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A review by vikingwolf
The Burning Time by J.G. Faherty
2.0
*I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Two strangers enter a small town, one is Evil disguised as a raving preacher, the other a drifter set on saving the town from the Evil. Both enter a battle of wills and magic to try to defeat the other while murder, rape and destruction are committed by people in town under the preacher's influence.
This is the third book I've read by the author and the first one that I didn't really like but hey, I didn't like all of Richard Laymon and Stephen King's books either and it never put me off picking up the next one. So it won't put me off reading more work by the author as I really enjoyed the other books I tried. The issues I had with this book were more about what I like and don't like in plot than anything that the author did. I got tired of the constant religious rants of the preacher at every church service and in the end I started to skip these parts of the book totally. Also the bits about these Gods and stuff just didn't really interest me. Other reviews have indicated that this stuff is covered in the writing of Lovecraft. Well maybe it is because I don't read Lovecraft that these parts held little interest for me and went a bit over my head. I don't know if reading Lovecraft makes a difference or not, but added to the religious rants, it just didn't hold my attention.
There were good things about the book. The sequences where the people were being killed or doing evil under the influence of the preacher were well written as always and our boy hero is very likeable. I didn't personally find any fault in the writing or the way the story was told. It was just the plot that I didn't enjoy. I think that plenty people will enjoy this horror tale so don't let my review put you off reading it.
As I said, I will continue to try other books by this author.
Two strangers enter a small town, one is Evil disguised as a raving preacher, the other a drifter set on saving the town from the Evil. Both enter a battle of wills and magic to try to defeat the other while murder, rape and destruction are committed by people in town under the preacher's influence.
This is the third book I've read by the author and the first one that I didn't really like but hey, I didn't like all of Richard Laymon and Stephen King's books either and it never put me off picking up the next one. So it won't put me off reading more work by the author as I really enjoyed the other books I tried. The issues I had with this book were more about what I like and don't like in plot than anything that the author did. I got tired of the constant religious rants of the preacher at every church service and in the end I started to skip these parts of the book totally. Also the bits about these Gods and stuff just didn't really interest me. Other reviews have indicated that this stuff is covered in the writing of Lovecraft. Well maybe it is because I don't read Lovecraft that these parts held little interest for me and went a bit over my head. I don't know if reading Lovecraft makes a difference or not, but added to the religious rants, it just didn't hold my attention.
There were good things about the book. The sequences where the people were being killed or doing evil under the influence of the preacher were well written as always and our boy hero is very likeable. I didn't personally find any fault in the writing or the way the story was told. It was just the plot that I didn't enjoy. I think that plenty people will enjoy this horror tale so don't let my review put you off reading it.
As I said, I will continue to try other books by this author.