Leonard D. Hilley II

Wow! That's all I have to say. Wow! This book completely took me by surprise. A very pleasant surprise at that. I was captivated from the very first sentence, all the way to the very end. And of course it's left open for another book! I am so happy for that! It was really hard for me to put this book down. The book is very well thought out, so many twists and turns you don't have time to get bored. The way he goes into detail just blows my mind. Predators of Darkness played like a movie running through my head. I have so much to say about this book but it seems like everything is connected in one way or another, and I don't want to giveaway any details. This is a must read. I don't understand why more people don't know about this series! Go check it out, you can read the first chapter for free! This book is definitely one of my top 5 favorites!… (plus d'informations)

From Goodreads: The desolate streets of downtown Pittsburgh in 2073 are a reminder of the missile attack that forever changed the lives of the surviving scientists and students hidden in the fallout shelter of Helmsby's Genetic Research Center. Believing themselves to be the only survivors, they station themselves inside the center until food supplies near depletion.

I'm kind of torn on how to review this book. I would probably give it more of a 3.5 review if they had that. To begin with, the action part of the story was great! The creatures that hide in the dark were definitely scary, and during the action and suspense parts of the book you were right on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what was going to happen. Those were the parts that had you turning the pages very quickly. On the flip side were the "relationship" parts of the book, and that's where I had trouble. They just didn't seem realistic at all. I don't think the author (who is a man, no offense to the men out there!) is very comfortable writing emotional, romantic scenes. The main male character was very adept at switching from one woman to another, that much was clear, but he went so quickly that it just didn't seem real. I don't want to get into it in detail, because I don't want to give anything away, but the emotion and the dialogue didn't ring true at all!

Another problem I had was that between the periods of action and adventure, were parts filled with tedious monotony. I honestly think at least 1/3 could have been cut out of this book without taking anything away from the story, and in fact, would probably have made the story a much better one. It was during these parts of the book that I found myself yawning and waiting expectantly for something -anything - to happen that would move the story along! I may even have given up on the book if the action parts hadn't been so good. They were really the redeeming quality of the book, and what kept me going to find out how the story would end.

In summary, I gave this book a 3.5/5 review. I, personally, found problems with this book, but the underlying story was enough to keep me reading. I definitely plan on reading the next book in the series, and I fervently hope the author has addressed some of these problems before then. Again, this is just my personal view, and I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who didn't have any problems with Predators. It is worth a read to find out where you stand :D… (plus d'informations)

http://lilacwolfandstuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/revew-game-of-pawns.html

Look at that cover...yes this story uses chess references in the war of genetic research. I had a hard time keeping everyone straight in this one. There were 2 different companies with 3 different bad guys...of varying degrees of evil. They are all in a race to create super humans to be used as soldiers, assassins or prostitutes.

Morton the cat is back to help his friends...of which there's a lot going on in there as well. Lucian is helping Kat find the people responsible for the bad stuff in the previous book (almost gave that away!). And then Lucas is in Nevada with Lydia when she is kidnapped with the command of the worst bad guy. So while Kat is working with the FBI on the Pawn murders and Morton joins them, Daniel flies on to join Lucas and his friends in the hunt for Lydia. Being that it all has to do with genetic research paths will cross. Oh and you have to read just to find out what Kyle can now do.

This is the last book...so far. It was as different from the 1st two books as possible. The characters were the same, but the bad guys were different and the genetic creations were different and scarier. Also the central characters shifted, this was really mostly about Lucian and Kat.

I can't wait to see what he comes up with in the next one...there was a little hint left at the end. So now I just have to wait and wait and wait. Mr. Hilley - don't make me wait too long. :)… (plus d'informations)

From: http://lilacwolfandstuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-beyond-darkness-book-ii.htm...

First let me say thank you to Leonard Hilley II for letting me review the 2nd book in the Darkness series. I really enjoyed first book Predators of Darkness.

So the big question - did it live up to expectations? Oh hell yeah!

It's 3 years after those who survived were rescued from Pittsburgh. The main characters are trying to live happily ever after, but each of them has their own emotional scars to deal with. Daniel feels it the heaviest, the guilt and the fear that it isn't really over. I really felt so bad when he was right.

The biggest conflict with a character I feel is Lucas' clone - he has his own name in this book - Lucian. I love it! He's not really a bad guy, but he's controlled by bad people. I truly can't wait to see what is done with him in the final book.

I think you would be better off reading Predators of Darkness first, but if you don't Mr. Hilley puts enough back-story in that you wouldn't be completely lost if you started here.

Another 5 star winner. And I'm off to read the final installment. :)… (plus d'informations)