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gatun's review
5.0
This was my first book from Armand Rosamund and it will not be my last. Chelsea Avenue is a good old fashioned "evil out to destroy the world". What was unusual is it unfolded over years. It was a very patient evil. The characters were believable. The suddenness of their departure from rational to homicidal behavior made the story more chilling. I enjoyed it. Isn't that why we read, because it is fun? Chelsea Avenue was scary fun, like a haunted house on the amusement pier at the shore.
mrfrank's review
4.0
After reading CHELSEA AVENUE by Armand Rosamilia, one thing is clear: Rosamilia (most known for his zombie fiction) needs to write more straight horror. CHELSEA AVENUE is just that, straight horror. This feels like horror from the golden age of the late 80's and early 90's. Somewhere between Stephen King and Brian Keene lies the dark styling of one Armand Rosamilia.
The premise of CHELSEA AVENUE hooks you in from the start. The story takes place in the real town of Long Branch, New Jersey. There is a boardwalk fire (which was also a real event) that burns down a local rock club (this is where the lines of reality and fiction become blurred). On the surface its a terrible tragedy but we soon find out there is a war of elemental gods at play. The god of fire is thwarted in his attempt to rule the Earth and he sets out to come back once again to rule the Earth. Each year, on the anniversary, the god draws one of the survivors of the fire to the vacant lot where the club once stood and murders them, feeding his trapped form.
The story is a real page turner. The ending is thrilling and unsettling. All the stops to get there are all natural horror juice poured out in the easy reading style of Armand Rosamilia's storytelling voice. There was a minor hole in the plot that took too long for this reader to get answered, but once it did I was relived.
In short, if you like horror form the 80s, 90s or early 2000s then CHELSEA AVENUE is garunteed to be your fix. Fans of Rosamilia's other work will enjoy this new direction. This works great as a stand alone book but could easily be spun into a second story should the muse arise. Grab CHELSEA AVENUE and take a trip to the dark part of the Jersey Shore.
The premise of CHELSEA AVENUE hooks you in from the start. The story takes place in the real town of Long Branch, New Jersey. There is a boardwalk fire (which was also a real event) that burns down a local rock club (this is where the lines of reality and fiction become blurred). On the surface its a terrible tragedy but we soon find out there is a war of elemental gods at play. The god of fire is thwarted in his attempt to rule the Earth and he sets out to come back once again to rule the Earth. Each year, on the anniversary, the god draws one of the survivors of the fire to the vacant lot where the club once stood and murders them, feeding his trapped form.
The story is a real page turner. The ending is thrilling and unsettling. All the stops to get there are all natural horror juice poured out in the easy reading style of Armand Rosamilia's storytelling voice. There was a minor hole in the plot that took too long for this reader to get answered, but once it did I was relived.
In short, if you like horror form the 80s, 90s or early 2000s then CHELSEA AVENUE is garunteed to be your fix. Fans of Rosamilia's other work will enjoy this new direction. This works great as a stand alone book but could easily be spun into a second story should the muse arise. Grab CHELSEA AVENUE and take a trip to the dark part of the Jersey Shore.
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