Christopher Datta

The Demon Stone is a paranormal thriller that alternates between the darkest places of Africa where the story originates to Northern Minnesota where the story reaches its climax. In between you’ll find the terrifying spiritual and human forces at work in Africa, kidnapping, murder, survivor’s guilt, a juju man in service to a warlord and a powerful demon.

You’ll also experience a devoted friend, a daughter who despises bother her parents, grisly murder and suicide, increasingly bizarre behaviour and someone or something stalking the protagonists.

The Demon Stone will have you on the edge of your seat. If you don’t believe in the supernatural, you’ll start to wonder about it. The author’s experience in war torn and third world countries adds to the reality of his writing of these places.

His characters are realistic and believable. The pacing of his book is fast and his writing is such that you’ll want to turn those pages until you get to the end of the book.

If paranormal psychological thrillers are your thing, grab a copy of Demon Stone. A highly recommended read. 4 stars out of 5.

Thank you to the author for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.

This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogspot.com/2014/10/demon-stone-blog-tour-revie...… (mais)

The Demon Stone
By Christopher Datta
Pages 273 Supernatural Thriller
Courtesy of First To Read Goodreads
Reviewed by: tk

When Kevin leaves his wife and daughter
to visit Bill, an old college friend in Africa.
He never thought what may be visiting him
once he returned back home. Tragic events
takes place during his stay. Kevin must find
A way to cope with terrible loss, and hold on
to his sanity.
Returning home, a terrible presence disrupts
his home life, tearing apart his relationships
with the people that are the world to him.
Kevin takes his daughter and best friend Liz
on a camping trip to help him come to terms
with the horrific events that have taken place
only to put them in unimaginable peril.

A story of dark spirits, love lost, re-evaluating
spiritual beliefs and inner strength. A fast paced,
page turning adventure. I loved this story.
Highly recommended. 5/5… (mais)

This is a tremendously amazing story for all of you who are History lovers! Christopher Datta does an outstanding job in bringing the horrible act of slavery and the Civil War to life... too vivid.

Based on the true story of Ellen Craft makes it even more interesting. Read the story to discover how much is accurate...even better, read my Interview with Christopher Datta on http://rockinbookreviews.com and discover much more about this story and the outstanding author.

Ellie was raised a slave by her biological father, who had raped her mother, and her mother was sold to another within a short period of time after Ellen's birth. Ellen was very white skinned with dark hair. The father insisted on keeping her and raising her as his legitimate daughter's companion. However, Ellie was forever reminded she was a slave and refused education or equal treatment. Rejected by the Negros because of her color and fine hand me down clothes, and not allowed to associate with the whites other than a slave to her half sister, Ellie was bitter and determined to not encourage association with either but to remain single and a slave in her father's house until she could perhaps one day become a free person.

Against all her determination, life happens and she is forced to reexamine her attitude and just as she feels resigned and content, life takes another twist and she, once again, has to make a drastic choice... a choice which leads to many other drastic choices and actions.

The many characters are well-defined and feel very real. The various situations and scenes are vividly portrayed. The title becomes clear a couple of times in the story and is one which captures the reader's interest, as does the book cover. It, also, depicts the story's main crux.

This is a well written and researched historical account. However, I can not give it a Five Stars rating due to the immense amount of profanity. Whether or not that amount of profanity existed among so many noble men, I will not debate. The main jest could have been effectively made without the actual usage of the offensive words which will grossly limit reader's who otherwise, undoubtedly, would have enjoyed the book.
Thus, I still give an honest review with a Four Stars rating of this diverse novel.
*The author sent this book to me in exchange for an honest review, of which I have given.… (mais)