First Watch in Riptide Publishing

Sep 06, 2011 SueM rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, steampunk, military-mercs, 20th-century, ipad-stanza, paranormal, lovers-friends-reunited, horror, tentacle-porn

4.5 stars.
Peter Hansen is a new writer in this genre, yet it is immediately apparent that he is not a new author (Peter Hansen is a pseudonym for an un-named established sci-fi/fantasy author) as his writing is smooth, and evenly paced, with snippets of information dropped here and there, luring the reader in as the story unfolds. There is much to admire in this gritty dark story, but I feel that this story is merely the opening salvo for what is to come.

Edouard Montreuil lies dying on a WWI bat ...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Adara rated it really liked it

Yay for tentacles! This was an awesome read. I wish it could've been a longer story, but it really didn't need to be. I like the world that he created, but I wish that we knew more about how the world came to be that way - where the monsters came from. The attention to detail was amazing, also. I look forward to more stories in this universe. ...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Nova rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm, historical, fantasy, dark-violence-horror, tentacles

3.5 stars.
Like others mentioned before, there isn't much romance in First Watch, but I didn't mind! The contract between Edouard and the captain, Edouard's past, his friend and lover Farid – the whole story was fascinating. But I would have liked it more if it was longer.
Oh, and strangely enough, at the end of the story I felt sorry for the captain... ...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Susu rated it it was amazing

The book was great. Very interesting short read. The reviews were a bit misleading for me. I was expecting a gory horror story. Or some ghastly uncomfortable situations. I had none of that.
The tentacle scenes weren't very graphic (in my opinion). I felt no discomfort at the story content. I was left wondering what caused that reaction in other readers of this book. Than I reminded myself this is the reason I don't read reviews on books or movies often. Everyone has their own opinion and sensitiv ...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Laylah Hunter rated it liked it

Shelves: m-slash-m, fantasy-other

3.5 stars -- Conceptually interesting, creepy little piece, a deal-with-the-devil story that has a lot of tentacles attached. I would have liked to see more development for just about everything in the story: Edouardo and Ruiz's history together, how much this world is influenced by the supernatural, how many people are making bargains with creatures like the Flèche's captain. What we got was cool but it felt like it wanted to be much more. ...more

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