Firstly, I must apologise to the author as this review is a couple of weeks in the making.
Now, with this in mind...
Junior Inquisitor follows the story of Brother Sebastian, who is chasing down his missing Catholic brethren in Providence, Rhode Island.
I forgot to mention that Brother Sebastian is an Inquisitor; a holy man who fights all manner of things that go bump in the night.
Now, as this was a new author for me to read, I was a tad slow to start with the exposition that I had to read through. You learn about Sebastian and why he's an Inquisitor in the first place, etc.
What I did not expect was the stakes to be raised so high, so quickly.
One minute I'm watching Sebastian talk to a priest, the next we're in a firefight with a Voodoo woman who leaves her psycho dollies around to taunt people with their malicious madness.
The stakes only becomes greater from there!
Lincoln S. Farish has crafted a tale that shoves you face first down a rabbit hole, only to find that halfway down the tunnel is now caving in.
One of my favourite parts are the conversations between Father Arnold and Sebastian. It allows for the reader to see who Sebastian is, as opposed to simply what he tells us.
The story is intense, brutal and the extended cast of characters are not only likeable, but they enhance the presence of Brother Sebastian. The creatures are well thought out and sparse enough that it implies a rise to power in later books.
This book is well researched and its pacing is that of vengeful demon on the heels of the wicked.
On the surface, this may look similar to the Dresden Files, a dash of Hellsing and a sprinkle of Supernatural for good measure. But it is so much more than that.
A fantastic book and I'm very much looking forward to the next instalment.
5 Stars.
The book is available for download at Google Play and its Apple equivalent. Worth the purchase.
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