrate 25 years of marriage in May of 2015. They have three children, Nicholas, Khristian and Phillip. Watson, penned his first book in January of 2012, after moving to Missoula, Montana. His parents, Larry Watson and Kay Boykin, instilled the love of reading at a very early age. He has read and enjoyed most genres. His first published book Blue Plague: The Fall was released on Amazon and Createspace in August 2012.
Watson, signed a publishing contract with Winlock Press a division of Permuted Press in December of 2014. His Blue Plague series and Dark Titan series will be re-released in 2015 under Winlock Press.
Also in 2015 from Amazon self-publishing, his newest Thanos: Dawn of Man, a fantasy series.
He attended Holmes Community College in the evenings while working at W.C Plastics, taking core classes. He moved back to Bossier City area to be closer to his and his wife's family and attended Northwestern State University in Shreveport, Louisiana, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After working 10 years as an emergency room nurse in and around Shreveport, he and his wife and two children, moved to Missoula, Montana.
Watson, meet his wife Tina in Grenada, Mississippi, they will celebrate 25 years of marriage in May of 2015. They have three children, Nicholas, Khristian and Phillip. Watson, penned his first book in January of 2012, after moving to Missoula, Montana. His parents, Larry Watson and Kay Boykin, instilled the love of reading at a very early age. He has read and enjoyed most genres. His first published book Blue Plague: The Fall was released on Amazon and Createspace in August 2012.
Watson, signed a publishing contract with Winlock Press a division of Permuted Press in December of 2014. His Blue Plague series and Dark Titan series will be re-released in 2015 under Winlock Press.
Also in 2015 from Amazon self-publishing, his newest Thanos: Dawn of Man, a fantasy series.
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June 17, 2021
War Is Ugly As Hell
This was the highly anticipated 7th FFA book. I'm not sure it was worth a 15 month wait, but it was still good and I enjoyed it. I am dying for book 5 of Dark Titan, but I digress.
FFA 7: Highway To Hell definitely tells the story of the unrelenting, soul sucking ugliness of war. It also speaks to lengths power and money will go, in order to establish, maintain and protect total control.
At the same time, even in the midst of tyranny, hardship, war and heartache, we are reminded that friends, family and freedom are always worth the cost.
My reasoning behind giving 4 stars is the writing was generally a bit clunky at times and it seemed like Tommy (the author) was doing more telling than showing in this volume. That's honestly more of an editor problem, not a storyteller problem. If you love this author's multiple series, you just put up with it. His style and sense of humor definitely incentivizes a reader to overlook clunky writing/editing.
It was a bit sad to see there was little of his trademark spew your coffee and snort your soda humor.
The lack of humor I can easily chalk up to war being a truly ugly business and having his readers about to pee their pants laughing would likely not have served the story Tommy is telling, well.
He definitely leaves no illusions regarding the nature of war and man. There are multiple types of war being fought. This leads to some deep thinking over the course of 7 (soon to be 8) novels.
War as a means for control of all people, resources and finances, fought by the Federal govt of former USA and the UN, at the direction of Rothschild-esque kingmakers. This involves war crimes right out of the gate, no emd in sight.
A guerilla defensive war fought by individuals, small groups and militias. This morphs into a no holds barred, no line is uncrossable action fought by Reaper and his Sin Eaters. No one is safe on the Fed/UN side. If you aren't actively fighting them, you are supporting/ helping them and that makes you a target. Don't be a target.
Lastly, conventional war fought by the Republic, made up of the Free states that seceded from the Federal/UN run "old America". They try to uphold the ideals of the Geneva Convention for a righteous, moral war. This ends up with some problems and some benefits. It helps win some allies of other nations, but it also protracts the war and has them the losers if they were forced to fight years long war.
Reaper's goals are simply. Make the Feds/UN pay, painfully and humiliatingly, in increasing orders of magnitude. Earn total victory in the shortest amount of time possible.
The sheer complexity and complexity of Reaper's war is mind boggling. I amazed at how Tommy thinks this crap up and not a little frightened.
All in all, this left me eager to read the 8th and final book in the series, due out mid July. I will probably cry when Reaper makes it home after winning his war and can just be Nelson again, together with his family and friends. His youngest kid will for sure be walking, if not preschool age, and poor Nelson has never seen him! There's some healing coming at that meeting. At least I sure hope so.
This was the highly anticipated 7th FFA book. I'm not sure it was worth a 15 month wait, but it was still good and I enjoyed it. I am dying for book 5 of Dark Titan, but I digress.
FFA 7: Highway To Hell definitely tells the story of the unrelenting, soul sucking ugliness of war. It also speaks to lengths power and money will go, in order to establish, maintain and protect total control.
At the same time, even in the midst of tyranny, hardship, war and heartache, we are reminded that friends, family and freedom are always worth the cost.
My reasoning behind giving 4 stars is the writing was generally a bit clunky at times and it seemed like Tommy (the author) was doing more telling than showing in this volume. That's honestly more of an editor problem, not a storyteller problem. If you love this author's multiple series, you just put up with it. His style and sense of humor definitely incentivizes a reader to overlook clunky writing/editing.
It was a bit sad to see there was little of his trademark spew your coffee and snort your soda humor.
The lack of humor I can easily chalk up to war being a truly ugly business and having his readers about to pee their pants laughing would likely not have served the story Tommy is telling, well.
He definitely leaves no illusions regarding the nature of war and man. There are multiple types of war being fought. This leads to some deep thinking over the course of 7 (soon to be 8) novels.
War as a means for control of all people, resources and finances, fought by the Federal govt of former USA and the UN, at the direction of Rothschild-esque kingmakers. This involves war crimes right out of the gate, no emd in sight.
A guerilla defensive war fought by individuals, small groups and militias. This morphs into a no holds barred, no line is uncrossable action fought by Reaper and his Sin Eaters. No one is safe on the Fed/UN side. If you aren't actively fighting them, you are supporting/ helping them and that makes you a target. Don't be a target.
Lastly, conventional war fought by the Republic, made up of the Free states that seceded from the Federal/UN run "old America". They try to uphold the ideals of the Geneva Convention for a righteous, moral war. This ends up with some problems and some benefits. It helps win some allies of other nations, but it also protracts the war and has them the losers if they were forced to fight years long war.
Reaper's goals are simply. Make the Feds/UN pay, painfully and humiliatingly, in increasing orders of magnitude. Earn total victory in the shortest amount of time possible.
The sheer complexity and complexity of Reaper's war is mind boggling. I amazed at how Tommy thinks this crap up and not a little frightened.
All in all, this left me eager to read the 8th and final book in the series, due out mid July. I will probably cry when Reaper makes it home after winning his war and can just be Nelson again, together with his family and friends. His youngest kid will for sure be walking, if not preschool age, and poor Nelson has never seen him! There's some healing coming at that meeting. At least I sure hope so.
June 19, 2021
Could this actually happen?
The answer is too scary for me to even consider but a lot of what Watson has written is truth or very close to truth. The violence is beginning to bother me but I can't put it down. Character development is surreal and I'm afraid of how the series will end. I want to see the original sin -eaters get to go home. How do you Mr Watson go forward to something else after writing something so horrific yet make readers glad the Reaper stood up to the feds.
The answer is too scary for me to even consider but a lot of what Watson has written is truth or very close to truth. The violence is beginning to bother me but I can't put it down. Character development is surreal and I'm afraid of how the series will end. I want to see the original sin -eaters get to go home. How do you Mr Watson go forward to something else after writing something so horrific yet make readers glad the Reaper stood up to the feds.
June 20, 2021
Still number 1 for me
Still a fantastic plot but you can tell reaper is getting tired of consuming sins and Nelson wants to come out and go home. I sure Tommy let’s there be a happy ending for the rest of Jackson family
Still a fantastic plot but you can tell reaper is getting tired of consuming sins and Nelson wants to come out and go home. I sure Tommy let’s there be a happy ending for the rest of Jackson family
June 27, 2021
Sins are being consumed
My goodness this book is freaking awesome! Tommy has done it again! Reaper and the other sin eater are ramping up for one heck of a finale. I can’t sit to see what happens next! Reapers plans are all coming together.
My goodness this book is freaking awesome! Tommy has done it again! Reaper and the other sin eater are ramping up for one heck of a finale. I can’t sit to see what happens next! Reapers plans are all coming together.
June 28, 2021
WOW, Another outstanding read!
Thomas A Watson, your imagination is frightening real. Eagerly waiting for the final book in the series with much impatience 😆
Highly recommended people read from the start of the series. You won't be disappointed
Thomas A Watson, your imagination is frightening real. Eagerly waiting for the final book in the series with much impatience 😆
Highly recommended people read from the start of the series. You won't be disappointed
July 2, 2021
A long wait but worth it
I love this series, the author dives deeper into the insanity that is war. Many of the sineaters methods give pause to the reader. The characters leap off the page. They become hero's, villain who live in home as read each page.
I love this series, the author dives deeper into the insanity that is war. Many of the sineaters methods give pause to the reader. The characters leap off the page. They become hero's, villain who live in home as read each page.
August 10, 2021
Awesome
Been following this adventure and really enjoy it! It’s always sad coming to the end of the book. Look forward to the next one but at the same time don’t want see this adventure come to an end
Been following this adventure and really enjoy it! It’s always sad coming to the end of the book. Look forward to the next one but at the same time don’t want see this adventure come to an end
May 26, 2022
Highway to Hell indeed!
This is getting bloody, folks! Death on a global scale. I am posting this review in 2022, only my second reading of the series. Watson makes it all feel so real it is scary. Well worth the purchase and multiple reads.
This is getting bloody, folks! Death on a global scale. I am posting this review in 2022, only my second reading of the series. Watson makes it all feel so real it is scary. Well worth the purchase and multiple reads.
June 18, 2021
Amazing series
Absolutely can't wait for the last book. Amazing series, amazing author. If you haven't preordered the next book, do it now!
Absolutely can't wait for the last book. Amazing series, amazing author. If you haven't preordered the next book, do it now!
June 22, 2021
Watson just keeps the suspense going
Just when I thought things were topping off things are ratcheted up the story. I do think MRE cheese packets should be outlawed.
Just when I thought things were topping off things are ratcheted up the story. I do think MRE cheese packets should be outlawed.
June 29, 2021
OMG
This series is beyond brilliant? Every action and reaction is orchestrated with precision! I read this series and feels as if I'm actually consuming sins right along with them
This series is beyond brilliant? Every action and reaction is orchestrated with precision! I read this series and feels as if I'm actually consuming sins right along with them
July 7, 2021
5 stars
5 stars for an action packed 7th book in this well written series by an awesome author. Grim and bloody and violent.
5 stars for an action packed 7th book in this well written series by an awesome author. Grim and bloody and violent.
July 8, 2021
All too possible...
Not trying to be a kisser of ass, but it impossible to not be totally blown away! Will the Sin Eaters be consumed...
Not trying to be a kisser of ass, but it impossible to not be totally blown away! Will the Sin Eaters be consumed...
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