{"id":9184,"date":"2021-05-19T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=9184"},"modified":"2021-05-19T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:34:54","slug":"dark-farm-by-dean-raven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=9184","title":{"rendered":"Dark Farm by Dean Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=9185\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dark-farm.jpg?fit=335%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"335,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dark-farm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dark-farm.jpg?fit=335%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dark-farm.jpg?resize=215%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9185\" width=\"215\" height=\"321\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brilliantly unsettling and addictive\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The volatile supernatural world of powerful wizards, destructive gods, magic, and cosmic terror proves an impressive setting for a story that\u2019s high on suspense and intrigue in Raven\u2019s supernatural thriller. Sam Morgan from the government&#8217;s National Security Office is investigating the brutal murder of a family of campers in the Six Hills. In nearby Quorn, trainee fire officer Kane Gates is struggling to come to terms with his parents\u2019 death while dealing with his younger brother\u2019s temper tantrums. When a sinister sorcerer enters the brothers\u2019 lives, it\u2019s up to Kane to face the villain and save earth from a looming apocalypse. There is an unsettling darkness at the heart of the novel, but subplots of Kane and Dylan\u2019s struggles and their sibling bond along with issues of trauma and enduring family ties illuminate the story further. Raven portrays Dylan and Kane with understanding and empathy, making the reader root for the flawed but realistic duo as they prevail their personal traumas through sheer will and resilience. His gritty candor and unflinching gaze at brothers\u2019 shortcomings make the narrative ring with authenticity. The pacing is measured, and the atmospheric settings do justice to the story\u2019s mysterious, dark undertone. The tension builds to a shocking and yet heartening finale, leaving the reader with a feeling of gladness for the protagonists. The assured, eloquent prose, the powerfully affecting narrative, and tight plotting make it hard for the reader to put the book away. Dark and expertly crafted, the novel will stay in readers\u2019 minds long after they turn the last page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dark Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Dean Raven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dark-Farm-Dean-Raven-ebook\/dp\/B08X4M731S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date May 5, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-0645099508<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $19.99 (USD) Paperback, $1.03 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brilliantly unsettling and addictive\u2026 The volatile supernatural world of powerful wizards, destructive gods, magic, and cosmic terror proves an impressive setting for a story that\u2019s high on suspense and intrigue in Raven\u2019s supernatural thriller. 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In nearby Quorn, trainee fire officer Kane Gates is struggling to come to terms with his parents\u2019 death while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":9185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7223,726,7215,3328,178,7224,1252,8053601,1136176,54306025,62857929,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-9184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-author","tag-authors","tag-book-review","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-fantasy","tag-horror","tag-indie-author","tag-indie-books","tag-indieauthor","tag-indiebooks","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-2o8","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dark-farm.jpg?fit=335%2C500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9184"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9192,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9184\/revisions\/9192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}