Sins of the Father : The Story of Silas
About
They called him a curse before he even drew his first breath.
Born with teal eyes that marked him as an omen, Silas Frost was a ghost long before he learned to kill. Exiled to a mountain village and shielded only by his mother’s love, he lived on the fringes of a world that feared him. But the world finally stopped whispering and started screaming the night Silas returned home to find his mother dead.
From the ashes of his grief, a monster was born.
Claimed by a father who saw a weapon instead of a son, Silas was forged in blood and hidden behind a mask. Trained to be a shadow that strikes fear into the heart of the Realm, he became the nightmare the villagers once prophesied. But beneath the steel and the slaughter, a flicker of his mother’s kindness remains. Silas must now face the ultimate haunting: can a weapon ever reclaim its soul, or is he destined to be the ghost that consumes the Realm?
Praise for this book
I'm not going to lie.....Silas irritated me in the Realm Novels, (Mainly Denial with his sketchiness and bleeding into Anger....if you know you know)
But the story that CR wove, the painful childhood, haunting adolescence and down right vicious teen years have me second guessing.
Time is a little explained concept in this series and I love it! It leaves me guessing and piecing things together one book at a time.
The second novella and even more of the mystery falls into place while other questions had me flipping the pages faster only to leave me needing another.
I love the way CR leaves breadcrumbs to tie in every book while answering questions you didn't realize you had and also presenting questions.
This one is a fan of the Ghost of the Realm
This was a spookier addition to the Realm series but I really enjoyed it! Creepy elements and more great characters.
I like to read short stories to get a feel for how an author writes and because sometimes I don't have the time or energy to read a whole book....it gets shelved and forgotten about sometimes.
BUT! After starting Sins of the Father I was sucked in and captivated by the innocent little boy that was cast away because of the way he looked and the prophecies surrounding his existance.
This book made me feel a little of everything. I was made at the kids for bullying, loved his mother for her constant support, heart broken when....things happened, and just straight angry for what he was forced to become. But most of all, I LOVED watching him grow, learning with him, and rooting for him to find his way out of the darkness.
I will say his 'GHOST' days....holy crap terrifying.