Salem VI Rebecca Rising eBook Jack Heath John Thompson
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Having stepped off the fast track of primetime network television news, John Andrews has chosen a quieter life as editor of Salem News, a small paper in a quiet New England town. Life is perfect until Andrews’ wife is killed in a tragic accident. After several years of trying to numb the pain with alcohol, Andrews is visited by the spirit of a long dead ancestor who opens a door to a shocking family history. After he experiences a surreal glimpse into the past, Andrews must confront the question of whether he is losing his mind or whether for several hundred years his ancestors have been engaged in a secret battle with a coven that worships Satan. Fueled by the need to understand whether his wife's death was really an accident or something far more sinister, Andrews, along with his beautiful assistant editor, risk everything to discover a truth so horrifying it threatens to destroy everything and everyone he knows and loves.
Salem VI Rebecca Rising eBook Jack Heath John Thompson
John Andrews is the editor of a small New England newspaper, The Salem News. A one time heavy hitting news anchor with ABC news, he'd stepped down four years ago in order to spend more time with his wife Julie and daughter Sara. But things changed when his wife died in a tragic car accident, leaving him an empty-nester, reliant on the bottle to numb his pain. Now, as he's trying to pick up the shards of his life four years later, he begins to see the ghost of an ancestor that passed dozen of decades ago. Being a direct descendant of both the accusers and victims of the Salem witch trials isn't news to him, but the spirit of Rebecca Nurse, tried and hung as a convicted witch, will reveal to him things about his family he'd never even thought of in his wildest nightmares. As it turns out, Andrews family has fallen prey to tragedy after tragedy. With the help of Rebecca nurse and his assistant editor Amy, John will begin to question if his family's tragic past was just a statistical anomaly, or if something as nefarious as an centuries old Satanic cult is as the heart of it.This book caught me completely unawares. I'd downloaded it some time ago and finally picked it at random to read out of over 400 books on my little kindle machine. It sucked me in from the get go.
Anything dealing with the Salem Witch trials, one of the darker periods of US history, tends to fascinate me. With VI, you not only get a direct descendent of both the Putnams and the Nurses dealing with family secrets, but a man with a haunted past dealing with a haunted PRESENT and Satanic cults! Now, how cool is that?
It wouldn't be cool if it wasn't well written with good characters, but Heath and Thompson have those both covered. John Andrews is the right mix of broken, tough, smart, and flawed. He's mourning his wife but he's not constantly lamenting and crying. He's a good reporter but he's not always the smartest man in the room--he knows his limitations. He keeps his pain bottled up inside but he's not constantly angry and he doesn't take out his pain on others. These characteristics make him interesting to read. In fact, all of the characters are interesting to read, from the major players to the minor players. Amy is smart, beautiful and a hard worker, but she's not the 'you'll love me and hate me for not loving you back because you know you don't have a chance' type. John's friends are colorful as well and strike the right balance of sarcasm and general affection for their friend and vice versa. As far as the antagonistic forces, they also have their own motivations and, as more is revealed about them, some aren't exactly as black and white as you'd may think at first.
The writing is very good. Other than a few passages (which I won't mention because that would mean putting in a spoiler and I don't do spoilers!) which seemed to drag on a bit, the book moves fast and smoothly. The story ebs and flows nicely, going from action, to reaction, with no hiccups. The horror sequences as well as the action sequences are well done, and even the talking head moments are moved along nicely with dialogue that's genuine, consistent, and flows as well as the narrative. Some of my favorite parts of the novel were when John is trading insults and insights with several of his friends. Plenty of one liners fly in those conversations with some zingers that are genuinely laugh out loud funny which brings a nice element of comic relief.
For the most part, the story is plotted pretty tightly. There were one or two things that I had to think twice about but they're few and far between. The authors really use the history of the Salem Witch Trials to good effect here. It's not just a back drop, but it's a living, breathing part of the story and what's more, when the history is detailed in the book, it doesn't come off as a lesson. A lot of times it's revealed in the poppy dialogue between well written characters.
With good characters, a nice spin on a dark part of history, ghosts, gore, action, Satanic cults, zippy dialogue, a couple twists here and there, and quicksilver narrative, this is really a nice blend of genres that fans of thrillers and mysteries in particular should give a read. Really REALLY fun page turner. 4.5 stars (but I gave it a five up on the good ole 'hose do you rate this item' cause that's how I roll)
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Salem VI Rebecca Rising eBook Jack Heath John Thompson Reviews
I have always liked reading about the Salem Witch Trials since I read the Crucible in high school and this book was actually better then the play about them. I cannot wait for the next one to come out so I can continue. IF you like reading about a very dark time period in U.S. history (a historical fictional one) then I recommend this book.
I liked this book a great deal and it kept me turning pages to find out more. It's a bit scary, a bit thrilling, a bit absurd (in places) but it all coalesces into a great story. It's somewhat unpredictable although parts are a bit easy to guess or maybe I've read too many similar books? Anyway it's definitely a keeper and I would recommend it.
I really loved the factual basis of this story. It was also extremely well written in the style that keeps the reader turning those pages!
The glimpse into puritan life and the people who lived that life was painted vividly for the reader! I could almost smell the smoke from the chimneys of Salem 1600 s .
Looking forward to the sequel now that the groundwork has been set in place!
I could not put this book down. I read entire book in less than 24 hours! John is awesome. My heart goes out to Rebecca Nurse...the cruelty that she went through! Amy is the perfect soulmate for John. Awesome book! Could not put it down can not wait for the next one. Only disappointment was the way it ended....left WIDE OPEN for next book! Highly recommend Salem Rebecca's rising to everyone!
Note I did get this book when it was offered for free on
The plot to the story looked pretty good so I thought I would give the book a try since it was free. I really didn't have high expectations for this book and I was very happy that I was wrong. The story hooked me from the start and the action was great and very well paced throughout the book. I came to really enjoy the characters in the story, even if drunk grieving husband has been a bit overdone lately. I did come to care for the characters and liked the paranormal story line.
I sure hope there is a sequel soon. I want to find out more about the story!
Maybe it's the season, maybe I was just ready for this kind of read, but Salem VI,Rebecca's Rising was great!The reader was grabbed right away, and sometimes given a little shake for good measure. And once again,getting a little background on the author is very helpful in getting a feel for the story.
The author,like the main character, is descended from both one of the accused and the accuser in the infamous Salem witch trials of the late 1600's.Makes for am interesting dynamic right off.
And there has long been a theory(though not a popular one) that maybe the witch trials were a cover-up of a deeper darker nature.That is the premise of this book.The end of the book was open-ended. I hope this means there are more installments to come.
I chose to read this book because I enjoy a good ghost story. The book is a good mix of a ghost story, mixed with the occult, with a tad bit of Christianity thrown in. It wasn't scary, which was good for me because I don't enjoy scary books. But it was erie enough to hold my interest. Good character development. Good detailed descriptions of the scenes.
What I didn't like was the dirty old man thoughts about young women. I felt it was unnecessary for the story. And what happened to John Andrews daughter in the final chapters of the book? She was so concerned about her father but she was not around alot after someone tried to kill him, nor did she bring him home from the hospital. And she was not mentioned anymore. I found that odd. Also when Amy was stripped naked and shackled in front of three men the horror and embarrassment she felt should have been more elaborated on.
But over all I really enjoyed the book and will keep an eye out for the sequel.
John Andrews is the editor of a small New England newspaper, The Salem News. A one time heavy hitting news anchor with ABC news, he'd stepped down four years ago in order to spend more time with his wife Julie and daughter Sara. But things changed when his wife died in a tragic car accident, leaving him an empty-nester, reliant on the bottle to numb his pain. Now, as he's trying to pick up the shards of his life four years later, he begins to see the ghost of an ancestor that passed dozen of decades ago. Being a direct descendant of both the accusers and victims of the Salem witch trials isn't news to him, but the spirit of Rebecca Nurse, tried and hung as a convicted witch, will reveal to him things about his family he'd never even thought of in his wildest nightmares. As it turns out, Andrews family has fallen prey to tragedy after tragedy. With the help of Rebecca nurse and his assistant editor Amy, John will begin to question if his family's tragic past was just a statistical anomaly, or if something as nefarious as an centuries old Satanic cult is as the heart of it.
This book caught me completely unawares. I'd downloaded it some time ago and finally picked it at random to read out of over 400 books on my little kindle machine. It sucked me in from the get go.
Anything dealing with the Salem Witch trials, one of the darker periods of US history, tends to fascinate me. With VI, you not only get a direct descendent of both the Putnams and the Nurses dealing with family secrets, but a man with a haunted past dealing with a haunted PRESENT and Satanic cults! Now, how cool is that?
It wouldn't be cool if it wasn't well written with good characters, but Heath and Thompson have those both covered. John Andrews is the right mix of broken, tough, smart, and flawed. He's mourning his wife but he's not constantly lamenting and crying. He's a good reporter but he's not always the smartest man in the room--he knows his limitations. He keeps his pain bottled up inside but he's not constantly angry and he doesn't take out his pain on others. These characteristics make him interesting to read. In fact, all of the characters are interesting to read, from the major players to the minor players. Amy is smart, beautiful and a hard worker, but she's not the 'you'll love me and hate me for not loving you back because you know you don't have a chance' type. John's friends are colorful as well and strike the right balance of sarcasm and general affection for their friend and vice versa. As far as the antagonistic forces, they also have their own motivations and, as more is revealed about them, some aren't exactly as black and white as you'd may think at first.
The writing is very good. Other than a few passages (which I won't mention because that would mean putting in a spoiler and I don't do spoilers!) which seemed to drag on a bit, the book moves fast and smoothly. The story ebs and flows nicely, going from action, to reaction, with no hiccups. The horror sequences as well as the action sequences are well done, and even the talking head moments are moved along nicely with dialogue that's genuine, consistent, and flows as well as the narrative. Some of my favorite parts of the novel were when John is trading insults and insights with several of his friends. Plenty of one liners fly in those conversations with some zingers that are genuinely laugh out loud funny which brings a nice element of comic relief.
For the most part, the story is plotted pretty tightly. There were one or two things that I had to think twice about but they're few and far between. The authors really use the history of the Salem Witch Trials to good effect here. It's not just a back drop, but it's a living, breathing part of the story and what's more, when the history is detailed in the book, it doesn't come off as a lesson. A lot of times it's revealed in the poppy dialogue between well written characters.
With good characters, a nice spin on a dark part of history, ghosts, gore, action, Satanic cults, zippy dialogue, a couple twists here and there, and quicksilver narrative, this is really a nice blend of genres that fans of thrillers and mysteries in particular should give a read. Really REALLY fun page turner. 4.5 stars (but I gave it a five up on the good ole 'hose do you rate this item' cause that's how I roll)
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