peridotpages's review
3.0
Dead Man's Eyes
Author: Shaun Jeffrey
Characters: 3 out of 5
Plot: 4 out of 5
Overall: 3 out of 5
Format: e-book (on Kindle)
Source: Provided by the Author
Description: (Amazon.com) Blighted by an eye disease, Joanna Raines undergoes a corneal transplant operation to stop her going blind. The procedure is successful, but in the weeks that follow she begins to see dark coronas surrounding certain people. She turns fearful that something has gone wrong and worried that she's going crazy, Joanna searches for an answer to the phenomena.
What she finds will change her life forever. The transplant has opened a door in her mind, and the strange coronas are not legacies of the operation but proof that a legion of demons plans to invade the earth!
Now the only thing that stands between the demonic horde and their plot to take over the world is Joanna, a young woman with the power to see them for what they really are.
Seeing is believing.
The demons are real.
Joanna just has to convince everyone else before it's too late.
From My Point of View: I don't know how I feel about this book. It was certainly an interesting read. The author did a great job of making the novel gripping from start to finish. At the end, I found I was more depressed than satisfied with the ending. I was really disappointed with how Joanna managed to kill the demons considering it had little to do with her. I was happy to see Lincoln involved, but I wish he had more understanding of the situation.
I was also really depressed by those who were killed. This is probably why I don't read too much of the horror genre; I hate when people die. By the time Joanna was in the facility at the end of the book, I really just felt awful for her and her circumstances. And then to see there were still demons around... Ugh. I like clean, happy endings and this ending was anything but that.
All things considered, the ending did wrap the book up nicely. I knew what happened with everyone and was satisfied in that respect.
I guess my overall feeling with this novel was depressed. If you're a horror fan, I'm sure this would be right up your alley. If you're more of a romance girl like myself, than this is really not for us.
Author: Shaun Jeffrey
Characters: 3 out of 5
Plot: 4 out of 5
Overall: 3 out of 5
Format: e-book (on Kindle)
Source: Provided by the Author
Description: (Amazon.com) Blighted by an eye disease, Joanna Raines undergoes a corneal transplant operation to stop her going blind. The procedure is successful, but in the weeks that follow she begins to see dark coronas surrounding certain people. She turns fearful that something has gone wrong and worried that she's going crazy, Joanna searches for an answer to the phenomena.
What she finds will change her life forever. The transplant has opened a door in her mind, and the strange coronas are not legacies of the operation but proof that a legion of demons plans to invade the earth!
Now the only thing that stands between the demonic horde and their plot to take over the world is Joanna, a young woman with the power to see them for what they really are.
Seeing is believing.
The demons are real.
Joanna just has to convince everyone else before it's too late.
From My Point of View: I don't know how I feel about this book. It was certainly an interesting read. The author did a great job of making the novel gripping from start to finish. At the end, I found I was more depressed than satisfied with the ending. I was really disappointed with how Joanna managed to kill the demons considering it had little to do with her. I was happy to see Lincoln involved, but I wish he had more understanding of the situation.
I was also really depressed by those who were killed. This is probably why I don't read too much of the horror genre; I hate when people die. By the time Joanna was in the facility at the end of the book, I really just felt awful for her and her circumstances. And then to see there were still demons around... Ugh. I like clean, happy endings and this ending was anything but that.
All things considered, the ending did wrap the book up nicely. I knew what happened with everyone and was satisfied in that respect.
I guess my overall feeling with this novel was depressed. If you're a horror fan, I'm sure this would be right up your alley. If you're more of a romance girl like myself, than this is really not for us.
andshe_reads's review
3.0
Hearing the title ' Dead man's eye ' I was eager to get started expecting a really good horror.. but sadly I didn't recieve, in my years reading
i've read some really greusome horror books and expected this to be the same.
Definately not saying it wasn't very capturing it didn't take me long to read it, definately a fast paced read
and not just because its a short novella.
I was really intrigued as to what all the 'shadows' were about.
The descriptions are good and the characters are well developed I guess what disappointed me was the ending, it didn't end as I expected quite anticlimatic, also
I feel there could have been a bit more suspence throughout.
Overall a good quick read and I would reccomend i've already suggested my partner borrow my kindle for a while
as he loves this kind of genre.
i've read some really greusome horror books and expected this to be the same.
Definately not saying it wasn't very capturing it didn't take me long to read it, definately a fast paced read
and not just because its a short novella.
I was really intrigued as to what all the 'shadows' were about.
The descriptions are good and the characters are well developed I guess what disappointed me was the ending, it didn't end as I expected quite anticlimatic, also
I feel there could have been a bit more suspence throughout.
Overall a good quick read and I would reccomend i've already suggested my partner borrow my kindle for a while
as he loves this kind of genre.
shelleyrae's review
3.0
Joanna's corneal transplant is not the outright success she had hoped for, a too-long stitch continues to irritate her shaky vision but doesn't explain the dark mist that seems to infiltrate the victim of a tragic accident she witnesses. To reassure herself, Joanna visit's the victim in hospital but it becomes evident that something is amiss with the injured man and Joanna is determined to discover what is hiding in the shadows.
Dead Man's Eye is a mix of supernatural horror and thriller packed tightly into a story of novella length.
Joanna makes for an appealing heroine as she stands against the encroaching evil. I thought her motivations credible and we learn just enough about her to be firmly on her side. I was less convinced by the inconsistencies in character of her boyfriend, Stephen, but his impact on the storyline is relatively minor so is easy to overlook. The portrayal of Lincoln, and his possession by Malachi, was well written, from Lincoln's puzzlement to Malachi's menace. I was however uncomfortable with the rape scene that seemed unnecessary and gratuitous to illustrate Malachi's evil.
The storyline of Dead Man's Eye is in general well thought out, though not particularly original. Others have mentioned it's similarity to a film ("The Eye")and the concept has appeared before in fiction. However that doesn't take away from the experience of reading this novella which a fine example of the genre. The only thing that concerned me was the purpose of the repeated visits to the other recipient of the transplant which seemed superfluous, achieving nothing in terms of advancing plot or character. The conclusion will not be to everyone's tastes but I quite like the open ended threat it leaves open to interpretation.
Dead Man's Eye is a fast paced combination of action and creeping dread that makes for a quick read in the tradition of an old fashioned horror story.
Dead Man's Eye is a mix of supernatural horror and thriller packed tightly into a story of novella length.
Joanna makes for an appealing heroine as she stands against the encroaching evil. I thought her motivations credible and we learn just enough about her to be firmly on her side. I was less convinced by the inconsistencies in character of her boyfriend, Stephen, but his impact on the storyline is relatively minor so is easy to overlook. The portrayal of Lincoln, and his possession by Malachi, was well written, from Lincoln's puzzlement to Malachi's menace. I was however uncomfortable with the rape scene that seemed unnecessary and gratuitous to illustrate Malachi's evil.
The storyline of Dead Man's Eye is in general well thought out, though not particularly original. Others have mentioned it's similarity to a film ("The Eye")and the concept has appeared before in fiction. However that doesn't take away from the experience of reading this novella which a fine example of the genre. The only thing that concerned me was the purpose of the repeated visits to the other recipient of the transplant which seemed superfluous, achieving nothing in terms of advancing plot or character. The conclusion will not be to everyone's tastes but I quite like the open ended threat it leaves open to interpretation.
Dead Man's Eye is a fast paced combination of action and creeping dread that makes for a quick read in the tradition of an old fashioned horror story.
gregsgal's review
3.0
I'd give this book 2.5 stars. I did like the storyline and felt like the characters were pretty well developed, but I also felt like the ending was a bit anticlimactic. I guess I would have liked a bit more suspense or moments where I couldn't stop reading because I HAD to know what happened next and I didn't really feel like this book had many of those moments.
andshereads's review
3.0
Hearing the title ' Dead man's eye ' I was eager to get started expecting a really good horror.. but sadly I didn't recieve, in my years reading
i've read some really greusome horror books and expected this to be the same.
Definately not saying it wasn't very capturing it didn't take me long to read it, definately a fast paced read
and not just because its a short novella.
I was really intrigued as to what all the 'shadows' were about.
The descriptions are good and the characters are well developed I guess what disappointed me was the ending, it didn't end as I expected quite anticlimatic, also
I feel there could have been a bit more suspence throughout.
Overall a good quick read and I would reccomend i've already suggested my partner borrow my kindle for a while
as he loves this kind of genre.
i've read some really greusome horror books and expected this to be the same.
Definately not saying it wasn't very capturing it didn't take me long to read it, definately a fast paced read
and not just because its a short novella.
I was really intrigued as to what all the 'shadows' were about.
The descriptions are good and the characters are well developed I guess what disappointed me was the ending, it didn't end as I expected quite anticlimatic, also
I feel there could have been a bit more suspence throughout.
Overall a good quick read and I would reccomend i've already suggested my partner borrow my kindle for a while
as he loves this kind of genre.
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