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John Koloen

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Insects (1656) 38 Exemplare
The Cabin (2018) 25 Exemplare
Insects: Books 1, 2, & 3 (2016) 16 Exemplare
Insects: The Hunted (2016) 5 Exemplare
Insects: Specimen (2016) 2 Exemplare

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The Cabin: an Off the Grid suspsense thriller by John Koloen
Book starts out with Jacob and he's just gotten married, to the most gorgeous woman ever. He soon realizes that she's just out for his money as she's caught cheating on him.
He's tired of being the guy to give her everything and walks out into the WI wilderness and soon finds a place where he can call home. Love what he does to survive-watching others cabins for money while they're not there and what's in his cabin.
Story also follows a group of men who are religious based but also milita patriots who are out to make a name for themselves.
One leaves and they realize he knows much about their organization and they have to get him back-at least his phone. They track him down to a small town and drive him and an kidnapped FBI agent to a cluster of cabins....
Love hearing all their thoughts from beginning to end and the outcome. Very brutal at times but very herioc as well.
Was a good break from the romance books I read.
Excerpt from another of the author's works is included at the end. Author bio also.
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jbarr5 | 1 weitere Rezension | Aug 17, 2018 |
Four paramilitary soldiers are directed by their leaders to leave Detroit and travel to Wisconsin in search of a former member who had left the fold and was now leaking information about the group to the authorities. Their orders were clear - kill him when he was located. It didn't take long, but they didn't count on him being accompanied by an FBI agent. Both men were driven out to the mountains by the soldiers where they found a secluded group of cabins. The snitch was killed and the agent badly beaten and left near death when the group left for a nearby town for the night. They'd deal with the agent and dispose of the bodies tomorrow.

Jacob Alexander, a computer geek, caught his wife having sex with his brother and decided to put it all behind him. He took his savings and headed for the hills, building a small cabin where he became a hermit. He shared a small lake with four other cabins on the far side and agreed to watch over them for the owners during the winter months. When making one of his checks, he wasn't counting on finding two bodies in the farthest cabin. He didn't have an internet or cell phone coverage so there was no way to contact the police. It was his job now to protect the innocent and resolve this problem.

When they face off in the morning, the tension builds and keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the end. That is where I was quickly disappointed as the story abruptly ended. One reviewer mentioned that it was like a final chapter was missing and no follow-up on the characters. The author doesn't say that the story would be continued in another installment. Too much was left open ended.

The story is short and can be read in an afternoon. I was very close to rating this three stars...hopefully the author takes this information and does a rewrite.
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JPodlaski | 1 weitere Rezension | Feb 5, 2018 |
The best part of having a Kindle Unlimited account is being able to snag up just about any book! Before KU, I only owned book one of this trilogy. After I joined, I found out the entire set was available for download, so I jumped right in.

Nothing makes me happier than a good insect book and this trilogy, Insects, by John Koloen, kept me pretty happy. I can't say I was 100% satisfied, but you'll understand into my review. I'll begin with book one: Insects.
Insects is the story of the guy who wanted to become famous. Duncan is an entomologist looking to not become rich (though as the gravy, that's primo!) but for fame. He wanted his name published in papers, books and lead lectures= a form of immortality. He wanted the notoriety in discovering what no one else had ever been able to touch, witness and study first-hand. The reptilus blaberus was his thing, his bug and his ticket to fame, but at what cost?
The three books, Insects, Insects: The Hunted and Insects: Specimens, all three were about the carnivorous reptilus blalerus. They were vicious critters that attacked the eyes and other soft tissue before using orifices to attack from within. Koloen used his literary skills to describe attacks that made it impossible for me to sit still while reading. The communal attacks by the scouts and colony were ungodly. In book three, I had to turn past a page and a half as one man, covered in the killer creatures, fell into a full tank of the monsters... ghastly! But the author did his job and I was grossed out. Excellent job!

But now I need to say why I gave this series a lower rating. I love horror and I like monsters- and these were unique- but in each book, there was a lot of lag. There was so much by way of description of the activities made by the scientists and their bad luck, I was bored to freaking death! Then the climax of each book hit at the end of the story, keeping me hooked only because I wanted to get to the nitty gritty! I HATE THAT!

Lastly, while the expeditions were conducted in Brazil, many times the author stated something in Portuguese but didn't give the translation. Good thing I was reading on my trusty iPad mini, equipped with the iTranslate app. ANY language and I'm set! But seriously, if you're going to have another language going on, put the translation in there, so I won't have to look for it. He did the same with a few scientific/entomological definitions. I had to look them up too, but someone must have said something around the second book, because book three explained a bit more.

So that's it. I loved all the horrific activity, but I had to really dig to get to them. I just thought there'd have been so much more. If you like to be creeped out and jump at the smallest strand of hair that brushes your neck, this is your book! Check it out while I move on to the next read!

*Full review: http://bit.ly/InsectsTrilogyReview
The Insects Trilogy
John Koloen
Amazon Digital Services
October 13, 2016, March 1, 2016& May 17, 2016
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