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Title: Monsters in the Dark
Subtitle: Transhuman, Book 2
Author: Andy Kaiser
Narrator: Maxwell Glick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-11-13
Publisher: Digital Bits Network, LLC
Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13
Publisher's Summary:
Tyler and his older brother Zack are back from vacation. Tyler returned with amazing mental superpowers. Zack got a sunburn. Tyler shares his powers with Eena, a girl whose past is covered by shadows and secrets. A dangerous enemy is chasing them, and the three children scramble to prepare themselves. They have too much to figure out, and not enough time.
The monsters are coming.
Members Reviews:
You have got to read this book!
I just love how they have powers. I was on the edge of my seat most of the time. This book is absolutly wonderful.
My 11-year old son: "Yeah, that's scary"
My 11-year old son, Kai, enthusiastically agreed to review the first two books of the `transhuman' series, which follows the teenage, supernatural adventure of Tyler Ford and Eena, a young woman with mysterious powers and a shadowy past.
Tyler and Eena (a.k.a. `N3') are running from Talia Dunning, the antagonist from Nyhil Industries, while trying to find out what's inside of `the box,' which contains another test subject referred to as `N4.'
Kai liked "Monsters in the Dark" better than its predecessor because "the story goes much deeper than the first book." I agree. There is both more exposition and action; the sequel is about 17 percent longer than the first story (189 pages vs. 160 pages), providing author Andy Kaiser room to answer some of the questions he posed at the start of the series.
The power, now formerly capitalized as the `Dreaming,' provides Eena and Tyler the ability to step inside the `grayscale,' an alternate reality that is home to monsters like the one illustrated on the book's cover and described as follows in Chapter 15:
"The creature's head came into view. I saw the dead, white skin, and the three, black, shining-wet eyes. The entire monster was upside down, and it stared at me from the top of the stairs. The insectile, segmented body positioned itself on the angled ceiling with a machine's precision. At least eight legs now grabbed the doorframe, walls and ceiling, and even more legs dangled free. They swayed gently in the constant wind of the Dreaming."
For me, the first-person voice of a 13-year old boy doesn't align with the writing, which jarred me with awkward sentences like "The insectile, segmented body positioned itself on the angled ceiling with a machine's precision." Huh? That doesn't sound like any teenager I've met.
My son, naturally, had no such issues with the narrative.
With a nod toEnder's Game, monsters and aliens of this age appear with an ubiquitous insectile form. Kai read most of the book at night before bed. "Just think if you see those white claws coming from under your bed, reaching for you," Kai said. "Yeah, that's scary."
In summary, my son enjoyed this book more thanWaking the Dreamer, the first book in the `transhuman' series. I felt about the same about both. In the end, the book appeals to its target audience.
Rating: Four stars (an average of my son's enthusiastic 5-star review and my 3-star review)
DISCLOSURE: This review was made possible courtesy of the author, Andy Kaiser, who provided me this book at no cost in exchange for my independent and honest review.
