Review: The City Screams by Phil Williams

Posted December 20, 2020 by Alana in Book Reviews, Horror, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense / 0 Comments

Review_ The City Screams by Phil Williams
The City Screams by Phil Williams
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The City Screams by Phil Williams
Series: Ordshaw Series #4
Published by Rumian Publishing on April 9, 2019
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Thrillers
Pages: 134
Format: eBook
Source: Bought
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Tova's getting her hearing back. She's going to wish she wasn't.

Alone in Tokyo for experimental ear surgery, Tova Nokes is finally shaking up her life. But when she starts to hear things she shouldn't, all she wants is to make it home alive.

There's a voice saying it's where she comes from that makes her special.

If she can only survive violent stalkers, and the terrible screams, she might figure out why...

The City Screams is a stand-alone thriller in the Ordshaw urban fantasy series - get it now.

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Today, is a short one friends since this a novella.

The City Screams is an offshoot of the Ordshaw series. I’ve already binge read all of Pax’s books, and although it was mentioned that there were other cities out there that are similar to Ordshaw, I didn’t give it any real thought at the time. The idea of a fae or other beings underground in Tokyo was so much fun.

I liked Tova right off the bat! I loved her quiet courage and low-key feisty moments. Within a chapter, she felt familiar (in the best way) and I was not-so-quietly rooting for her while being chased by creeps and navigating sketchy medical centers.

I really hope we get to see Tova in the future, hopefully paired with my favorite duo! Because Williams is absolutely not allowed to abandon Ordshaw yet.

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About Phil Williams

Phil Williams was born in the commuter-belt of Hertfordshire, where he learnt to escape a comfortable life through sinister fantasy fiction. His erratic career has variously involved the study of language and relationships – and took him to such locations as Prague, Moscow and Abu Dhabi. He finally settled on the quiet Sussex seaside, where he lives in Worthing with his wife and his fluffy dog, Herbert. He divides his time between writing educational books that help people better understand English and fantasy books that help people better escape reality.

So he tells himself.

Phil’s novel series include:

Ordshaw: a collection of urban fantasy thrillers set in and around the UK city of Ordshaw – a place where dark secrets threaten the modern world. The Sunken City trilogy follows card sharp Pax Kuranes’ introduction to a labyrinthine conspiracy, starting with Under Ordshaw. Expect monsters, diminutive fairies
and a mystery that’ll take a lot of late nights to unravel.

Estalia: starting with Phil’s debut novel, Wixon’s Day, in 2012, this post-apocalyptic series explores a dystopia powered by steam. With reconstructed steampunk machines and an anarchist government, Estalia is a deadly place that gets more tense and chaotic with each instalment in the series.

His work also includes stories set in the post-World War 3 dystopia of Faergrowe (including A Most Apocalyptic Christmas and an upcoming five-book action-thriller arc starting with The Worst Survive), as well as various standalone stories and screenplays.

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Anonymously, Alana