Latest Book Pick!

In the late, I've picked up some fun reads. Within the time of working and spending time with my family, I pick up a book and read whenever I find free time between art or recording guitar demos. There's been many new exciting books to have arrived at Barnes & Noble and in the E-book shops like Kindle or App stores. (i.e. Android/ Google Play, Microsoft Marketplace, Apples iTunes)

Many books caught my attention straight away and some I passed up from lacking interest. However, there was one that stood out to me in particular, was a book that hooked me for hours and lead to inspiration of my most recent artworks.

Croak: The Series by Gina Damico

This book is about a troubled teenager, Lex, who ends up becoming a grim reaper. After being expelled from her school, Lex is sent to the town of Croak. There lives her Uncle Mort, who is the towns Mayor and is also the leader of the grims. At first, she thought it'd be a boring and long, drawn out stay away from home, but it was much more than she could've imagined. This wasn't no ordinary farm town in the middle of nowhere. This was a full town of individuals with extraordinary powers, acquainted by the supernatural. Lex soon finds that she's also a reaper of great power, however, getting emotions mixed with her powers is a dangerous combination when taken out to collect souls. She did just that and opened a can of all sorts of fucked up, and the afterlife would forever change as the town knew it.

My thoughts on this book series:

This series was undoubtedly captivating and blew my mind. It has everything I liked; troubled teen, grim reapers, scythes, the supernatural, macabre stuff, and a good story line. I loved it so much that I never wanted it to end. This was the first book since the Harry Potter series, that I was so hooked. 

The element I loved most was, the characters. These individuals in the book were someone you could relate to and a lot of times you meet people in life that remind you of the characters or they're people you already know, surrounding you. It's creepy, mysterious and I was on the edge of my seat. It has its comedic relief and its timed just right.

My overall opinion is, this book and series is a wild thrill-ride and is a great adventure. It gave me the chills and made me laugh hysterically out loud at times. If you like spooky and macabre stuff, plus a great storyline about grim reapers gone wild...... look no further. I highly recommend this book and cannot implore you to read it. This is an absolute must read and will not disappoint.

I absolutely loved this series and hopefully more books like this is brought out in the near future.

My Rating:

 5/5 (Highly Recommend)