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Jake Leonard has more than his share of trouble. He’s close to 40 now and still suffers from bipolar disorder and the painful memories of the psychotic episodes that derailed his life and sent him behind bars.
He lives in the rural South, where he spends his days breaking horses and his nights training dogs in solitude. His 19-year-old girlfriend Nikki is the daughter of the sheriff, and she’s just getting worse with drugs, alcohol, and satanic metal.
He does his best to persuade her to ease up on them, but he’s buying weed from her for a friend who’s grown fatally ill. Things go from bad to worse when Nikki has a breakdown and gets involved in heroin and low-budget porn.
She no longer wants to see Jake, after a tragedy makes them drift apart. Jake reconnects with his ex-wife Michelle, who he’s never stopped loving, but she’s remarried with a young daughter, so their relationship can’t be more than private flings.
Soon, chaos unfolds like a pocketknife. The sheriff takes Jake for an ominous ride into the woods; Michelle’s new husband finds out about their affair; Jake turns violent in an effort to save Nikki from ruthless captors; the whole town erupts in a sea of flames; dogs sink their teeth into flesh; Jake’s murderous history is revealed, and before long, he finds himself spinning toward the inner demons that he’s worked so hard to escape.
The novel is similar to the works of Cormac McCarthy, Stewart O' Nan, Daniel Woodrell, or Larry Brown.
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Hit me. Kick me. Hurt me. Hate me. There’s nothing that the students of Raleigh High can do to Silver Parisi anymore. Over the past year, she’s had to endure more pain and suffering than most people are asked to bear in their lifetimes. She’s a pariah, an outcast, a ghost. She’s also never been one to take shit lying down, though...despite what half the football team might say. With only 168 days left of the school year, it won’t be long until graduation, and Silver’s planning on skipping town and leaving Raleigh firmly in her rearview mirror. Until he comes along....
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Not a YA only! Do NOT blow this off!
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Snow
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Azu Wilson gave his oldest daughter the name Snow because she was born amongst his snowfall on the city of Gary, Indiana in 2001. Then, Azu had just began to drop tons kilos of coke on the city, starting the birth of his empire. Fast forward 18 years later, Snow is Azu's favorite girl and only daughter. She has been doted on by her father. Now, she is off to college with her best friends, Tristan and Bae. They hope that their move out of the violent streets of Chicago to Tallahassee will bring positive change to the brutally savage lives they have lived.
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A two-in-one deal, but not in a good way
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- Kenedi Wilder
- 07-31-24
Great story, very visceral.
The author’s depiction of mental illness and drug addiction feels authentic. The narrator really brings the brooding cowboy character to life and is a fantastic listen.
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- Mallory Good
- 01-04-23
Good story, but sad
Loved the story but very sad too. Wasn’t crazy about the narrator. He was great for some characters but hard to get around the gruff voice for some of the female characters.
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- Mike Kazmierczak
- 01-09-22
Awesome! Moody story that oozes emotions & turmoil
Before I get started on this one, a couple shout-outs to Charles Kahlenberg. I listened to THE RUIN SEASON as an Audiobook narrated by Charles Kahlenberg. His voice fit the story perfectly. I am so pleased that I heard it this way because the style, the mood, the emotions all rolled from his voice perfectly! Now, onto the story itself. As I was listening to it, the story reminded me a lot of Joe R. Lansdale's stories. Or maybe a Lansdale world. I could very easily picture the events from this book as occurring in the same world as Hap & Leonard or countless other of his books. Something where I start reading for the story but realize quickly that the characters are so much more engrossing that the already good story. In this case, despite the protagonist's desire for a simple life, he has a lot happening.
Jake Leonard is close to forty. He's divorced due to his bipolar disorder. He's dating the sheriff's 19-year-old daughter. And drugs, alcohol, and death (all happening to others) are going to make Jake's life hard.
The story description will tell you more but I'm not. That was enough to get me engaged and as I mentioned, it took me nothing to become engrossed with the events happening. Unfortunately I could tell about halfway through that the ending was not going to be happy. The impending doom kept stalking forward and I hoped that somehow it wasn't going to be as bad as I thought. Suspense was only part of it; I knew that the emotional impact of this good guy hitting some sort of bottom was going to hurt. And that is when you know that you are reading a really good book!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-29-24
wow
wow.....just wow, I'll never forget this story...so absolutely, real, sad, and humbling. this was something special.
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- Thomas Wake
- 12-04-20
A jagged trip down a dark path.
The Ruin Season had it's odds stacked slightly against it; I picked it up right after the absolutely magnificent Gone to see the River Man. But it beat those odds and solidifyed K.Triana as one of my new favourite authors.
TRS follows the life of Jake, a nearly forty year old dog trainer whose life takes a twisted turn when he gets involved with a nineteen year old Nikki, a firecracker, party girl and the daughter of the local sheriff.
Their relationship is a catalyst to a series of events that will shake up the entire town.
Not a lot can be said about the plot without spoilers, but Triana manages to avoid many of the clichés that many less talented writer would surely fallen victim. Basically none of the scenarios went where I thought they would go.
The story itself is nothing special, but Triana writes the broken characters with such empathy that it is hard not to care about them.
And oh boy does he do a fantastic job in describing the turmoil in Jake's mind. Many of the scenes where Jake tries to fight the darkness of his mind had my heart pounding and palms sweating.
While not as horrific as Gone to see... The Ruin Season is nothing short of a magnificent book. Made better by the stellar narration.
Highly recommended!
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- Jordan Bobe
- 08-23-24
Good literary fiction
The story was excellent and compelling. Coming from an author that typically writes Extreme Horror I find it necessary to say that this novel is not horror. It, like his more extreme novels, was beautifully written and richly imagined.
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- Ryan with a bloody mess.
- 05-24-21
Wow!
Gritty and raw. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait to listen to his next book.
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- Tod M. Clark
- 04-07-20
The Ruin Season
The Ruin Season by Kristopher Triana is a very entertaining story that kept taking twists and turns in totally different directions than what I was expecting with an ending that was totally unexpected. Definitely an enjoyable read, will be buying everything Kristopher Triana writes in the future.
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