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| ISBN: | 1517002141 (ISBN13: 9781517002145) |
| Series: | Fear University #1 |
Meg Collett
Paperback | Pages: 342 pages Rating: 4.05 | 1908 Users | 221 Reviews
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I've always known I was a monster, and I don't mean some teenage vampire shit either. My mother abandoned me when I was ten years old because I have a freakish mutant disease that makes me incapable of feeling pain. I bounced from one foster family to another because too many people like to test my medical condition in a game of "Try To Make Ollie Scream." At sixteen, I killed a man for taking that game too far. Two years later, I'm still on the run in Kodiak, Alaska. Here, I'm the most dangerous person around, until I come face to face with a creature that should only exist in folklore. The monster is an aswang, and I, with my medical anomaly, am uniquely qualified to hunt the beast that haunts the night. At least, that's what the two scarred, mostly crazy 'swang hunters tell me when they kidnap me and take me to Fear University, a school where young students learn to hunt and kill aswangs. I arrive at the university a prisoner, but I stay because I finally find my freedom. For once in my life, I belong. I'm needed. I make a home for myself inside the university masquerading as an old Alaskan prison. Something close to happiness warms my icy heart when I'm with my scarred, still mostly crazy tutor, Luke Aultstriver. For a murdering runaway like me, Fear University is a haven where I can put my skills to good use hunting monsters in the night. But when certain truths come to light and even more lies are exposed, I fear that I, Ollie Andrews, am the worst kind of monster of all. And, maybe, they should be hunting me.
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| Title | : | Fear University (Fear University #1) |
| Author | : | Meg Collett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
| Published | : | October 17th 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Paranormal. Urban Fantasy. New Adult. Romance |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 1908 Users | 221 ReviewsPiece Based On Books Fear University (Fear University #1)
This book, let me tell you. I was not expecting any of what Fear University brought to the table. It was like a multi-cultural buffet. There was an abundance of adventure, suspense, humor and sadness. There was friendship and family, along with a multitude of wary characters that could friend or foe. The suspense had me on the edge of my seat! I'll be impatiently waiting for the next book in the Fear University series to get some much needed answers. If you read this book (which you should!),I haven't read anything like this since reading the House of Night Series. I forgot how much fun killing monsters can be!! On to book two!!
I received this book as part of the goodreads book contests. The book is good. It is engaging and pulls you in right from the start. The story is well developed and lacks any holes, which I really appreciate it. I would have given it four stars, except I have a problem with the main character, Ollie, and the way that she gives so much power to her boyfriend, Luke. She's a very powerful character, and instead of holding on to that power, every time Luke enters the scene, she turns into either a
Pretty decent read. I liked the uniqueness of the world. I liked Ollie as a female lead. I found her character refreshing. She was completely confident in her abilities without becoming overly cocky. Most likely this was due to all the years she spent relying on no one but herself. She did have a few self-deprecating moments that were kind of bothersome but she lacked the helpless dramatic whininess that so many UF leads are plagued with and so to me it never became overwhelming.The male lead,
"Fear University" is one of the most unique reads I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Meg Collet has a wonderful writing style that slowly unveils the secrets of the characters in such a way that keeps the reader on the edge of your seat all while preparing you for the next suspenseful event.If you are anything like me, you have never heard of the Philippine legend of the Aswang. It is a man husk by day and a ferocious dog by night that feeds on the fear and bodies of its victims.
Awesome book. Was yanked right in and kept there through the lay book. Creatures I hadn't heard of before. If you like action, monsters, mixed with a little romance and mystery read these books.
For once in my life. I have finally read the most realistic, if not the most comprehensive, novel about aswangs, written by a non-Filipino. And I am impressed with Meg Collett's writing prowess because she was able to inject fear through this petrifying and blood-curling mythical creature.Back when I was a kid, hundreds upon hundreds of scary stories about aswangs had been told and these always - and I mean always - really frightened the hell out of me. Poltergeist? Ghosts? Vampires? Werewolves?
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