Ancient Illusions

Ancient Secrets, Book 3

De: Joanne Pence

Narrado por: Tim Paige

A long-lost diary, a rare book of ghost stories, and unrelenting nightmares combine to send archeologist Michael Rempart on a forbidden journey into the occult and his own past.

When Michael returns to his family home after more than a decade-long absence, he is rocked by the emotion and intensity of the memories it awakens. His father is reclusive, secretive, and obsessed with alchemy and its secrets - secrets that Michael possesses. He believes the way to end this sudden onslaught of nightmares is to confront his disturbing past.

But he soon learns he isn't the only one under attack. Others in his life are also being tormented by demonic nightmares that turn into a deadly reality. Forces from this world and other realms threaten madness and death unless they obtain the powerful, ancient secrets in Michael's possession. Their violence creates an urgency Michael cannot ignore. The key to defeating them seems to lie in a land of dreams inhabited by ghosts...and demons.

From the windswept shores of Cape Cod to a mystical land where samurai and daimyo once walked, now filled with the eerie ghost stories of the strange author, Lafcadio Hearn, and the frightening "suicide forest", Michael must find a way to stop not only the demons, but his own father. Yet, doing so, he fears may unleash an ancient evil upon the world that he will be powerless to contain.

©2018 Joanne Pence (P)2019 Joanne Pence

good story

enjoyed the story but sometimes the dialogue a little immature. would read another in the series for the entertainment

Not as good as # 2 in the series

First the narration is spot on. Tim Paige is awesome with all the different character voices. I noticed book 4 in this series has a different narrator. ( WHY DO THEY DO THAT ) This book was very good and entertaining but I don't like how stupid Michael is about his father. Lots of action and lots of twists and turns. You know the father is behind everything bad but yet Michael is blind to it. I will be book 4 to end the series but I hope Michael smartens up when it comes to his father. I did enjoy the book.

Ugh

The first book was pretty good. The second was okay, but sort of weird. This book I can live without. The overall plot was seemingly dull. Some of the plot developments were there to relay to you that the author has spent some time researching information on the subject of Japanese demons and the suicide forest. Which for all of its contributions to this story could have been left out. I was not overly impressed by this story.

Enjoyable. Entertaining.

Tim Paige narration never disappoints. This book is entertaining, not as entertaining as the 1st book, but still enjoyable.

Alchemy & the supernatural combined in a thriller

*This book was given to me by the author at my request, and I provided this voluntary review.*

4 / 5

I enjoyed this book not only for the story, but also for the accurate portrayal of Japanese culture. The Japanese lore and supernatural forces in the story was spooky and it added a nice touch of flair! The main character is flawed in a good way, but felt the father was a bit over the top with being good at everything. I was questioning the absence of the different people in the story; though they were unreachable, I felt it was strange that they went very long periods of time without contacting others (such as family, friends, etc). The alchemy angle was interesting, but I felt that I should have read the other 2 books first. This book was good as a starting point in the series too, because it reflected on the events of books 1 and 2, so really, I didnt feel that left out at all. I would be interested in reading more in this series.