Unidentified: A Prehistoric Thriller

by Michael Esola

When a giant, building-sized creature suddenly arrives on the side of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the world quickly comes to the realization that there are things that exist on this earth that defy imagination. But the creature is not alone. It is carrying its young atop its back. When it reaches out with an enormous limb and deposits its young onto the Bay Bridge, juvenile creatures as large as the biggest predatory dinosaurs from the past begin to stalk and terrorize all those unfortunate enough to be on the neighboring Yerba Buena Island.

Genres: Horror

272 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2022

Reviews

[wayne peters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of this book.

This was a stunning and terrifying book. It brought to life creatures that defied description. It also posed the possibility that this could happen. New and different species are being discovered all the time. This is the first time that I have read any book by this author. I really enjoyed the book. The action was non stop and fast paced. There was no slowing down in the action at any time. I could not put the book down because I needed to find out what was going to happen next. The author has written several other books which I plan to read. I am thrilled to have discovered this author. I am sure that they will be as exciting as this book was.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Esola could really use a thesaurus. That is not a type of dinosaur. Please Mr. Esola, start using one. I gave this book a four-star rating because it was a good idea for a story. Otherwise, it would have received a 3 star. Every time a monster appeared anywhere and anyhow, it was big feet, huge chest cavity, tree-like legs, banana-size teeth, and it got tiresome fast. I thought I would stop reading before the end, but I stuck it out. If the repetitive dinosaur descriptions were cut out, the book would be 1/3 shorter. If you haven't read any of Mr. Esola's books, don't start with this one. If you have enjoyed any of his others, give this a try. Some of his other books, although having descriptions of various things repeated over and over, are still better.

[Myra Gabor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love monster books. And as much as I wanted to give this one a 5 rating I just couldn’t do it.
Too many typos. Just one example: she was in a furry. I know the author meant “fury”, but it detracts from the flow of the story. Some sentences sounded like they weren’t completed on the next line. And there was a lot of repetition, even within the same paragraph.
On the plus side, the story itself was good. Lots of monster action. . I also love stories where the good guys get together and help each other.
The title tells you what kind of monsters these are.
So, it’s definitely worth a 4 rating and if grammar doesn’t faze you, this is quite a good story.

[Bellerophon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed

I live in the Bay Area and was hoping for a bit more geography from the story. Everything takes place in one location. Did not like writing style. Rather boring. Plot was pretty typical and I didn't relate with the characters. Sorry. Not trying to be mean. Just not my kind of action monster book and I read a ton of them. Monsters were decent. Appears a sequel is likely.

[Dan Gallagher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting!
Unidentified is the perfect summer read either at the beach or the pool. It's very fast paced written and really delivers on the premise of giant blood thirsty creatures causing devastation and eating people. Definitely could picture Unidentified being adapted and turned into a movie. Great read.

[Judith Ann Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARRRG!!!

What!?! What next? Who's responsible!?! Need answers quickly, you can't leave me hanging! Yes, you can and did leave us hanging after keeping us hiding used our covers reading this book! Good thing for kindle a d their own light source. Lol, I now need a night light after reading this book! W as y to go Mr. Esola!! Well done!!!

[Patt Lisenbee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unidentified by Michael Esola

From start to finish, the danger is around. Follow one family as they flee certain death from massive predators.
I couldn't put it down! - Taborri Walker, Amazon author.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had promise

Showed promise, however I feel it needed another few months to round out a rushed storyline. If you can get past that and the over use of "chest cavity" the book is okish.

[Adam · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author seems to think that no one reading this book will remember what the dinosaurs look like, so he keeps describing them all the way to the end. This is a 150 page book bloated into a 260 page one.

[Eric]

Full review: https://monsterbookclub.com/2022/09/0...

[Oliver Kitchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is it really prehistoric if the narative goes out of it's way to emphasise how this is a completely unkown species with no clear origin and definately not any known prehistoric species?

[Thomas Reinard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but

The repetitious use of several phrases and words really kills the story for me, some of it so excessive that at times I had to stop reading

[?? · Rating 1 out of 5]

A plotless mess in dire need of a decent editor. Most creature thrillers are relatively self-contained, but this one essentially just ended out of nowhere.