The Odic Touch (Thieves of the Odic Force)

By: chickangell on 9:10:00 AM

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Guest Post by Heidi Angell, Author of "Creative Exercises to Inspire" and "Royal Prince Vince".  Blogger of an angells life, a blog about writing.


Genre: Thriller/ Urban Fantasy

Review: The story follows Dusty Foster, a young man who, after his wife dies in a sleepwalking accident, finds out that he has the Odic touch. The Odic touch is basically the ability to take the energy from others to heal yourself (energy vampires). In and of itself, this concept would have been an interesting read. The author ups the ante when Dusty ends up attracting the attention of a psychotic cop and then someone starts killing people and draining them of blood. The cop decides that Dusty's wife's death was not an accident and begins trying connect Dusty to the serial killings.

This book is an indie publication and the editing (or lack thereof) really shows in the last 1/4 of the book. Fortunately, the author is a decent writer so it is stuff that a lot of people won't catch, but as an author it drives me nuts! This is Roy's second book and he is still developing as a writer.  I started out intrigued (despite the difficulty of imagining a cop like Argo) and was pretty hooked with the story until about halfway through the book. I figured out the killer pretty early on (Darn my need to beat everyone to the punch!) and then all the red herrings were so blatantly red herrings (at least to me) that it began to feel like filler. There is a really graphic sex scene at the end of the book that was uncomfortable for me, particularly because I was not expecting it. I knew that was where the characters were headed, but up to that point the book just didn't feel like one of those books so it hit me out of left field. I was expecting a cut scene leaving you knowing they had sex, but not all the nit and grit!

That being said, Roy has an interesting mind. His creativity for story telling is definitely there and with some more experience he will be a top notch writer. If you are offended by language, graphic sex or like to figure things out ahead, then this book is probably not for you. If you are a reader who is along for the ride and you like books that make you think about the paranormal, then you probably will enjoy the book. I plan on keeping it, so that is a good sign!

About the Author: Roy Hudson is a local of Augusta, Ga. where the novel takes place, and is a student at the University of South Carolina-Aiken. He has published one other book, "Halloween Tales", a compilation of horror short stories to get you in the spooky mood. There are other books that he is shopping around and I look forward to what he has coming out next!

Rating: *** 3 out of 5 stars