≫ Read Free The Celtic Curse Banshee eBook DJ Doyle

The Celtic Curse Banshee eBook DJ Doyle

Download As PDF : The Celtic Curse Banshee eBook DJ Doyle

The Celtic Curse Banshee eBook DJ Doyle

When I read the first few pages of this book, I was blown away by the writing style. It painted the mood instantly of the events and times of the place (several hundred years back in Ireland). I actually went back and re-read the first page about three times trying to figure out why these pages struck such a cord with me. Such vibrant writing. Particularly on the first part which is amazing because that was about the old times when the curse is placed on the family. It can't be easy crafting a convincing story around times long since past. But the author was very successful on this point. I think it was because it painted such a haunting mood and you really connected with the characters. Right up my alley

The book doesn't remain in the olden days, it advances to modern times where the family is trying to find a way to stop the curse. No spoilers here, except to say it was a fun adventure. I'm looking forward to the next book.


Tags : The Celtic Curse: Banshee - Kindle edition by D.J. Doyle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Celtic Curse: Banshee.,ebook,D.J. Doyle,The Celtic Curse: Banshee,Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology,Fiction Ghost

The Celtic Curse Banshee eBook DJ Doyle Reviews

What an adventure. Aine, Fion, Aoife, Donal, Tierney, all the way to the Banshe and Father David. So much happened in the pages that I didn't even have the urge to dip into my bag of popcorn or sip on the beer that I had prepared to drink while I read the story. And the ending. I don't want to go any further because I might mess something up for someone that is getting ready to read this adventure. But the British and the Irish are certainly here. Thumbs up from me.
The idea of this story itself is fantastic. I like the author's creativity in coming up with the detailed background to the story and the origin of the curse. The excellent use of imagery gave quite a chilling mood during the scenes with the banshee, and I literally felt the hairs on the back of my neck raise when the characters experienced the same effect. Well done!

I do love how Part One first unfolds the history of the curse, but I think the unfolding happened a little quickly. I think if would've been better to allow the relationship between Fionn and Keela to develop a little further in order to build the suspense and tension between him and his father, as well as a growing tension between Tierney and Donal which would more realistically lead up to the decision to employ the services of Fintan. Everything in Part One seemed to transpire a little prematurely. Perhaps it's because I was enjoying the characters, especially Keela, quite well, and was not yet ready to leave 17th Century Ireland when Part One ended.

The same can be said of Part Two. There is very little of an opening incident. Sean, who previously didn't believe in such things, sees a shadow, Kevin has a night terror and says "Banshee," and the next thing you know, Sean's off to Ireland to find a way to stop the curse. Things are decided just a little too quickly to seem like realistic reactions to such a situation. The story is very creative and captivating, but I feel like things unfold just too quickly.

Character development is also a little shallow. I think the author did extremely well with Keela, Michael, and Stephen, but the rest of the characters in this story just lacked in being able to grasp any type of reader/character relating.

I won't allow for any spoilers in this review so I will not be specific here, but I didn't like the ending. How things play out is the author's choice of course, but I personally was left with this feeling of, once discovering the conclusion, wasting my time??? I hate to sound so harsh, but I'm being honest. It felt like I could've read all of Part One, the first chapter of Part Two, and then skipped to the last chapter of Part Two, and would have been just fine in understanding the theme and content of the story. Everything in between the first and last chapters of Part Two has been made skip-able because of the ending. BUT, and there is a but this is most likely because of my personal preferences. I just like stories like this to end a certain way (again I can't elaborate on this because I don't wish to give away any spoilers), so I do not fault the author for her choice in how to conclude this story. The chapters in between the first and last may have, in retrospect, seemed skip-able to me, but those chapters are still thorough and provide interesting information about the beauties of Irish culture, and during my journey through those chapters, I enjoyed them...loved them. It made me want to visit Ireland, whereas before picking up this book, I never had a desire to do so previously.

Finally, I found quite a bit of run-on and fragmented sentences, along with grammatical errors from time to time. These issues don't impede the readability of this story, but it is clear that the book lacked an editor, something which I was told was a must when trying to self-publish my own novel. Regardless, having been an English teacher for ten years, it's hard for me not to notice every error. I try not to allow that to taint my opinion on a story, especially when the creativity of the work holds much more worth than conventions.

Regardless of these minor issues, I'd say the story as a whole is definitely worth reading, and I so enjoyed the ride. The author does connect each individual event and occurrence within the plot quite well, giving one a strong desire to refrain from putting the book down and keep reading. The story's background and originality, as well as the vivid imagery, are the books strongest aspects. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good ghost story. Thank you, Ms. Doyle, for making me a little nervous about turning off my lights in the house at night when I had finished reading it ha ha!
The Celtic Curse Banshee written by D.J. Doyle

“Evil most foul, come from below,
To seek revenge on my foe,
Own my soul for this command,
So vengeance will be by my hand,
Curse the men, who do this wrong,
Curse their blood forever long.”

When I bought this book, I thought I knew exactly what I was about to read. I was wrong. From the beginning, I was hooked. The Celtic Curse Banshee was nothing like I thought it would be. Sure it had a curse and the Banshee, but it also had a little action, a tad of lust, and a lot of storytelling. The only thing I wished the book had was a little more action or bone chilling scary parts, other than that it was hard for me to put down.

I would totally recommend this book to much anyone. (17+)

I was originally going to give this book 4 stars but after finishing the last few pages I thought 5 was in order. The ending was awesome and my jaw was on the floor. When a book can do that to you, you know it is worth the read.
Wow! I loved this book. We start with a pretty intense set-up, though it serves the story. Leave it to D.J. Doyle to make me sympathize with a Banshee. I was all for the curse, serves them right and then I meet the modern day people it will affect and my heart was torn between wanting the Banshee to get her vengeance and not wanting these innocent people to get... dead.

As Sean heads to Ireland to get to the bottom of his family curse and save his son's life the story begins to unfold, danger picks up, and the tension tightens its hold on you. The details give a stunning vivid picture that is painted with a moody stratosphere, dripping in history and legend.

That end! Perfect. Just Perfect. Get this. Now.
When I read the first few pages of this book, I was blown away by the writing style. It painted the mood instantly of the events and times of the place (several hundred years back in Ireland). I actually went back and re-read the first page about three times trying to figure out why these pages struck such a cord with me. Such vibrant writing. Particularly on the first part which is amazing because that was about the old times when the curse is placed on the family. It can't be easy crafting a convincing story around times long since past. But the author was very successful on this point. I think it was because it painted such a haunting mood and you really connected with the characters. Right up my alley

The book doesn't remain in the olden days, it advances to modern times where the family is trying to find a way to stop the curse. No spoilers here, except to say it was a fun adventure. I'm looking forward to the next book.