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Book: When Death is Calling

Author: Henry Taba

Book Series: Whisper of Demon Book 2

Rating: 2.5/5

Publication Date: May 2019

Genre: Fantasy

Recommended Age: 17+ (demons, violence, slight gore, some romance)

Publisher: Indie Published

Pages: 268

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Synopsis: He found his love.
But a demon is whispering to him.
He must redeem what he loved.

Westcliffe Patel, an orphan from a small town—Sagepond, has spent half of his life wandering alone. He thought, to prevent someone from leaving him, he should never have invited them into his life from the start. However, things changed—he found his love. Just when he thought life might get better, a whisper haunted him. To prevent his lover from becoming the next victim, he killed the demon. Soon, he realizes the target mark used by the demon to mark its prey was never erased, or maybe the demon never died. In his desperation to unveil the truth, he must deal with his past and his own insecurities

Review: Overall, I thought this book was ok. It had good writing and the world building was fantastic. I also loved the fast pacing and felt that the plot was intriguing.

However, the author never mentioned to me that this is the second in a series and it became hugely noticeable by the first 10 pages this is a sequel. I don’t appreciate the author not being forthcoming with that information and I urge that any future readers for the author to read the first book or ask for a copy of the first book before reading this one. Also, probably because I haven’t read the first book, the characters didn’t seem very well developed.

Verdict: It was good, but definitely need the first book for context.