| Title | : | Night-Blooded Boys (Pitchfork County, #2) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 341 |
| Publication | : | First published February 20, 2015 |
After the hellish battle with the half-made girls left him half-dead and his daughter gravely injured, Joe Hark and his family have holed up for a well-deserved rest. All they want is a quiet winter and some time to enjoy it. But when an outbreak of supernatural violence hits too close to home, Joe finds himself dragged once again into the heart of darkness.
As their search for the source of the outbreak leads them into conflict with Pitchfork’s newest employer, Joe and his family find themselves both surrounded by enemies and at odds with the very people they’re trying to save. Corporate security squads roam the countryside, warning Joe to leave well enough alone. A new sheriff makes it clear she’s looking for any excuse to arrest Joe. Even the citizens of Pitchfork are afraid Joe’s investigation could cost them their jobs and plunge them back into poverty.
To stop the monstrous violence and save Pitchfork, Joe’s family will have to fight together like never before. But when dark forces from outside Pitchfork arrive to unleash the county’s evil on the world at large, Joe and his family find themselves at war with a foe whose only weakness is a power long forbidden to Joe and his family -- until now.
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Night-Blooded Boys (Pitchfork County, #2) Reviews
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I downloaded Half-Made Girls from BookBub and was immediately hooked on the series. After purchasing and reading ugh the-Blooded Boys and the remaining books, I was not disappointed. The books are scary and have strange backwoodsy monsters, but deal with some very real life situations along the way such as greed, loyalty, fear and the need to protect family.
The Night Manager once again has his hands full of supernatural powers, both good and evil, and maybe a few somewhere in between. The book can be read as a stand-alone, but I highly recommend the series as each book continued to improve and impress
Night-Blooded Boys is the third book in the series, counting Ghost Hunters as second. I keep looking for more from Sam Witt as I truly enjoyed all of the Pitchfork County books. 5/5🌟 -
The third installment of the Pitchfork County novels picks up the tale of Night Marshal Joe Hark and his family. Although author Sam Witt includes references to the back-story, this novel may be read independently from the rest of the series.
Hark is once again challenged by the monsters of the night, straining his talents and efforts and requiring the help of his family to even have a chance of winning. This is classic horror meshed with the modern-day procedures of fracking. More than crude oil is being brought to the surface, and evil threatens to make Pitchfork County its base and expand from there.
The pace is steady through the first half of the book before taking off like a rocket at the end. Pacing in the beginning is acceptable as a new character is introduced and Hark’s family allows us access to their thoughts, thus clearing the way for the action to take center stage. As usual, Mr. Witt offers pulse-pounding scene after scene, delivering what his readers have come to expect: a ton of descriptive action and visceral passages that cling to you long after you stop reading.
This book is not for everyone. If you are not a fan of horror and do not like novels filled with violence, Pitchfork County is not the place you want to visit. The author writes with a heaping helping of grit, and vulgarities abound. While I would expect his characters to speak in the manner they do, if language offends you, be warned.
Although this book did not grab me the same way as “Half-Made Girls” and the scare-a-minute “Ghost Hunters,” this is a solid effort and worth your time. There is a teaser at the end inviting readers to Joe Hark’s next challenge, but “Night-Blooded Boys” does not contain a cliffhanger and has af definite ending. Also included is a link to a free copy of the fourth Pitchfork County installment (a novella), “Witch Hunt.” Anyway you slice it, horror fans can’t go wrong with this book. Four stars. -
Sam Witt doesn't disappoint in sequel
This is a fine continuation to the first volume in the series, Half-Made Girls. The Night Marshall and his family have been sorely tested, wounded and diminished from their battles in the first book. On the other hand, the curse that kept him apart from his wife, a powerful witch, has been broken and he can now interact with her without fear of either one murdering the other.
His original source of power was also weakened and is now half enemy, at least. A new sheriff in town seems not to believe in the dark magic the Night Marshall protects everyone from. And then a new menace pops up, threatening the County. Can a diminished and troubled Night Marshall face it? Probably not. Luckily, he now has his family fully at his back, and with the children much stronger than before.
To tell more would be to spoil the story. You won't be sorry you read this. It is well thought out, competently written, and both dead serious and humorous. It wraps up nicely while at the same time setting the stage for a third instalment. -
Another great book
5 stars all the way. Sam takes us back to Pitchfork county and The Night Marshall and his family.
As usual its a great romp through the darkness that pervades Pitchfork.
Nightmarish boys, Godsblood and bad guys aplenty. -
Amazing!
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3.5 stars. Enjoyable, but not as creepy or engrossing as Half-made Girls.
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This time we get to see Joe and his family work more-or-less as a team to stop an evil that threatens to spread well past Pitchfork’s borders. I loved getting to watch all of them. Al is getting better at harnessing his inner demon. Elsa is holding her own against some of the spirits that caused her problems in the past. Stevie’s getting her Bog Witch on, and Joe is still a bit uncertain as to whether he should continue his ‘kill ’em all’ policy on creatures, especially now that his family is full-on supernatural and not in a happy-shiny white hat kind of way. He also stops to realize that if he just mows over the fracking facility he’d wreck one of the only sources of jobs in the county, and that would not be good for it. He’s finally trying to think about things like collateral damage and the well-being of other people, which I loved watching.
The amount of damage the characters could take added up awfully high. I know they’ve got abilities that help to heal them, but they keep using those abilities long after they’ve supposedly strained them to their limits. If they’d been stronger at first it would have been easier to buy into their continual use.
Witt is fantastic at making random weird things that sound unimpressive into fights that make your heart pound. Fighting with a parasite sounds, well, difficult to picture as a battle, and yet he makes it work. Stevie’s big battle is awesome to behold. The climax involves an incredibly extensive fight scene that I found simultaneously over-the-top and totally engrossing.
This installment in the Pitchfork County series isn’t quite as top-notch as what came before, but it’s a lot of fun! I certainly plan to continue reading the series.
Original review on my site:
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Southern black magic meets the Night Marshall in a Black versus Grey battle of Gods and monsters, old time myths and the Night Marshall's guns, magic and witch wife.
This is the follow on to Dead Eyed Girls. It is an excellent second novel in the series. Witt has the perfect combination of threat, violence, hoodoo, gore, ancient evil, weapons, magic and reality. An edgy rural rendition of multiple sources of ancient evil, secret pacts, white trash, evil families, monsters and a trail of bizarre murders.
So get in the F350, after you strapped on your two Colt revolvers with special ammo. It's hunting time!
So much fun. You just have to read him to experience it. -
Witt is a new author for me. I first found Pitchfork County in his first book that was free, an excellent marketing strategy for new authors.
The Night Marshall character in the Ozark Hollars sets a creative stage for all sorts of elder gods and their minions. His wife and kids are also gifted with powers but unfortunately they lean towards the "left-hand path," a little to close to what the Marshall is fighting against, but every family has its problems. -
Even better than the first. Fast paced, lots of action, more plot developments. This was focused on the family as a whole. Loved reading about Al and Elsa. Great job.
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Love these books. This author definitely has a way of describing gory and horrible situations like you're watching it not reading it. I can't wait to start the next one and look forward to many more.
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Great Supernatural Read!
Great book, keeps your attention to the very end. Makes you want to go onto the next novel to see how it continues. -
Another wild adventure in Pitchfork county! Love this series!
