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Deep Sea Predators #1
Megalodon: Bloodbath
A series of bizarre occurrences suddenly plague the island of Cielo Nublado. A dead whale washes ashore riddled with enormous bite marks. A fishing charter is reported missing, jet skiers vanish, and a yacht is found mysteriously ravaged after some kind of enormous impact.
Chief of Police Nico Medrano tries to investigate the matter. His search for answers puts him on a collision course with an eighty-foot predator, long thought extinct. Violent and merciless, it has risen to the surface, and seeks to wreak havoc on the small island community.
Things only get worse for Nico after he discovers that a ruthless band of criminals, responsible for the deaths of two Miami cops, are lurking on the island. As the body count mounts, Nico is forced to simultaneously battle two separate monsters: Man and Meg.
The result is a bloodbath.
Chief of Police Nico Medrano tries to investigate the matter. His search for answers puts him on a collision course with an eighty-foot predator, long thought extinct. Violent and merciless, it has risen to the surface, and seeks to wreak havoc on the small island community.
Things only get worse for Nico after he discovers that a ruthless band of criminals, responsible for the deaths of two Miami cops, are lurking on the island. As the body count mounts, Nico is forced to simultaneously battle two separate monsters: Man and Meg.
The result is a bloodbath.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2021
About the author
Michael R. Cole
32 books97 followersMichael R. Cole is an author of creature horror and science fiction. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in lower Michigan. He has a profound love for monster movies and book as well as the action genre. In addition to writing, his hobbies include martial arts and fishing.
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October 5, 2022
I just love the "Megalodon didn't go extinct" trope! It's waay scarier and gorry "fun" instead of the sharks we have today
August 25, 2023
Deep Sea Nightmares!
Small backstory:
Nico Medrano who is the Chief of Police on the island of Cielo Nublado has his hands full when things begin to happen on the island that are unexplained, but when a dead whale is found on the beach with bite marks all over its body, Nico becomes worried with wonder of what is going on.
When he finds out that an 80 foot shark is causing havoc within the island waters Nico will need to figure out how to stop it or if he can stop it!
That is about all I can give out on a small backstory, so if you want to know more then go read this book!
Thoughts:
This was a great story about a prehistoric shark that goes on an ocean rampage! I have read a couple of other stories by this author and he really knows all there is to know about sharks as he pulls you into his world and plops you right in the middle of the ocean!
There is lots of blood and shark gore floating around in this book so grab your gore suit and get ready to enter the mind of this author as he takes you deep into the ocean depths where you just might come face to face with the Megalodon! Giving this book four "Prehistoric Predator" stars!
Small backstory:
Nico Medrano who is the Chief of Police on the island of Cielo Nublado has his hands full when things begin to happen on the island that are unexplained, but when a dead whale is found on the beach with bite marks all over its body, Nico becomes worried with wonder of what is going on.
When he finds out that an 80 foot shark is causing havoc within the island waters Nico will need to figure out how to stop it or if he can stop it!
That is about all I can give out on a small backstory, so if you want to know more then go read this book!
Thoughts:
This was a great story about a prehistoric shark that goes on an ocean rampage! I have read a couple of other stories by this author and he really knows all there is to know about sharks as he pulls you into his world and plops you right in the middle of the ocean!
There is lots of blood and shark gore floating around in this book so grab your gore suit and get ready to enter the mind of this author as he takes you deep into the ocean depths where you just might come face to face with the Megalodon! Giving this book four "Prehistoric Predator" stars!
July 18, 2023
How can you not enjoy a book with Megalodons in it?!
July 5, 2022
With only a small percent of the worlds oceans explored, it’s safe to say there are many creatures yet to be uncovered. One can then assume the possibility that lurking in the deepest hardest to reach places underwater beings once thought extinct still roam. The events in this book unravel after a decently sized meteor hits down near the Florida keys, stirring things up. The impact has numerous consequences including releasing the Megalodon whose hunting patterns change after seeking new prey. This prehistoric beast instead builds up a hunger for human flesh. A small beachside town is still be reeling from the recent devastation and are in for a shock as they have no idea what hell is hunting the shore. Local police chief Nico is fully dedicated to protecting the towns citizens and tourists. Once a busy police detective Nico enjoys the tranquility of island life but all that is about to change. After a whale swims ashore torn to bits the Chiefs and his ex wife, a marine biologist, must put their past aside along with their differences to save the day. What begins as a normal week in paradise ends with the island bathed in blood and countless shipwrecks covering the ocean floor. The mixture of tension between Nico and his ex add another layer to the story along with the added danger of banks robbers evading the law who use the island as a hideout.
Nico was a decent hero. He’s still really going through it and blames himself for events in the past and he can’t seem to let it go. Facing his past may be hard but in the long run it’s what he needs to have any chance of forgiving himself. While he may be hesitant to believe in the Meg, he never hesitates when it comes to those under his protection ie. jurisdiction. What unravels puts Nico in so many life and death situations he’s forced to be grateful to be alive. The book had a typical horror closing vibe but worked to deliver another bomb till the very end segueing into the next and final book. I enjoyed the book and read via the audio, which was done well, in a few hours.
Nico was a decent hero. He’s still really going through it and blames himself for events in the past and he can’t seem to let it go. Facing his past may be hard but in the long run it’s what he needs to have any chance of forgiving himself. While he may be hesitant to believe in the Meg, he never hesitates when it comes to those under his protection ie. jurisdiction. What unravels puts Nico in so many life and death situations he’s forced to be grateful to be alive. The book had a typical horror closing vibe but worked to deliver another bomb till the very end segueing into the next and final book. I enjoyed the book and read via the audio, which was done well, in a few hours.
August 22, 2023
Loving these sea creature features by Cole. A little formulaic, but I don't care, they're great B horror (which I'm such a junkie of).😆🤷🏼♀️
December 30, 2021
Oh wow!!!!
Once I started reading, I could not stop. Read it straight through. I've already read all oh Michael Cole's books, don't know how I missed this one. Thanks. Now it's time to go to bed.
Once I started reading, I could not stop. Read it straight through. I've already read all oh Michael Cole's books, don't know how I missed this one. Thanks. Now it's time to go to bed.
January 21, 2022
I love sharks
OH BOY, if you think the sea scares you WAIT till you read this book. You will love it.
Have fun reading.
OH BOY, if you think the sea scares you WAIT till you read this book. You will love it.
Have fun reading.
November 27, 2021
They needed a bigger boat!
Fast pace action filled story. It was a new and different take on how the shark arrived in Florida. If you like shark stories then this book is for you. Get the books and leave your reviews.
Fast pace action filled story. It was a new and different take on how the shark arrived in Florida. If you like shark stories then this book is for you. Get the books and leave your reviews.
April 5, 2024
I first came across these ocean horror books a while back, and I think my brother might actually have gotten this for me off my wishlist. I might not have shared this before, but I love shark stuff of any kind. So naturally that includes shark horrors. (Especially).
The backdrop for this one is that a meteor broke up while burning its way through the atmosphere and hit the ocean. It created a giant tidal wave and also unleashed something…
…so when boats end up missing and a giant whale beaches itself to get away from something leaving 7ft crevasses in it, naturally we do NOT close the beaches. We do call in a marine biologist though and this one just so happens to be an ex wife to our lead officer. Go figure.
I know this is set up for a megalodon novel, but there is a giant tidal wave that just literally never gets mentioned again? No damage, no lives lost, no recovery…and the main setting is on an island? I honestly separated that from the book pretty easily, just found it a bit weird that it was included at all.
The problem with stories like these—even though I want to read it—is that there’s no way to not compare them. Especially this one, as it’s very ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Meg’. Although I admit my comparison with the latter is just the movie, I haven’t read the novel it’s based on. The beach not closing, the major police character involvement, and the gang activity (that mirrored the mob) read like the set up to Jaws. The ‘something from the depths was released’ plus the major (obvious) twist 3/4th in, is very The Meg.
I know this probably sounds like I’m just putting the book down, but I enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun and super fast. It just really is Jaws/The Meg smushed together. If you can accept that that is more than likely exactly what you’re looking for, you’re good to go.
The backdrop for this one is that a meteor broke up while burning its way through the atmosphere and hit the ocean. It created a giant tidal wave and also unleashed something…
…so when boats end up missing and a giant whale beaches itself to get away from something leaving 7ft crevasses in it, naturally we do NOT close the beaches. We do call in a marine biologist though and this one just so happens to be an ex wife to our lead officer. Go figure.
I know this is set up for a megalodon novel, but there is a giant tidal wave that just literally never gets mentioned again? No damage, no lives lost, no recovery…and the main setting is on an island? I honestly separated that from the book pretty easily, just found it a bit weird that it was included at all.
The problem with stories like these—even though I want to read it—is that there’s no way to not compare them. Especially this one, as it’s very ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Meg’. Although I admit my comparison with the latter is just the movie, I haven’t read the novel it’s based on. The beach not closing, the major police character involvement, and the gang activity (that mirrored the mob) read like the set up to Jaws. The ‘something from the depths was released’ plus the major (obvious) twist 3/4th in, is very The Meg.
I know this probably sounds like I’m just putting the book down, but I enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun and super fast. It just really is Jaws/The Meg smushed together. If you can accept that that is more than likely exactly what you’re looking for, you’re good to go.
October 17, 2021
There are so many side stories going on that the book is impossible to read. I love a great monster book, this was was shockingly boring!
June 8, 2023
Didn't enjoy as much as Thresher, but still a giant killer shark. Split evenly between the "heroes" and the "bad guys" which backstory on both sides.
August 15, 2022
Summary: Cop would rather go to war with an 80ft shark than talk about his feelings.
My favorite character was the Megalodon-- gotta love a fish who supports abolishing the police. He doesn't lick boots, he eats them. Mind you, I didn't pick up this book expecting it to pass the Bechdel test. Most creature features are campy, testosterone-fueled opportunities to show of the author's encyclopedic knowledge of automatic weapons. I've come to expect that. But the rampant homophobia, fatphobia, and sexism of this book distracts from the plot at every turn.
BUT it still gets stars because the shark eats a bunch of fascists.
My favorite character was the Megalodon-- gotta love a fish who supports abolishing the police. He doesn't lick boots, he eats them. Mind you, I didn't pick up this book expecting it to pass the Bechdel test. Most creature features are campy, testosterone-fueled opportunities to show of the author's encyclopedic knowledge of automatic weapons. I've come to expect that. But the rampant homophobia, fatphobia, and sexism of this book distracts from the plot at every turn.
BUT it still gets stars because the shark eats a bunch of fascists.
November 15, 2023
Heartbreakingly bad, and I'm someone who loves terrible shark books.
November 30, 2023
Some books are like dry aged porterhouse steaks from upper Manhattan, or Neapolitan pizza in Naples. They are deep, complex experiences reminiscent of Vivaldi's Four Seasons or Michelangelo's David.
Others, however, are like funnel cake at the fair. They are the songs you've heard at the bowling alley since you were in high school or Saturday morning cartoons. Cheap, fattening experiences that you crave Thursdays on your drive home from work, or hum to when you're stuck in a 2hr Monday meeting.
Michael Cole's books are definitely the second. They are the book equivalent of the SciFy channel's creature features from the 2000's era, and I love them just as much. I love Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels. I loved John Steinbeck's East of Eden and all of Cormac McCarthy's novels. I will read and listen to these books for weeks on end.
Cole is none of these authors, but I finish his books in a single day because they are pure entertainment for entertainments sake. They are full of tropes, and you know exactly how the book is going to end, just like you know what the Forth of July fireworks are going to look like, but you will sit and watch that entire show and love every minute of it because you can turn your brain off and just enjoy it.
These creature features are like Reeces peanut butter cups for the mind. They contain no nutritional value, they are full of sugar, and it's probably not even real peanut butter, but you will eat all four in the king sized package before you get home so you don't have to share with the wife.
Enjoy this "mans equivalent of romance novel." You will be too entertained to nitpic all the things he got wrong.
Michael, please keep writing these gotdamn beautiful disasters, because I will keep reading them.
Others, however, are like funnel cake at the fair. They are the songs you've heard at the bowling alley since you were in high school or Saturday morning cartoons. Cheap, fattening experiences that you crave Thursdays on your drive home from work, or hum to when you're stuck in a 2hr Monday meeting.
Michael Cole's books are definitely the second. They are the book equivalent of the SciFy channel's creature features from the 2000's era, and I love them just as much. I love Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels. I loved John Steinbeck's East of Eden and all of Cormac McCarthy's novels. I will read and listen to these books for weeks on end.
Cole is none of these authors, but I finish his books in a single day because they are pure entertainment for entertainments sake. They are full of tropes, and you know exactly how the book is going to end, just like you know what the Forth of July fireworks are going to look like, but you will sit and watch that entire show and love every minute of it because you can turn your brain off and just enjoy it.
These creature features are like Reeces peanut butter cups for the mind. They contain no nutritional value, they are full of sugar, and it's probably not even real peanut butter, but you will eat all four in the king sized package before you get home so you don't have to share with the wife.
Enjoy this "mans equivalent of romance novel." You will be too entertained to nitpic all the things he got wrong.
Michael, please keep writing these gotdamn beautiful disasters, because I will keep reading them.
June 26, 2023
Megalodon: Bloodbath е роман на ужасите от писателя Майкъл Коул. Той е известен с множеството си производения за чудовищни акули, написани в традицията на класиката “Челюсти” от Питър Бенчли, като миналата година ние представихме най-добрите от тях, включително шедьовъра на чудовищния роман Scar. Тази книга не е на същото ниво, но все пак си има силните моменти.
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September 19, 2022
Definitely a lot of megalodon and other prehistoric sea creature action. Scenes were brutal and action packed.
February 28, 2022
Great
This was a very fun read, actually made me think of jaws at times. Can't wait for the next one.
This was a very fun read, actually made me think of jaws at times. Can't wait for the next one.
September 24, 2022
On a small community-oriented island, Chief Nico Medrano seems to have found a semblance of solace after enduring a tragedy for which he cannot forgive himself. Other than the tsunami that he helped the residents endure, no lives have been lost, and crime is minimal until the Meg emerges and begins hunting. Soon, a gouged whale washes ashore, and troublesome jetskiers meet their demise. When Nico's ex-wife, Dr. Denise Reta arrives, more chaos ensues, especially when she and Nico become hostages who are caught between desperate thieves and the megalodon.
This book is phenomenal! It is like watching a movie unfold. I became immersed in the happenings at Cielo Nublado and could not put it down. An easy ready, the story developed rather quickly and Michael Cole seamlessly weaves the various storylines together. At no point did I wonder about essential characters. This is the new Jaws, only larger, faster, hungrier, and fiercer.
This book is phenomenal! It is like watching a movie unfold. I became immersed in the happenings at Cielo Nublado and could not put it down. An easy ready, the story developed rather quickly and Michael Cole seamlessly weaves the various storylines together. At no point did I wonder about essential characters. This is the new Jaws, only larger, faster, hungrier, and fiercer.
October 15, 2021
Excellent book by a most excellent author!
Love, love, love this book! This is another great one by this author. I enjoy all shark horror books but I really enjoyed this one for the character development and the side stories around the megalodon. I also enjoyed the characters' humor throughout the storyline. I am really excited that there might be a second book in this series and I look forward to it.
Love, love, love this book! This is another great one by this author. I enjoy all shark horror books but I really enjoyed this one for the character development and the side stories around the megalodon. I also enjoyed the characters' humor throughout the storyline. I am really excited that there might be a second book in this series and I look forward to it.
December 10, 2021
Megalodork
Sadly, the writing level of this author is strictly amateur. The book was rife with stolen plot threads from other books and movies. The editing was terrible, with spelling and grammar errors, and the authors knowledge about sharks and firearms was sorely lacking.
Sadly, the writing level of this author is strictly amateur. The book was rife with stolen plot threads from other books and movies. The editing was terrible, with spelling and grammar errors, and the authors knowledge about sharks and firearms was sorely lacking.
January 11, 2022
liked the book
Well written I thought. Page turner wanted to read what would happen next. Will continue to read next book to see what happens next
Well written I thought. Page turner wanted to read what would happen next. Will continue to read next book to see what happens next
March 7, 2022
2,5 stars
July 19, 2022
Not enough shark.
June 4, 2023
5% fun giant shark shenanigans that I craved, 95% annoying characters doing annoying human stuff.
September 28, 2024
The greatest crime this book commits is not the clichés, the sexism, the glorification of cops or the supremely unlikable characters. It's that, despite all this, it's boring as hell.
Truly just a very tedious and longwinded affair. It ramps up somewhat in the second half (if you manage to make it that far, the first half is very dull), and the action is not bad, but it never had me on the edge of my seat. Mostly because the characters are flat and often obnoxious stereotypes. Brilliant Cop with a Sad Past. Beautiful Ex-Wife with a Flourishing Career (she's seriously described as "a fit woman who embraced her feminine features", whatever the hell that means). Cop Side Characters Who Mostly Do Sexist Banter. Evil Criminal Addicted to Drugs. Authority Figures Who Won't Listen to Reason.
Well, I picked up a book called Megalodon: Bloodbath, so I'm obviously not opposed to those things. It's just that Cole clearly doesn't himself think these characters suck ass. They're not parodies, although that would have worked better. They're stereotypes presented as people, but you never root for anyone, because you cannot bring yourself to care. There's nothing to care about. If it had been non-stop shark action no one would have noticed, but it's not. We spend so much fucking theme with these fucking ghosts of real characters before anything exciting happens.
They don't even know there's a shark for 40% of the book, and our time is instead filled mainly with "getting to know" our main characters (you'll wish you knew less as time goes on), and reading about random people's random lives just before they get vaguely eaten. And there's a dumb B-plot with some criminals that are portrayed as just Pure Evil, and yet we have to spend page after page seeing them do Bad Criminal Things and be Bad People Worthy of Death. Give me more shark!!
The real problem is that this book tries to be a serious book rooted in realism, but first of all, it's a book about a giant shark eating people, so what the hell are you doing that for, and second of all, Cole clearly is not a competent enough writer to sell it, and he's not incompetent enough to make this accidentally hilarious.
I never had any desire to read another page and yet I kept going. Fortunately (spoiler alert!), they manage to defeat the shark by making it eat 9 kilos of cocaine, so you know, that was something at least. Even if that was just after Brilliant Cop and Beautiful Ex-Wife got back together. Christ.
Truly just a very tedious and longwinded affair. It ramps up somewhat in the second half (if you manage to make it that far, the first half is very dull), and the action is not bad, but it never had me on the edge of my seat. Mostly because the characters are flat and often obnoxious stereotypes. Brilliant Cop with a Sad Past. Beautiful Ex-Wife with a Flourishing Career (she's seriously described as "a fit woman who embraced her feminine features", whatever the hell that means). Cop Side Characters Who Mostly Do Sexist Banter. Evil Criminal Addicted to Drugs. Authority Figures Who Won't Listen to Reason.
Well, I picked up a book called Megalodon: Bloodbath, so I'm obviously not opposed to those things. It's just that Cole clearly doesn't himself think these characters suck ass. They're not parodies, although that would have worked better. They're stereotypes presented as people, but you never root for anyone, because you cannot bring yourself to care. There's nothing to care about. If it had been non-stop shark action no one would have noticed, but it's not. We spend so much fucking theme with these fucking ghosts of real characters before anything exciting happens.
They don't even know there's a shark for 40% of the book, and our time is instead filled mainly with "getting to know" our main characters (you'll wish you knew less as time goes on), and reading about random people's random lives just before they get vaguely eaten. And there's a dumb B-plot with some criminals that are portrayed as just Pure Evil, and yet we have to spend page after page seeing them do Bad Criminal Things and be Bad People Worthy of Death. Give me more shark!!
The real problem is that this book tries to be a serious book rooted in realism, but first of all, it's a book about a giant shark eating people, so what the hell are you doing that for, and second of all, Cole clearly is not a competent enough writer to sell it, and he's not incompetent enough to make this accidentally hilarious.
I never had any desire to read another page and yet I kept going. Fortunately (spoiler alert!), they manage to defeat the shark by making it eat 9 kilos of cocaine, so you know, that was something at least. Even if that was just after Brilliant Cop and Beautiful Ex-Wife got back together. Christ.
December 15, 2022
Originally posted on the book blog Creature From the Book Lagoon.
*Trigger Warning: Talk of past rape, rape threat.
Michael Cole is one of my go to authors for creature feature stories. I love the sea creatures and apparently so does he! I always enjoy myself with Cole’s work. I think this might be one of my favorites from him?
Megalodon: Bloodbath is the perfect summer read. Just what I needed to get me in the mood for Shark Week! This is is everything you want in giant shark story. 😀 I had such a blast with this one! So FUN! I can’t wait to see what else happens in this series…
Yeah, pretty much zero complaints! Bloodbath is a speedy, action packed, blood soaked boat ride that never slows down! 100% entertainment. Get some popcorn and get read. I absolutely loved the chemistry between the main characters. Buckets and buckets of carnage! An epic cliffhanger of an ending! OMG! Left me craving book # 2, STAT!! This is such a fun book. 🙂 It was over before I even knew what hit me.
*Trigger Warning: Talk of past rape, rape threat.
Michael Cole is one of my go to authors for creature feature stories. I love the sea creatures and apparently so does he! I always enjoy myself with Cole’s work. I think this might be one of my favorites from him?
Megalodon: Bloodbath is the perfect summer read. Just what I needed to get me in the mood for Shark Week! This is is everything you want in giant shark story. 😀 I had such a blast with this one! So FUN! I can’t wait to see what else happens in this series…
Yeah, pretty much zero complaints! Bloodbath is a speedy, action packed, blood soaked boat ride that never slows down! 100% entertainment. Get some popcorn and get read. I absolutely loved the chemistry between the main characters. Buckets and buckets of carnage! An epic cliffhanger of an ending! OMG! Left me craving book # 2, STAT!! This is such a fun book. 🙂 It was over before I even knew what hit me.
July 31, 2024
Imagine the Benchley classic "Jaws" with an 80-foot megalodon instead of a 25-foot great white shark, throw in a police chief who's divorced after a nightmarish event with their child, and a group of tough, drug-addled criminals who are holed up after robbing a Miami bank. We're not on Amity Island this time, we're on one of the many tiny islands off the southern tip of Florida. If it weren't for the Meg and the criminals, it'd be a sleepy little tourist spot. But not only is an enormous, prehistoric Megadolon feasting on tourists, the darn fish is also essentially bulletproof!
There's a lot of fun to be had in this light, fast-paced summer read that could definitely be an entertaining made-for-streaming movie.
However...
The real problem with Cole's writing is that he needs a dialog coach. The back and forth between characters is at times excruciating. People don't talk to each other this way, and colleagues, even tough, hard-boiled cops, don't endlessly snark and taunt each other without it coming to blows. The interpersonal relationship part of the story is just amateurish, at best, which really drags down an otherwise great thriller.
There's a lot of fun to be had in this light, fast-paced summer read that could definitely be an entertaining made-for-streaming movie.
However...
The real problem with Cole's writing is that he needs a dialog coach. The back and forth between characters is at times excruciating. People don't talk to each other this way, and colleagues, even tough, hard-boiled cops, don't endlessly snark and taunt each other without it coming to blows. The interpersonal relationship part of the story is just amateurish, at best, which really drags down an otherwise great thriller.
March 9, 2024
Dive into “Megalodon: Bloodbath” by Michael Cole for a rollercoaster ride of shark-supersized fun! Think of it like munching on your favorite snack while watching a cool movie that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but is too fun to stop.
This book is all about letting your imagination run wild with tales of the Megalodon, a giant prehistoric shark that decides to crash the modern world’s party. It’s like the ultimate shark adventure that keeps you glued to the story, wondering what crazy thing will happen next.
The book's ending, though, was too fantastical and simply went too far for my liking. But hey, don’t take it too seriously, or seriously at all - it’s all about ignoring clichés and having big, toothy grins.
So, if you’re looking for a book that’s a blast and don’t mind when things get a bit nutty, “Megalodon: Bloodbath” is your ticket to a good time. Just kick back, relax, and enjoy the wild swim through this shark-infested adventure. It’s a fun ride.
This book is all about letting your imagination run wild with tales of the Megalodon, a giant prehistoric shark that decides to crash the modern world’s party. It’s like the ultimate shark adventure that keeps you glued to the story, wondering what crazy thing will happen next.
The book's ending, though, was too fantastical and simply went too far for my liking. But hey, don’t take it too seriously, or seriously at all - it’s all about ignoring clichés and having big, toothy grins.
So, if you’re looking for a book that’s a blast and don’t mind when things get a bit nutty, “Megalodon: Bloodbath” is your ticket to a good time. Just kick back, relax, and enjoy the wild swim through this shark-infested adventure. It’s a fun ride.
July 25, 2024
I wanted to read a fast-paced and bloody killer shark book, and Michael Cole freakin' delivered. Jaws is still my favorite killer shark book, but Megalodon is a close second. The cherry on top: I actually liked Nico, Denise, Cameron, Renny, and Carley. It always makes a story more engaging when you actually root for the good guys because you genuinely enjoy spending time with them.
This book was near perfect. My only complaint is that it had a side story involving bank robbers on the run from the law. I did not care for that story much. I understand that it added another layer to the story (and some more potential victims), but I would have preferred if the criminals were only in one or two chapters, at the most.
Other than that, I know which author I will be turning to when I just want a fun "when animals attack" book, Michael Cole. He kept the pace moving along, he gave me characters I rooted for, and he gave us genuinely gruesome moments of terror. Thank you, Mr. Cole!
This book was near perfect. My only complaint is that it had a side story involving bank robbers on the run from the law. I did not care for that story much. I understand that it added another layer to the story (and some more potential victims), but I would have preferred if the criminals were only in one or two chapters, at the most.
Other than that, I know which author I will be turning to when I just want a fun "when animals attack" book, Michael Cole. He kept the pace moving along, he gave me characters I rooted for, and he gave us genuinely gruesome moments of terror. Thank you, Mr. Cole!
September 27, 2022
Not even a guilty pleasure, just a pleasure
There aren't too many good AND gory sea monster movies. I suppose making a really good one is difficult to begin with as filming on the ocean is absolutely not conducive to a well-planned, well-directed movie.
This book made me employ the theater of the mind and so I got my movie. Now, I usually read sci fi and other books to expand my mind. The dialogue here is basic, and there are places I would've replaced some interactions with anything else. But, I enjoyed it, nonetheless. Since I'm rushing this review to read the next book, I'll leave that 4th star there, even though it is weighted by my enthusiasm. However, it isn't too sophisticated. It won't be compared to the other books that are 4 stars and more sophisticated because they simply aren't ...well, this. This was fun, easy to read, and I ate it up like a megalodon.
There aren't too many good AND gory sea monster movies. I suppose making a really good one is difficult to begin with as filming on the ocean is absolutely not conducive to a well-planned, well-directed movie.
This book made me employ the theater of the mind and so I got my movie. Now, I usually read sci fi and other books to expand my mind. The dialogue here is basic, and there are places I would've replaced some interactions with anything else. But, I enjoyed it, nonetheless. Since I'm rushing this review to read the next book, I'll leave that 4th star there, even though it is weighted by my enthusiasm. However, it isn't too sophisticated. It won't be compared to the other books that are 4 stars and more sophisticated because they simply aren't ...well, this. This was fun, easy to read, and I ate it up like a megalodon.
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