Born to Bleed

Roger Huntington Saga, Book 2

By: Ryan C. Thomas

Narrated by: John Andrews

Born to Bleed is the exciting sequel to the cult classic, The Summer I Died! It's been ten years since Roger Huntington suffered through the bloody events in Skinny Man's basement. Ten years since the game of chance, the dismemberment, the torture, and the grisly deaths. Roger has moved to California where he now works as a painter and pines after his co-worker, Victoria. It's a seemingly bland life, which is how he likes it. But just as he can't forget his past, he is about to discover that his future may hold far more terrifying events than anything he could possibly imagine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ryan C. Thomas lives in San Diego with his wife and two dogs. He is the author of several novels including Born To Bleed (the sequel to The Summer I Died), Hissers, Salticidae, The Undead World of Oz, Ratings Game, Origin of Pain, as well as several novellas and short stories.

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Critic reviews

"Ryan C. Thomas is one of the most talented writers coming up from the micropresses. The Summer I Died and Born To Bleed are both excellent examples of hard-hitting, relentless horror!" - HorrorDrive-in.com

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A worthy sequel to a legendary book

It's a left turn compared to the first book. This isn't splatterpunk. it's a psychological crime thriller. and the transition between genres is informed by Roger's character arc and his mentality moving forward from the events of the first book. Think the transition from Alien to Aliens. Roger has more agency and is a more active protagonist from here on out and if the idea of that intrigues you, you're really going to love the rest of this series. In horror terms if the first book is like Saw or Texas Chainsaw, this book has more in common with something like Dexter or A walk among the tombstones. Go in with the right expectations and it won't disappoint.

completely different than the first

With that being said it's still as good. The narration is great, so is the story. My only warning would be that it's not where near as scary, more of a thriller.

Bloody mess!

This was by far a great book! The description of the horror that happened was so detailed I felt I was actually there watching wishing I could do something to help Roger. I literally binged the first book and just finished the second and am hoping I can find the third. So good!

Not As Good

I enjoyed The Summer I Died, so quickly decided to move on to Born to Bleed. Very slow storyline and the twist in the last chapter was completely out of left field and does not make me interested in reading anymore in the series (if there are anymore).