Book Review: We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner @randomttours

We Will Rise

by Tim Waggoner

Genre: Horror

“It’s easy to transgress when there’s no chance of getting caught, when there’s no price to pay. But can you do it in the real world? That’s the question.’”

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THOUGHTS:

What if dead people in your life suddenly reappear? And they were mean and vengeful? And that is despite them being loving and good people when they were still living. 

This is the premise of this novel and I find the interpretation of the author really interesting. And WARNING, there are loads of gore. And the extent of how these vengeful ghosts started killing people was really creative. And I liked how some characters, due to the circumstance, started standing up to their demons. Both literally and metaphorically.

My only misgiving was that the killings, despite their creativity, get tedious. That is especially if you’re already more than halfway through the book and there was still no explanation of the phenomenon. 

I don’t read much horror but this book gives a new perspective on the ‘what if’ questions about dead people coming back. Which any ghost/horror fans will find to be a treat. 

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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BLURB

In Echo Hill, Ohio, the dead begin to reappear, manifesting in various forms, from classic ghosts and poltergeists, to physical undead and bizarre apparitions for which there is no name. These malign spirits attack the living, tormenting and ultimately killing them in order to add more recruits to their spectral ranks.

A group of survivors come together after the initial attack, all plagued by different ghostly apparitions of their own. Can they make it out of Echo Hill alive? And if so, will they still be sane? Or will they die and join the ranks of the vengeful dead?

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AUTHOR BIO

Tim Waggoner has published nearly fifty novels and seven short story collections, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and Writers’ Journal, among others. He’s won the Bram Stoker Award and has been a finalist for both the Shirley Jackson Award and the Scribe Award. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

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OTHER INFO:

Publisher: Flame Tree Press

Release Date: July 2022

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