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rudy10110101's review
3.0
3.5
I wanted to show my support to an indie author who is just starting to write some books.
Pros:
I really enjoyed the overall story. The characters were interesting, real and likable. Some of them were so likable that I trusted them a little to much. This caused me to be really surprised with that huge twist at the end.
Incubus reminded a little of The Haunting of Hill House , especially with that creepy red door. The dreams that the main character Bea experienced reminded me of The Nightmare on Elm Street. I kept on thinking back to the scene where Nancy's feet get caught in the stairs as she is running from Freddy. I felt like Bae also had similar weird stuff happen to her in her dreams.
Cons:
The only negative thing that I have to say is that there were some grammatical errors.
Also, some of your sentences felt a little long.
Example: Between the horrid dreams and the hot weather there was practically zero chance of getting slapped by the sandman again and I was left awake with nothing but my own troubled thoughts keeping me company.
I feel like this sentence could be separated into multiple sentences, or maybe it could use some more commas. This is just my personal opinion though. Writers have control of how they want to write their stories.
My Conclusion:
Overall I enjoyed this story. I feel like J.D. Wheeldon has a good start to a promising writing career.
I wanted to show my support to an indie author who is just starting to write some books.
Pros:
I really enjoyed the overall story. The characters were interesting, real and likable. Some of them were so likable that I trusted them a little to much. This caused me to be really surprised with that huge twist at the end.
Incubus reminded a little of The Haunting of Hill House , especially with that creepy red door. The dreams that the main character Bea experienced reminded me of The Nightmare on Elm Street. I kept on thinking back to the scene where Nancy's feet get caught in the stairs as she is running from Freddy. I felt like Bae also had similar weird stuff happen to her in her dreams.
Cons:
The only negative thing that I have to say is that there were some grammatical errors.
Also, some of your sentences felt a little long.
Example: Between the horrid dreams and the hot weather there was practically zero chance of getting slapped by the sandman again and I was left awake with nothing but my own troubled thoughts keeping me company.
I feel like this sentence could be separated into multiple sentences, or maybe it could use some more commas. This is just my personal opinion though. Writers have control of how they want to write their stories.
My Conclusion:
Overall I enjoyed this story. I feel like J.D. Wheeldon has a good start to a promising writing career.
0hfortheloveofbooks's review
4.0
It's always a bit nerve wracking to read a book written by an indie author I follow on Instagram. I had read a positive (glowing really) review from a fellow bookstagrammer but admittedly I was nervous, especially since the author, JD Wheeldon is such a nice person. What if it's awful and I couldn't finish it and I have to face him and tell him all his hard work is better suited for the garbage than my bookshelf? Well thankfully that wasn't the case with Incubus. I loved it! The setting is one of my favorites - a huge, dilapidated (most likely) haunted house. Add in strange behavior from the staff and an ancient great aunt never seen and you have the makings for a deliciously creepy story. I really thought I had the plot all figured out but quickly realized I couldn't predict where it was going. There were some crazy, yet believable, twists. I love a good twist unless it completely comes out of nowhere and is just too over the top; a twist for the sake of a twist. Wheeldon clearly had a plot in mind and as crazy as it was, it made sense. He peppered just enough hints around that there were no plot holes.
Beatrice, Bea, is a wonderful protagonist. She's smart, sassy, brave, but still sweet and innocent. She's a seventeen year old girl and she acts like it. Most of the other characters were weird, creepy, or just plain unlikeable but well written.
My only complaint with the story is that I wanted more! I wanted more weird occurrences, more backstory/history. I wanted to see Bea dig around and explore a little more but really, that's just me being selfish. I didn't want the story to end.
I believe Wheeldon is working on another novel so I'll be patiently (impatiently) waiting for that!
Beatrice, Bea, is a wonderful protagonist. She's smart, sassy, brave, but still sweet and innocent. She's a seventeen year old girl and she acts like it. Most of the other characters were weird, creepy, or just plain unlikeable but well written.
My only complaint with the story is that I wanted more! I wanted more weird occurrences, more backstory/history. I wanted to see Bea dig around and explore a little more but really, that's just me being selfish. I didn't want the story to end.
I believe Wheeldon is working on another novel so I'll be patiently (impatiently) waiting for that!
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