Fires Rising (Leisure Fiction)
by Michael Laimo
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Author: Michael LaimoEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN: 0843960647
Number of pages: 262
Publisher: Leisure Books
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Book Review: This One Didn't Do It For Me
Summary: 2 Stars
As a fan of Michael Laimo, I was excited to dig into "Fires Rising", and it starts off strong. While building a church in New York at the turn of the century, a crate arrives and upon breaking turns the parishoners into murderous lunatics. Flash forward to present day, and this same church now facing destruction has become home to a number of winos and bums...(ooops sorry I mean "homeless"). Whatever evil that was in the crate has been unleashed, and it's up to the homeless residents and the former priest of the church to stop the evil from consuming New York in the form of angry sweaty construction workers. Yes that's right....the world ends not with a bang, but with a yellow hard hat, stained wife-beater, power tools, and just a hint of butt-crack showing.
Unless, spooky church imagery is frightening to you, you won't find much here. I am a big fan of Laimo's writing style. His descriptive passages fairly drip off the page, you can almost smell the smoke of fires burning, taste the blood and feel the goo coming off of some of his creations. But the subject matter of "Fires Rising" just wasn't frightening.
I highly recommend you try "Dark Ride", Laimo's latest collection of short stories to discover this author. There Laimo covers a multitude of horror bases, and you are bound to find something you like. Then turn to "Fires Rising" after you are familiar with his style, and if you have an interest in religious horror....or angry construction workers.
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