The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice
Release
Date: October
15, 2013
Publisher:
Gallery
Books
Format:
ebook
Pages: 336
Genre: Horror, Fantasy,
Paranormal, Mystery
Sources:
Netgalley
Goodreads
Synopsis:
New
York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice brilliantly conjures the
shadowed terrors of the Louisiana bayou—where three friends confront a deadly,
ancient evil rising to the surface—in this intense and atmospheric new
supernatural thriller.
It’s
been a decade since the Delongpre family vanished near Bayou Rabineaux, and
still no one can explain the events of that dark and sweltering night. No one
except Niquette Delongpre, the survivor who ran away from the mangled stretch
of guardrail on Highway 22 where the impossible occurred…and kept on running.
Who left behind her best friends, Ben and Anthem, to save them from her
newfound capacity for destruction…and who alone knows the source of her very
bizarre—and very deadly—abilities: an isolated strip of swampland called
Elysium.
An
accomplished surgeon, Niquette’s father dreamed of transforming the dense
acreage surrounded by murky waters into a palatial compound befitting the name
his beloved wife gave to it, Elysium: “the final resting place for the heroic
and virtuous.” Then, ten years ago, construction workers dug into a long-hidden
well, one that snaked down into the deep, black waters of the Louisiana swamp
and stirred something that had been there for centuries—a microscopic parasite
that perverts the mind and corrupts the body.
Niquette
is living proof that things done can’t be undone. Nothing will put her family
back together again. And nothing can save her. But as Niquette, Ben, and Anthem
uncover the truth of a devastating parasite that has the potential to alter the
future of humankind, Niquette grasps the most chilling truths of all: someone
else has been infected too. And unlike her, this man is not content to live in
the shadows. He is intent to use his newfound powers for one reason only:
revenge.
My
Thoughts
Wow, this book was amazing! I mistook this book for something else when I
first started reading it, but I quickly became hooked. The storyline was so
well written that I was immediately entranced.
I didn’t have a particular favorite
character, but I did love all of them. Even Marshall Ferriot was a fantastic villain.
All of the characters were very well developed, with strong personalities that
blended well with each other. Christopher’s imagination is genius and he has
created a tale of mystery, drama, suspense, and horror all woven together
perfectly. I would definitely recommend The Heavens Rise to readers of all
those genres.
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