The Wind Caller

A few weeks back I picked up a box of horror novels off of eBay for a good price (less than 50 cents each). Most of authors I hadn’t heard of, but I was looking for something different. This happened to be the first book out of that lot that was chosen at random.

Overall not a bad book. An

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interesting concept and overall not a bad story. The writing is fine. But overall, I would say this is just an average novel. Nothing to write home about.

A few issues I had with this book (a few spoilers perhaps, so beware). First off the story is set in a Native American backdrop. Makes sense for the story and I’ve always been interested in the mythology of the Native American, however there were times in the book when I felt preached too about the plight and hardships of the American Indian in the modern world. Really didn’t have a place in the story and it could have stayed out. Secondly, towards the end, one of the main characters kills his entire family, including an unborn child, for a reason that wasn’t really clear and seemed meaningless. The book already had enough bloody deaths that this seemed completely uncalled for. After reading through the entire book and relatively enjoying it, this scene occurs in the last 20 pages or so and I almost put the book down right there. I realize that reading horror exposes me to many things that are just not right in my Christian mind, but this from one of the good guys, just crossed a line in my mind and took away from an otherwise good story.

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