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    The Wayward Three: Modern Rituals, #1
    The Wayward Three: Modern Rituals, #1
    The Wayward Three: Modern Rituals, #1
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    The Wayward Three: Modern Rituals, #1

    By J.S. Leonard

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    "A failed ritual annihilates modern life."

    Manhattan, NY: The E-Train slams into James Bixby, a strapping young artist on the rise, after a life-saving rescue attempt goes awry. Belfast, Ireland: A bullet severs Olivia Young's spinal cord while she defends a doctor colleague--the second bullet pierces her heart.

    Then they awaken--unharmed.

    "Selected" and thrust into a deadly ritual, James' and Olivia's lives--along with the lives of five others--will decide humanity's fate: surrender to the old Gods' rule or live on in blissful ignorance. Follow their frantic struggle as Magnus--a secret organization of enormous reach and scientific prowess--directs the ritual to its gruesome end.

    Dubbed as a Cabin in the Woods "remix," Modern Rituals celebrates the movie's ritual motif and compels readers with a rich universe propped upon science fiction and mythology. If you loved the fierce pace of Battle Royale and the fight to survive in Hunger Games, then Modern Rituals: The Wayward Three will quicken your heartbeat and leave your eyes red and bleary! Pick it up and strap in--once this story leaps off the page there's no turning back.

    This is the first book in J.S. Leonard's captivating new series.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherboy meets universe
    Release dateFeb 16, 2015
    ISBN9780986345715
    The Wayward Three: Modern Rituals, #1

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    • 4/5
      Overall Impression: An addictive read that leaves you begging for more.Recommend to: Fans of fantasy and Joss Whedon.I thought that this book was a great pastiche to Joss Whedon's, Cabin in the Woods. It has a rather similar premise, but varies just enough to have its own original spin on the idea. I am a huge fan of the movie, and Joss Wedon in general, and it was really interesting to read new take on this idea. You can still recognize what inspired this book, but it's certainly not a rip off. I found myself rooting for the characters in this novel (well, the not evil ones) which made this book really hard to put down. I read most of it in two sittings.It was a great examination into the horror genre, The characters, once they are immersed in the ritual, are forced into the archetypes of horror movie characters that we know so well. These examinations always capture my interest, and I did enjoy that there were moments in the book that did make me giggle. Mainly this came from moments when the characters in the book have a brief moment of clarity when they wonder why the heck they or another character is acting a certain way, sometimes thinking the same things that we think when we watch horror movies.I'm also pretty sure that there is an Office Space reference in this book, and it totally made my day. You know something is good when it references Office Space.I've got to say that I'm a fan of Olivia, the main female protagonist. She's smart, level-headed, and good in a crisis. In fact, there probably wouldn't have been any survivors if it weren't for her. I believe that James acts as a good compliment. Olivia can sometimes be a little too blunt about things, and can seem a bit unaffected by some of the more gory things that happen during the ritual. These are the moments when James comes in and reminds Olivia that not everyone is a trained nurse, so straightforward diagnoses of the cause of death may not be as helpful as she thinks. Despite this, Olivia is still an endearing character with a lot of heart, and it's easy to root for both her and James throughout the book.One of the only issues I had was the fact that the characters who were not the main three got lost by about halfway through the book. They were developed a little bit in the beginning to give us a sense of who they were, but that was about it. This especially rings true for Colette. Colette plays the role of the sexy, blonde girl that always dies in horror movies, and sadly, she actually ends up staying in this role for the entire book. All of the other characters have a least one scene from their past that really tells us about them, but Colette doesn't have one. (Neither does Keto, though we at least find out a little bit about him through James.) We practically know nothing about her, and while the other characters seem to break away from the formulaic horror movie stereotypes in their real lives, it almost seems like Colette was just a living, breathing stereotype. This seemed unfortunate since I thought that it would have been interesting to give her a little more back story like the rest of the characters.Other than that, the book is solid. It's an addictive read, so be sure that you start this book when you have time to get lost in something. Luckily, this is going to be a series, so we get to read even more!
    • 5/5
      First off I want to say this book was fantastic. For anyone who wants to read it plan on having a good chunk of time available, because once you start you will want to finish it in one sitting.In all honesty this book grabbed my attention on the first page and still has not let go, even though I finished it a couple of days ago. A combination of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror it will take you for a ride you will never forget. The plot keeps up and the characters are well written throughout, even if some of the scenarios are far fetched. But hey what Science Fiction book doesn’t have some aspects which don’t seem plausible.This book involves a group of 7 strangers who find themselves mysteriously transported to an empty school in the middle of nowhere with no hope of a way out as it seems to have a field surrounding it. The come up against a ‘ghost’ similar to one from a horror movie and eventually find out that, yes, there is a man behind the screen controlling everything. But only some of them survive the ordeal.All in all this book is possibly one of the best I have read and enjoyed in the recent years and I look forward to the next installment.

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