Beware the Ills (The Caged Thunder Book 1)

Beware The Ills by Patrick W. Marsh is listed in the horror genre, however I think it should be listed in the war genre and fantasy genre instead. Although it is not a war between man in the conventional sense, as it has monsters and other beast, it is basically a story of war games of a man who’s name we never learn and his friend Blue. They feel it is their job to protect their land from outlanders and monsters that wander onto the island. I liked the cover of the book being black and white w

Ostensibly a horror novel, this is actually much deeper than that. There is a sense that the characters, whilst never fully realised, are more complex and introspective than they appear at first glance. I also enjoyed the way it didn't follow a conventional stroy arc and was brave enough to twist the plot about enough to keep me guessing.There are a few problems with the writing, too much repetition of certain phrases happens a lot and there are a fair amount of typos and grammatical errors in t

To be fair I read The Greenland Diaries before this book. It started off slow for me but the ending was epic. Some typo's but nothing that I worry about as long as I can understand what is going on. The battles are awesome. Someone's death was very sad. The ending....man that is tough to swallow. In a good way. The unique characters and the fantasy feel they have are a nice touch. Haukter is an awesome villain yet also a victim.