Book Review: The Brute by Miles Watson

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Brute

Subtitle:

Author: Miles Watson

Genre: Horror

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58046120-the-brute

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This is a nice short read for horror lovers. What if a ship had its own will and could take action autonomously?

What I liked about the book:

It was an interesting read.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

No specific bits stood out more than others.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

The author has written other books too.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book stands in a league of its own.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Probably not
Adult	Yes

 

If you like your books to have an element of horror, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

It's not for nothing they call her "The Brute." The Most Rose killed a half dozen construction workers before she ever put to sea, and after that -- well, year after year, voyage after voyage, she continued to demand payment in blood, grief or madness from all who risked her decks. Many say this old cargo ship is cursed, but the truth is far more terrifying than any curse could ever be.

About the Author:

Miles Watson was born in Evanston, Illinois. The son of a prominent Chicago journalist, he took an early interest in writing and published his first short story at 17. He holds undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and History and served as a law enforcement officer for nearly ten years before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked on television shows like HEROES, CSI: NEW YORK, TRUE BLOOD, THE WALKING DEAD and THE ORVILLE. In 2012 he graduated from Seton Hill University with an Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction, and was the recipient of that program's first-ever Endowed Scholarship. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed CAGE LIFE series of novels, whose first volume was recently named Zealot Script's Best Indie Book of 2016, and won the 2018 Best Indie Book Award in the category of Mystery/Suspense. The sequel, KNUCKLE DOWN, was given an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest Awards for Genre Fiction and won the Best Indie Book Award for Suspense in 2019. His short story collection, DEVILS YOU KNOW, is an Eric Hoffer Award Finalist for 2019. "The Numbers Game," his WW2 novella, won the Pinnacle Achievement Award, as did his novelette "Nosferatu." SINNER'S CROSS, his third novel, took the Best Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction, the Literary Titan Gold Medal and the Book Excellence Award. It was also named a Finalist in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards.