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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Book Review: Sheepsquatch by I. Ronik

Sheepsquatch
by I. Ronik
Kindle Edition
Published June 9th 2014

by Streetlight Graphics Publishing
In the hills of West Virginia, a legend comes to life...

Becky Gayle always thought her granddaddy's tales about the mythological Sheepsquatch were just that, myth. But one dark and stormy night, she and her soon-to-be-ex boyfriend are caught outside by the beast, and she learns the hard way that all the stories were true.

Duncan's been in love with Becky from afar for years, but thanks to the truth about his nature, he's always been afraid to profess his feelings. When he learns a secret about her boyfriend, he has to step in to save her from the danger she isn't even aware she's in. And in doing so, he risks his heart and his very life.

"Sheepsquatch" is a horror romance parody, featuring shape-shifting, bawdy humor, murder, mayhem, and legendary folklore. A short story coming in around 12,000 words, it's best not taken seriously.


Where to even begin…Let’s begin with the cover and title. Yeah, that’s winning all around. I couldn't resist reviewing this one. But in the end I was kind of let down.

This is supposed to be a parody, but I didn't find any outright humor and poking fun at the romance genre. It was also light on the romance and horror elements. There were parts that I found entertaining, but in the end I guess I just expected more than I got from it. It either needed more gore and romance (sex, cause there wasn't any) or market it as a young adult even middle school story.

2 ½ “Sqautching” Sheep




Sharon Stogner

10 comments:

  1. Well damn, I was hoping for some crazy sheep shifter sex scenes. lol

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    1. lol, there wasn't any sex...at least that I remember.

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  2. Double damn. With a cover and title like that I was expecting comedy gold.

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    1. I know!!! I checked out some of the other reviews and they said the same thing...this could have been epic

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  3. Such an awesome cover but sounds a little bit of a let down.

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    1. The cover is what grabbed me...and the author's name

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  4. I'm all for bawdy humor, but if it's not done well then it can be lost in translation to the written form. Maybe if it were out in an audio book, I might try it. :)

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  5. Well it looks like I was afeered for nothin :(

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  6. Oops, I've got a short story by this author that I haven't read yet - same type, parody. Well, it's a short ;)

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    1. maybe it will be better. This wasn't bad. It was well written, just nothing to set it apart from others and it could have been so epic!

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