Shaula by A. M. Kherbash

Wow! This is one creepy and right up my alley type of book. Two men who are working for some secret organization are tasked with delivering something to a man who lives by a lake. But not just any lake. One with only one cabin left standing and a cult who has taken claim on the property. There are no residents and the other cabins had been torn down to distance the last remaining one from public grounds. Then you add in a sea monste and things that do not go as planned and you have one of the best sci-fi books ever. I have to read the first book now although you do not need to in order to enjoy this book. The author has done an amazing job with the character development and meshing everything together in or to ensure the reader is roped in and will not want out. I have never read a book that has a lot of science fiction elements to it such as this one but I love, love, love this book as ell as it’s extremely talented author.

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley as well as the author and publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.

This book was good. I love horror books but this one was just OK. I would recommend it because I liked the premise of the book.

I read the first novel in this series/duology and didn't enjoy it so I won't be continuing with this one.

*disclaimer, I haven't read the first book in the series.

Despite a slow start, this book ended up being an enjoyable read. The character development is great and really makes this novel shine. I'll definitely consider picking up the first book in the series.

I like how the story began, and the premise held promise, but the narrative felt off to me. Unfortunately, SHAULA is a DNF for me at thirty-one percent. I look forward to reading what Kherbash comes up with next.

Thank you, NetGalley and A.M. Kherbash, for providing me with an eBook of SHAULA at the request of an honest review.

I could not read this book as it was archived before I could read.
Also I didnt know that this was a series as it was nowhere mentioned in the book description and I had no access to the first book.
Which in turn delayed or had me interested in picking this one up.
Still i'd like to thank the publisher and to NetGalley for giving the eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Thank you for the ARC of the book. I haven't read the previous book, so I didn't have much of an idea coming in. The premise and pacing felt flat. It could have been better maybe if the author wrote a more tightly bound draft. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.

**Thank you to NetGalley and A.M. Kherbash for the free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review**

While this was the second book in a series from this author, it was highlighted that this could be read as a stand alone which is one of the reasons that I requested it.

I did find the writing to be enjoyable and the horror/gore aspects of it align with things that I typically read. I couldn’t connect with this story as much as I would have liked to since I didn’t get the references to the first book. This is no fault of the author and I feel that I enjoyed Shaula enough to check out other works from them!

Check this book out if you like spooky elements, mysteries, and thrillers that leave you guessing!

Two agents are sent to deliver a mysterious package to a man by a lake and realize the place is abandoned, something has taken over everything.

This is a well-constructed, entertaining and effective thriller with touches of horror. Enjoyable book.

I enjoyed Shaula once I got into it! It took me a little time and I'm not sure if not having read Lesath (the first in the series) affected that or not. The book itself although referencing the first is definitely fine to read as a standalone though.

I'll definitely give Lesath a go having read this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and A.M. Kherbash for an eArc in exchange for an honest review.

It's always tough writing a review when you didn't enjoy a book and can't really see yourself recommending it to anyone, but such is life.

Sad to say that this really did not live up to expectations. Having read and not particularly liked the author's previous book, Lesath (purely a matter of personal taste, in that instance), I was excited to see how this second one might turn out, as I saw something in the author's potential that I felt I could enjoy.

What I got was not an improved version of the red-coloured, strobing mass of insane asylum horror of the previous book, however, but rather a flat and ultimately uninteresting story that lacked a sorely-needed pervasive sense of dread. Paired with the unnecessarily cumbersome, stilted prose, I found myself slogging through the book, hoping for some kind of twist or surprise at the end to make the journey worthwhile, but no such luck.

In short, where Lesath left some kind of an imprint on my mind (again, mental images of red-coloured, strobing insane asylum horror), Shaula simply lacked enough substance to achieve even that.

I received an arc of this book from NetGalley. Thank you so much to the author and the publisher for giving me a copy to read in exchange for an honest review.
I have no previous experience with this author. I believe there is another book in the series which I haven’t read. So obviously I wasn’t as connected to the story in the beginning. The beginning felt a little slow. But it got quite better eventually and at the end it didn’t really matter that I hadn’t read the first book. It started gaining pace and simultaneously my interest.

DNF

I did DNF this book but I'm writing this review to address some things that were enjoyable even though i don't like this book!

It has some nice sci fi vibes and wonderful character development
Cults, ghosts and horror.

Although it says in the back that the novel can be read as a stand-alone, the fact that it is a second volume really feels very much. And I haven't read the first volume. This made it practically impossible for me to understand the relationships between the characters, how and why they're engaged in the hunt for a kind of Alien but not alien, what the situation of the world in which the events take place is, and so on. Trifles in short, that an author writing a second volume and wanting it to be read as a stan-alone should take into consideration. I only made it to the end because I liked Grim immediately.

I obtained a free advanced copy of Shaula from NetGalley in change for a truthful and sincere assessment - my sincerest way to each the author and the publisher. :)

Disclaimer, i have no longer study the first e-book inside the collection. Kherbash states on the start of this novel that it is not required however the e-book does reference a few activities that occurred in #1. That being stated going into this blind did not lessen my usual entertainment of the e book.

The authors prose flows easily and is right at portray the snap shots into your head. there is a completely precise X-files feel right here in phrases of the plot. particularly within the first half of or so. Then keep onto your pants parents because many things are not as they seem and there may be some excellent twists for the duration of.

the primary half of or 1/3rd of the e book is more sluggish or even a piece established in my humble opinion but I think that changed into the author's intention, lulling you into some feel of malaise earlier than hitting you with some great stuff out of left area.

That stated, regrettably my replica had some typos or a missing phrase here and there. it might have benefited from a chunk more proofreading. overall 3.5 stars rounded down rather than up for the modifying errors. If you may appearance beyond those and know the start is maximum possibly on purpose there is a real thrilling plot and global right here. i am going to are seeking for out #1 and wish there is a #3

I really enjoyed reading Shaula. I thought it does a great job with character development and I thought the vibes were eerie and creepy. This is the second book in a series and, while you don't have to read the first one to understand what's happening, it does reference things that happen in the first book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for approving me for this arc!

This book was really gripping, it was my favourite type of read and I was hooked from the moment I picked the book up

Cults, ghost towns, and humor, oh my! This book was a great page-turner that grabbed my attention from page one and didn't let go. However, I wish I had known it was a sequel.

Thank you #NetGalley for giving me an ARC of #Shaula for my honest review.

I did not read the first book in the series, I was a little confused at first, once I continued on it started to make sense. I do think I will read the first book though.

I did enjoy this book and do recommended it to anyone that enjoys sci fi thrillers.

Un livre pas pour moi, très bien écrit, mais je n`ai pas accroche dommage. un thriller qui vaut le coût tout de même.