3.0
Hellrider
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“Hellrider is a thunder and muscle hell ride through dangerous territory. Fun, wicked, and unrelenting. A horror thriller that breaks the rules and the speed limit at the same time.” - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author
When Eddie Ryder is burned alive by fellow members of the Hell Riders motorcycle gang for ratting on them, he vows revenge with his dying breath. He returns as a ghost, with his custom motorcycle Diablo by his side. After he finds out he can possess people, he launches a campaign of vengeance that leaves plenty of bodies in its wake and the police in a state of confusion. Spouting fire and lightning from his fingers and screaming heavy metal lyrics as he rides the sky above the town of Hell Creek, he brings destruction down on all those who wronged him, his power growing with every death. Only Eddie’s younger brother, Carson, and the police chief’s daughter, Ellie, understand what’s really happening, and now they have to stop him before he destroys the whole town.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
When Eddie Ryder is burned alive by fellow members of the Hell Riders motorcycle gang for ratting on them, he vows revenge with his dying breath. He returns as a ghost, with his custom motorcycle Diablo by his side. After he finds out he can possess people, he launches a campaign of vengeance that leaves plenty of bodies in its wake and the police in a state of confusion. Spouting fire and lightning from his fingers and screaming heavy metal lyrics as he rides the sky above the town of Hell Creek, he brings destruction down on all those who wronged him, his power growing with every death. Only Eddie’s younger brother, Carson, and the police chief’s daughter, Ellie, understand what’s really happening, and now they have to stop him before he destroys the whole town.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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Fliss
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BooklovingCatmom
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“2.5 stars rounded up.
I received this book from the publisher in return for an honest review. And to be honest, I really wish I liked it more.
I was hooked by a great cover and thoroughly enjoyed the first part of the book where the story sets itself up and you get to know the characters.
Seeing as the plot of the book is Eddie’s revenge and how that changes him, I was prepared for his change in character; where the book lost me was in the truly juvenile nature of this revenge. Furthermore, I could have done without the explicit sexual scenes of revenge and the cringy underage almost-rape.
I think some readers will really enjoy this book, I’m just sad to say that it wasn’t my cup of tea.”

Bex
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“2.5 Rounded Up!
Thank you to Netgalley & Flame Tree Press for providing me with an e-arc of Hellrider by J.G. Faherty in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings: I unfortunately did not jot down all the content warnings in Hellrider, however I do know there are a few mentions of rape & very close to being rape scenes.
Hellrider starts off pretty well; we get introduced to our protagonist (err…. antagonist?) Eddie. Eddie is an ex-Hellrider who gets murdered by his former bike gang. In the beginning, I felt for this character — he so clearly cared about his mother (who’s diagnosed with emphysema) & younger brother.
After the introduction we get introduced to the real meat of this tale & that’s Eddie returning from the dead with powers; y’all my dude’s out here controlling electricity & possessing bodies. Honestly, this whole concept is pretty rad.
After awhile, Eddie becomes drunk with revenge. Understandable, really. It’s a good time witnessing this development & see how much Eddie changes throughout his time in death. J.G. Faherty definitely developed a wonderful concept & characterization.
However, I do have some issues with Hellrider. As it progresses, Eddie continuously possesses bodies in order to get his revenge & this does start to feel repetitive & in all honesty, boring.
& although I know it’s intentional & it probably won’t bother many other people, I did start to get uncomfortable with Eddie going too far. Hellrider starts to get real rape-y when it comes to Eddie & his younger teen brother’s girlfriend, Kellie. There’s a scene where Eddie possesses Kellie & squeezes her breast & honestly, it just felt so weird and uncomfortable to read. There’s other rape-y aspects, including possessing a a gay man & having him force himself onto a female co-worker. What the what.
All in all, J.G. Faherty is a wonderful writer & he definitely told a tale that had a wonderful concept. However, towards the last half — most of my interest had evaporated & I was left with being uncomfortable.”

Jessica Belmont
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“Oh, I definitely picked this book because it reminded me of Nicholas Cage and Ghost Rider. I’m a sucker for covers like this and I haven’t read a story like this in a while.
The first half of this novel is a good old tale of revenge. It’s fun, and it’s exactly what I’d hoped for when I read the Blurb. Eddie Ryder has been really wronged, and he is on a mission to cause a lot of havoc and take out the people who angered him in his life.
What irked me a bit was when things started to get a little repetitive and when Eddie started taking out innocents. This is clearly done purposefully by JG Faherty to show Eddie’s sanity unravelling. While I find that plot line compelling, I think there are points that go a little over the top, and it becomes less believable.
Overall though, I did have fun reading this one. I think the first half is really well written, and while I had my issues with the second half, I’m still happy to have read this and am recommending it.
3.5 rounded to 4☆
*I received a complimentary copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Random Things Tours. All opinions are my own.*
Find this review and more on my blog: https://www.jessicabelmont.wordpress.com”
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