I’m quite an eclectic reader, so when I was asked to join the blog tour for ‘Mime’, I jumped at the opportunity to read a genre that’s not my typical choice. In all honesty, it was not a book I’d probably pick up if I saw it in a bookstore, mainly because the cover doesn’t appeal to me personally (because I’m not a supernatural/horror reader), but I’m really glad I got to read this. Keep scrolling to find out why…

Blurb

There’s a supernatural killer on the loose…

Elliot Cross didn’t believe in monsters. At least, not until his brother died at the hands of something unnatural.

Four years later and a string of impossible deaths leave the police baffled. Consumed by a desire to shine a journalistic light on the supernatural world, Elliot sees a chance to make a difference. Enlisting the help of his (only) employee, Samantha, he quickly identifies the culprit – a demonic mime artist whose invisible creations are fatally real.

Way out of his depth, Elliot’s only hope is renowned demon hunter Gabriel Cushing. But tracking down Gabriel is only the beginning… The search for a way to end the demon forever will take Elliot and Sam across the country, uncovering lost history, buried secrets, and a few new truths about themselves.

My thoughts

Mime is one of those books that’s pure escapism, and fun to read. It’s on the long side, coming in at 520 pages, but don’t let that put you off! It’s an adventure from start to finish, and I relaxed straight away into Harrison’s clear and uncomplicated storytelling. I’ve always loved being told stories since I was little, and this is one of those books you can just sink into. It’s described as a supernatural thriller, and it certainly is that, however you also get a flawed and haunted lead character, Elliot Cross, whose investigation into the strange and weird wraps the reader very quickly into a battle with a supernatural demon nemesis. Along the way, he enlists support from other like-minded people, and suddenly we have a varied demon fighting team, but it’s certainly a battle to stay alive.

Cross’s main sidekick is Sam, and she becomes more than an employee as the story develops, this adds a side romance plot, but it doesn’t overtake at all. The focus remains on the battle to remove Mime from its host and stop it murdering innocents. There’s a hidden past to uncover, as the team race across the country to find a way to exorcise the demon that is after them, and one of the secrets has deeply personal implications. This adds needed depth, and is plotted in extremely well.

If you like supernatural reads, than I’d highly recommend ‘Mime’. A driven mystery, a supernatural thriller, an evil demon in a battle with flawed, but driven, dedicated demon hunters and a fun adventure. I really enjoyed the variety of the cast of characters, and as we discover more about them, they also realise there’s so much more going on under the surface. The story sets itself up really well for the sequel.

A thrilling supernatural adventure with heart! Recommended Read.

The Author

Author of supernatural thrillers and other spec genre fiction.

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What can you expect from my books? Monsters, magic, action and adventure, and fragile human characters trying to muddle through as best they can. They make mistakes and bad choices sometimes, and they have to learn to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and turn to their friends and loved ones for help and support.

My debut novel, “Mime”, released June 2020. Working on this book has been an epic 10 year journey learning how to be a writer. Although Mime was my first project, it has routinely been on the back burner while I worked on other projects. You can discover the published ones in the books section of my website, and novelette “The Star Coin Prophecy” is available as a free download for subscribers.

FIND ME:
Website: http://chrisseyharrison.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chrisseywrites
Facebook: http://facebook.com/authorchrisseyharrison

I’m a science geek, gamer, fan of sci-fi and fantasy, and wearer of many hats. Metaphorical hats, that is, not so much real hats. At the moment I mostly wear my writer hat, my designer and my crafter hat. I also used to wear my film maker hat when producing movies with my amazing colleagues over at The Great Escape.

I live in Clevedon in a creaky old Victorian terrace with my partner and my 17 year-old goldfish Ambition. One day I will own a cat… one day.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mime-Supernatural-Thriller-Chrissey-Harrison/dp/1838593608

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