Lure (Sam Flock Adventures: Book One) [Kindle Edition]

Brian Rathbone (Author)

Book Description

Warning: This title contains sexual content, bad behavior, and mild profanity.

Sam Flock is a good cop, but when she has a paranormal experience on the job that causes her to drive into the side of an ambulance, her career in law enforcement meets its end. Determined to find answers, she forms a paranormal investigation agency with her friend, Shells. Though they are perhaps the world's worst paranormal investigators, they find something beyond their wildest imaginings.

Product Details

• File Size: 406 KB
• Print Length: 226 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: White Wolf Press, LLC (February 17, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007AVVR7W
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,872 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not to my taste. April 23, 2012

By Urban Fantasy Review

Format:Kindle Edition

Ok so I am gonna try to be fair, but I have to say upfront I really didn't like this book it was just so bloody juvenile. The main character Sam was a cop when her career in law enforcement ends she starts a paranormal investigation business with her best friend Michelle (Shells). The two of them as characters were just so godawful, think Beavis and Butthead meet Ghostbusters.

Sam used to be a cop, so you expect some kind of seriousness not having her hanging out at keg parties with a bunch of stoners and waking up with nothing but duct tape on her nipples. Shells was no better, she spent most of the time saying "Dude" and playing air guitar to bad eighties heavy metal...thus the Beavis and Butthead comparisons. I spent most of the book rolling my eyes and cringing and not in that good amused kinda way. Although the author does warn the book contains bad behavior...he ain't kidding! It just gave me less reason to like or relate to the characters in any way.

The plot was lacking continuity, nothing much happens to move the plot along more than half this book could have been edited out and wouldn't affect the overall story. Sam and Shells are supposed to be paranormal investigators but there is very little paranormal going on. They are invited to Lake Lure from an Inn owner to investigate some ghosts and most of the "paranormal" events in the book are about Sam seeing ghosts. It started getting sort of interesting when they got to Lake Lure and started touring around, but then all the characters got drunk again and nothing much happened. The ending was just weird and didn't really tie in to the rest of the story. On the positive side it was a quick read so I managed to finish quickly, all in all not something I would recommend.

2/5 Meh skip it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent story..frustrating slang April 17, 2012

By S. Smith

Format:Kindle Edition

I received this book for free from the Goodreads group Making Connections in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

All in all I ended up liking this story since it did keep my interest, but it was also very frustrating. The plot really appealed to me when I read the synopsis, but the delivery seemed disjointed, almost like it was written as stream of consciousness (which I'm not a huge fan of) rather than a coherent story.

As for the characters. I really wanted to like Sam, but I was not overly impressed with her. I just kept waiting for her to learn a lesson, grow up, something, but that just never seemed to happen. Perhaps it wasn't supposed to, I'm just not entirely sure. And I have to say WTH is up with Shells. I am all for quirky, funny sidekicks, but this was ridiculous. I almost stopped reading because of her. I personally find the occasional use of urban slang to be amusing, but when it apparently makes up the bulk of your vocabulary you just end up sounding like a moron!

Despite all of the above, despite any complaints I was intrigued by the story, and I think the characters did actually work together since there were many laugh out loud moments, especially from Sam and Shells investigations. I just suggest cooling it with the "straight up yo"'s.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read March 1, 2012

By Susan

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was a fun read. I enjoyed reading about the misadventures of Sam, and Shells. Although, halfway thru the book Shells became rather annoying. However, this was her personality flaw ;-) Sam, on the other hand was a pretty straight shooter. I enjoyed her character a lot.

I gave the book 4 stars only because, I would have liked to have seen the author spend more time on the mystery at Lake Lure. I liked the way he wove the mysterious lights, and paranormal together.

More About the Author

Brian Rathbone is a horse trainer turned author and creator of The World of Godsland fantasy series, which includes Call of the Herald, Inherited Danger, Dragon Ore, Regent, Feral, and Regal. He is also the author of the Sam Flock novels, a paranormal adventure series that begins with Lure.