About the Book:
Generations of mystery smash together when a seemingly traditional family must shatter their illusions of normality to confront themselves and their friends, leaving no possibility unexplored in order to rescue- well, who exactly? Watch the Ross family, the High Five Gang, and multiple generations dig into an innovative explosion of imagination where they must confront numerous realities, real-world danger, and worst of all—their own teenage hormones!
In a place where nothing is as it seems and shocks are around every corner, even the people you thought you knew may find themselves strangers in this moving and provocative reality-bender. With breathless pacing and psychological intrigue, Erasing: Shadows and the High Five Gang will keep you guessing until the very end.
Excerpt from Erasing Shadows:
Exactly one hour later, six raggedy looking teenagers showed up out of nowhere in the astral, sitting on the ground near a farm. For a moment, they weren't quite sure where they were. Then it all came back to them. The gravel underneath their legs was leaving imprints like always. They smelled hay. It was a sure sign they were 'there.'
The Emergency Meeting Place.
The group surveyed the landscape, and it appeared exactly as it was supposed to be. The field over the hill lay behind Mira's childhood home. Then they caught themselves staring at each other because of the sheer scale of difference between their before and after appearances.
"Wow." Jonathan spoke first. He gaped at Michael, who, true to his word, had come back at about sixteen-years-old. Even his clothes were teenage clothes. "You've learned some things haven't you!" He was impressed.
"From Mira," answered Michael. "And apparently you have too." Jonathan looked obviously older than Michael. If Michael had to guess, he would say Jonathan was nineteen or twenty. "But, I've re-thought this, and maybe I am going to return to age twelve. It’s closer to Mira's age, and I can build more rapport with her."
He didn't mention that also he just plain missed her. If they were both twelve, well, hopefully her former crush on him when they were younger would manifest this time too. In real life she was older than him, though not by much. That was the weirdness of the astral. Playing with ages got really complicated.
About the Author:
K.D. Rose is an author and poet and currently has "Heavy Bags of Soul", "Inside Sorrow" and “I AM (Poetry in Motion)” on sale at Amazon.com. Look for The Erasing Series, Book 1-“Erasing: Shadows” for Lycaon Press available on all publishing platforms. Erasing: Shadows is the first of a Seven Book Series for New Adults in the Paranormal Genre.
"K.D. Rose's writing will set your neurons on fire." – Tophat Raven Art and Literary Magazine.
K.D. Rose is now also an author with Lycaon Press. For more adult-themed books, her alter ego, H.K. Sterling is an author for Breathless Press. K.D. also continues to write poetry and recently created a new literary and art magazine with five other authors around the globe. K.D.'s poetry has been featured in a number of magazines online.
K.D. has an eclectic mind and loves language, physics, philosophy, photography, design, art, writing, symbolism, semiotics, spirituality, and Dr. Who. K.D. is an avid supporter of music, the arts, cutting edge science, technology, and creativity in all forms that encourage us to expand and explore past the artificial limits we often set for ourselves in order to see the everyday connections that exist among all things.
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Title: Erasing: Shadows
Author: KD Rose
Genre: New Adult Paranormal
Review:
I wasn't sure what I expected when I picked up Erasing: Shadows, but it definitely wasn't this. Even though this book is categorized as "New Adult Paranormal", it is not your typical "new adult" nor "paranormal" novel. This is a book that will bend you imagination and stretch your mind--personally, I would loosely categorize this book under "speculative fiction." Let me explain:
The majority of this novel takes place in the "astral." The best way I can describe the astral world is that it is like another dimension; it's a whole other world on a separate dimension. The astral is a mysterious place; some things truly exist in the astral, others are simply illusions. People with a certain gift can travel to the astral, either physically or spiritually. Sometimes people travel to the astral by accident. Within the astral is even more worlds (ie. the world of Nothing, the world of Illusion, the world of Death.) Although the astral can be a beautiful place to be, it is also dangerous.
The characters aren't your usual cast either. The majority of the characters are all adults in their late twenties or thirties, with the exception of Stu, who is 19. However, things start to get sticky when Mira, a thirty-something-year old character, encounters a terrible accident in the astral world. All of a sudden, she regresses in age until she is a child. Now Mira is stuck in the astral world with no knowledge of how to travel from the astral to the real world; in other words, she thinks the astral world is the "real" world. Events that occur in the astral causes Mira to switch ages several times throughout the nove; sometimes she's 4 years old, other times she's 15 years old. Needless to say, this makes the characters very different from your typical novel (let's be honest, how many times can you say that you've read a New Adult book in which one of the main characters is a 4 year old?)
The plot resolves around the rescue mission of Mira. When Mira goes missing in the astral, Michael, her husband, must relocate members of the High Five gang, a group of friends that used to explore the astral in their teenage years, and find Mira and help her remember her "real" life.
The book was narrated from 3rd person POV, as such, I found it a bit difficult to strongly connect to any of the characters (or perhaps it was the age difference that kept on throwing me off.) However, the plot/concept of astral was very intriguing and kept me flipping the pages. I think one of my favorite characters is Stu, partly because I could relate more to him (at least age wise) and also because his character changed a lot (in a good way) throughout the book.
I would recommend Erasing: Shadows to anyone who likes stories dealing with alternate worlds/universe, sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction.
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