#BlogTour Too Early For Death by Simon Farrant

Today it's my turn on the BlogTour Too Early for Death by Simon Farrant.

About the Author
I am an emerging author, a submission to a short story anthology kicked it all off. Black Cat is my first short story, and the hero isn’t maybe who you would assume.

Originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire and now Corby in Northants. I’m in my forties, married with three children. We share our home with a Bengal cat and a Pink Tongued Skink.

I’ve been lucky enough to have had an interesting (well to me!) life. I have been a truck driver, university graduate and motorbike salesman amongst other things.

My two novellas, Newdon Killers series, The Crucifix and Famously Ordinary are out now! The third book, Death Dolls is coming soon estimated launch date 22 August. Later this year a new series in a different genre Mystery / contemporary fantasy will be published.
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About the book

Death can take you to the most unexpected places.

Damien Lennon finds himself on a mysterious island… and dead.
He has more questions than answers. Why? Where? How? What next?
In a place where forests hide secrets and a leader rules with an iron fist, can Damien change his destiny?

'Too Early for Death' starts a journey through the Limbo Island trilogy, a series that unravels a story of life after death, hierarchy, tragedy, jealousy and eternal love. A heartbreaking yet heartwarming adventure awaits.

Review
They are just an ordinary family on a day trip to the museum. None of them have any idea that the trip will change their lives forever, because one of them disappears into thin air during the visit. A mysterious door leads Damien to a world beyond everything he knows to be true. As he searches desperately for the door that leads back to his wife and son, he slowly realises that there is more going on than meets the eye.

This isn't a case of parallel worlds or a very realistic dream. Time doesn't travel at the same speed, but he is unaware of that and also of his status. Meanwhile his family struggles with the mystery of his disappearance and the finality of his not being around to complete their family. They have to carve out a new existence for themselves, despite not having an explanation.

It's speculative fiction, perhaps even magical realism. A premise that questions whether death is fate, choice or chance. Farrant presents Damien as a man who hasn't followed the rules and ended up on Limbo Island due to his choices, which suggests we have some kind of control over our death and when it happens.

Having read Death Dolls by Farrant I found this one had a more simplistic writing style, perhaps to make it more accessible to a larger group of readers. It was less complex, despite the fantastical concept.

Buy Too Early for Death at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher: Farrant Fiction; pub date 6 May 2019. Buy at Amazon com.

Read my review of Death Dolls by Simon Farrant

Buy Death Dolls (Newdon Killers #3) at Amazon Uk
Buy The Crucifix (Newdon Killers #1)
Buy Famously Ordinary (Newdon Killers #2)

#BlogTour Death Dolls by Simon Farrant

Today it's my turn on the BlogTour of Death Dolls by Simon Farrant. Be prepared to be a wee bit worried about your local butcher and any leather products you buy. It's horror with a tendency towards the gory.

About the Author
I am an emerging author, a submission to a short story anthology kicked it all off. Black Cat is my first short story, and the hero isn’t maybe who you would assume.

Originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire and now Corby in Northants. I’m in my forties, married with three children. We share our home with a Bengal cat and a Pink Tongued Skink.

I’ve been lucky enough to have had an interesting (well to me!) life. I have been a truck driver, university graduate and motorbike salesman amongst other things.

My two novellas, Newdon Killers series, The Crucifix and Famously Ordinary are out now!
The third book, Death Dolls is coming soon estimated launch date 22 August.
Later this year a new series in a different genre Mystery / contemporary fantasy will be published.

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Buy Death Dolls

About the book

Benjamin McGuinness fulfils his dream of establishing successful businesses and gives jobs with a new home to some of life’s misfits, deep in the English countryside on a farm. Everything seems perfect and his workers are as close as family.

A fire strikes close to home, a disaster that changes his perception of life and one of his loyal workers takes the chance to propose a life-changing venture.

This new business drags Lisa, his sister, into the deadly web of deception.

When exiled Russian twins join the family a symbolic tattoo is created that drives Benjamin’s money into a new league. Benjamin knows that his future is defined by ‘the family’.

Will greed cause everything to crumble before his eyes, or will there be brutal consequences to their actions?

Review
This is creepy horror with gruesome details, which reminds me don't eat anything while reading it. I had to put my chocolate down, and that doesn't happen often. Be prepared to be a wee bit worried about your local butcher and any leather products you buy from this point forward.

Benjamin McGuinness hires someone to help run his tattoo parlour, who in turn introduces him to some people with plenty of unusual ways to expand his business and make him a profit. Greed makes him throw out any semblance of common sense, as he is drawn into a quagmire of crime and murder.

My major concern is that Farrant has left me with a conundrum. The characters are pretty convincing, so convincing when it comes to the marketability and possible profit margin that I am unsure if it is just a random premise. I want to know whether the human leather thing is legal, but refuse to google it, because then it will be in my browser history. Fast forward to my arrest for researching the legality of human leather. Now I know why curiosity killed the cat.

Given a wee bit more polish I think this author will create his mark. The creativity and ideas are tenfold, they are disturbing and lean towards the more murderous side of the genre. The writing and dialogue just need honing. Pun totally intended.

horror with a tendency towards the gory. I am a little worried about where this series may go next, however I am sure the author will come up with something equally disconcerting as this premise. It's not for the faint-hearted or those readers who have difficulty discerning fiction from reality. Simon Farrant - giving readers trust issues on a daily basis. Just kidding.

Buy Death Dolls (Newdon Killers #3) at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer.
Buy The Crucifix (Newdon Killers #1)
Buy Famously Ordinary (Newdon Killers #2)
Publisher: Farrant Fiction, Pub. date 22 Aug. 2018