Jeff S. Barganier

Let me begin by saying this book may not be for those who like to avoid gore and such. The intensity and descriptions in this book help bring the story to life. But hunting as a rule lends itself to detailed descriptions and more. The idea of men hunting feral hogs with essentially just knives creates a suspenseful tale.

I enjoyed getting to know Jack Lawson and Carla Frederick. This book examines the consequences of a reporter rushing to write a story without having a complete picture of the subject. The author also takes some twists and turns with some interesting results.

I must say I felt the ending suited the story, although I would love to read more about these characters. So if you like reading contemporary action and adventure that includes a dose of romance, check out this book for yourself.

I received a complimentary copy of this book, but this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own.… (mehr)

I knew as I read the first few pages that I would need to keep an open mind with this story. The author opens with a horrendous account of hunting and murdering feral hogs. Oh how I wanted to close my eyes and not read anymore. Just what was I getting into with this story? I am not a hunter at all and I really hate to read about animals hurt or killed, but I knew the author was trying to make a point. I trembled my head when he compared hogs to evil in the world and couldn’t quite grasp how he came to that conclusion.

A light clicked on suddenly as I saw where the story was heading. It was going to be a political type book where one man believed that the politicians , “have turned a blind eye to evil-are destroying my country, my land , it’s creatures, it’s beauty , and everything good and decent that our forefathers passed on to us to care for and protect, so that, someday , we might pass this heritage on to our children.” I got ready to put on my seatbelt and get ready to follow Jack as he tries to turn the country around.

Jack is very set in his thinking and I could almost feel anger come out as he explained to Carla how evil has taken over. Hogs are evil to him, bring disease and need to be stopped. Carla’s story about Jack makes a big splash across media which is very unflattering to Jack. This is where I really wanted to see how the author would handle this sensationalism. People love stories that portray evil and the frenzy it creates. I almost felt sorry for Carla as she regrets her story. She made a huge mistake of judging Jack and now the backlash begins.

The story tackles some political views that I didn’t quite agree with. There is an undertow of one group hyping up the story to persuade people to go protest. They talk about bringing in professional protesters which I felt was an underhanded way to brung up what the country has been seeing in the news lately about riots .

I really wanted to read more about Jack and his faith which is evident throughout the story. Even though there are some political talk in the book there is a much more important part that needs mentioning. Jack has been running from something and pushed it deep inside himself. Fear has overtaken him and he fights that fear by being the best hunter believing that killing hogs is really taking down the enemy.

There is a bit of terrorism in the story which did mention a few topics that were disturbing. I liked how the author gave us a suspenseful story at the end that made me like the book more. The ending is very good and caught me off guard. He leaves us with a great message of reminding us that God is in control.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.… (mehr)