Whisper of Crows by Jameson Hesse

Kanaan James is a disturbed teenage boy obsessed with his childhood friend, Abigail Caulfield. A horrible car accident leaves Abigail stricken with amnesia and Kanaan, desperate for for her attention, convinces her they are soul mates, running from the law. In the midst of a passionate love affair, while hiding in an old abandoned house in the woods, Kanaan is forced to test the bounds of his own humanity.

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Jameson Hesse is an American writer/filmmaker/musician. He grew up in a small town outside Harrisburg, PA. Jameson presently lives in Los Angeles with his sons. His critically acclaimed Novel, Whisper of Crows was released in 2012, and he has directed and acted in several short film and commercial projects. Recently he released a short film in which he directed and acted in called Father Mud, which is currently the Official Selection of several film festivals around the world. Jameson is currently directing the feature film Lazarus Rising. He also has several other film and book projects in various stages of development.

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Apr 28, 2015hyperashley

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This book was very disturbing. It was so twisted and full of violence. It was very well written though and some of the lines were so deeply thought out I had to write them down. I am a fan of the weird, off the wall stuff most people probably stay away from so this book fits that.

It didn't take long for this book to get dark. It starts off with Kanaan James getting badly beaten up and then a stick literally shoved up his butt. K.J. was a sick kid! I'm all about getting revenge against a bully that sodomized you but setting him on fire? That's a little much, in my opinion. Then after awhile I wondered if that actually happened, so much stuff was in his head. Then the thing with Abby, just weird and creepy. I spent a lot of time questioning everything that was happening.

There were so many things about this book that completely creeped me out and confused me at the same time. I never knew if someone was actually dead or not. Someone would be dead then suddenly they were alive again then BAM, nope they're dead. Don't even get me started on all the molesting this poor kid endured. First one being the stick that was shoved up inside him, then his stepdad and then the grouping his neighbor did, I felt bad for him. Even he said he was a magnet for men.

It seemed once K.J. killed someone he couldn't stop. People just kept dying around him. I didn't think he killed his mom but I really don't know since everything kept getting turned upside down for me. One minute I would think he didn't really kill someone and then I would think maybe this crazy kid did.

Now on to the April thing. K.J. was so in love with Abby but then the moment April paid him attention he was in love with her. I'm not exaggerating here he was freaking in love with her and apparently she felt the same way. I guess that's how all teenagers are though.

I can't tell how much I actually liked this book because of how confused it left me. I'm glad I got the chance to read it but it didn't make it to my favorites list.

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