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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Dantes Journey Book Review And ~~Giveaway~~





~~Bonus entry- Become a Subscriber of Mom Audience and get one extra entry!!~~




Sometimes fate smiles on us. Such was the case with JC
Marino's new book, Dante's Journey. Based on the same 14th century epic poem as the
new video game Dante's Inferno, the book from author JC Marino promises the same
thrills but in a unique and fresh way.

Dante's Journey ends up in the underworld, just like the original poem, but it takes a
very different route to get there. It starts out in 1961 Boston, and quickly transports
Detective Joe Dante on a soul-searching adventure while he is in hot in pursuit of his
family's killer, drug lord Filippo Argenti. Undaunted by a mere dose of death, he is
greeted by Virgil DiMini who serves as his guide on his trip for justice. DiMini leads him
through to the original setting of Dante's Inferno, where Detective Dante uncovers
secrets and sins that place him and others he had known in life in the ultimate hot
water-Hell.

A page-turning thriller mixed with the author's witty humor, it is a perfect companion for
the new game and for those who love the original poem. It is now available on
Amazon.com and most other online bookstores, or at your local bookseller.

About the book:
Dante's Journey by JC Marino
ISBN: 978-1935188094
Publisher: Star Publish
Date of publish: February 22, 2010
Pages: 368
S.R.P.: $20.95

About the author:
Originally from Boston, JC has several degrees, including Criminal Justice, Software
Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Creative Writing. He's written several
screenplays that were optioned and/or made advanced placement in both the Nicholls and
Austin Screenwriting Competitions. JC's background and experiences include Security
Specialist while serving in the USAF/USANG, Knowledge Engineer for Digital
Equipment Corporation, 3D Animator for Camber Corp, and Information Security
Engineer for FOX.

This book will scare the daylights out of you!!


I was unsure what to expect with Dante's Journey, but boy is it a great, scary page turner!!


Joe Dante "wakes up" to find himself in a desert. Not knowing how he got there, he follows a set of foot prints in the sand. After awhile he comes across a man named Virgil, and all Hell breaks loose (pun intended!!)


Joe comes to realize that he is literally in hell!! He feels that he needs to find the man who killed him and his Family.


Joe ventures through the nine layers of hell and meets up with some weird and scary "people" along the way and alot of obstacles.


There is also one pretty big twist as well!!


JC Marino really knocks your socks off with his descriptions of the nine layers of hell and why the people are there.


I was/still am very freaked out about the tortures that you can face for your crimes. I actually went to confessional!!


This book will keep you scared, intrigued and turning the pages till the very end!!


The only thing I wish JC Marino would have done was explain something at the end of the book. I don't want to give out any spoilers, but there are a couple people at the end that you never find out what happens too.


Otherwise, this is going on my must share, and read again shelf!!


Oh yeah I almost forgot, JC Marino was extremely generous in offering one of you, your very own copy!!





Mandatory Entry-

1. Be a Follower of my Blog!! (+1 entry)

Extra Entries-

1. Tell me who you want to give this book too, or if you want it for yourself
(+1 entry)

2. Tell me your biggest fear about dieing! (+1 entry)

3. Grab my BRAND NEW button and tell me where it is (+2 entries)

4. Be an email subscriber of my blog (+4 entries)

5. Follow me on Twitter (+2 entries)

6. Tweet about this giveaway (+2 entries)

Example- Christmas in October 3 @SarahsBlogOfFun


7. Blog about this giveaway and leave link in your comments (+10 entries)

8. List this giveaway in any Mcklinky and tell me where. (+10 enties)

9. Vote for me Can be done daily (+1 entry per day)


That's 33 possible entries!!! Holy Cow!!!!


Giveaway ends on November 5th 2010 at 11:59pm. Open to All my readers.
A valid email address must be in all comments. Winner has 48 hrs to respond or new winner will be drawn.

This giveaway was made possible by JC Marino and Me!!!!

~~ All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was given a copy of the book to review as compensation, and a giveaway copy~~




133 comments:

  1. I would love to read this, it sounds good. I am a gfc follower.
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  2. I am a email subscriber.
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  6. I'm a follower
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  7. I'd give this to my sister for Christmas! She loves books like this!
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  8. Just leaving my son and husband behind. That's the scariest thought about it!
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  11. I'm an email subscriber
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  15. I'm following on Twitter (@lexley)
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  17. Great giveaway! I'd love to be entered.

    I'm a GFC follower (avalonne83).

    Please count me in. Thanks.

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  18. Its beginning to look alot like christmas.
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  19. I am a GFC follower!
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  20. I would keep this for myself...but not to seem stingy, when I am done reading a book, I pass it to my Mom and she passes them on to her friends....so it would get around the block.
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  25. I want this book for my whole family. I'm pretty sure we would all enjoy it.

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  26. My biggest fear of dying would be leaving my family. I've had several death experiences and it's not scary at all to me. I'm not ready to go yet but when I am, I know I'll be ok. <3

    I love scary books though lol

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  54. I voted today 10/24

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  55. I a Follower of your Blog (katsrus)

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  56. Tell me who you want to give this book too, or if you want it for yourself.
    I would want this book for myself.

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  57. Tell me your biggest fear about dying.
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  60. "It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!!"

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  61. follow via gfc- want the book for myself!

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  62. I follow via gfc
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  63. I would give this book to my daughter
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  64. My biggest fear about dieing is not being here for my daughters
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  69. Great giveaway! I'd love to be entered.

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  70. Sounds like a really cool story - thanks for the giveaway chance!
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  71. I would definitely want to read this book for myself! But, when I finish, I'm sure I'd also love to share it with someone else to enjoy - probably my brother and my friend, who are both into this genre of story :)
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  76. I would love to give this to my dude...and then I would read it...hehe...heavensent1@yahoo dotcom

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  78. My biggest fear about dying is my children not remembering who I was...heavensent1@yahoo dotcom

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  87. It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!!

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  88. I want the book for myself, or maybe my boyfriend :)

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  101. New follower :)

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  102. Honestly, I'd keep it for myself - I'm dying to read it now!

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  103. My biggest fear with dying is that I'll have to anticipate it helplessly - that would be the worst thing one could do :s

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  106. It's beginning to look alot like Christmas.

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  107. I would like to read it myself.

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  108. Leaving my family behind is my biggest fear.

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  112. I want this book for myself and maybe share with my niece..



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  128. I'd love to read this book myself! :)

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  129. I think I'd be most frightened of dying by stabbing

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