The book, about Jack Winter and the cursed life of his family (past and present), really sucked me in from the first page. Ania has a great grasp on the English language. The fact that this is the first book written by the author makes it all the more impressive.
The story of Jack Winter (and his family) is split into the childhood of the main character and the adult life of the same. The effect of this is quite nice, seeing the way Jack's parents react, and the way Jack himself reacts to the things they are subjected to works really well.
Apart from being well-written and having a worthwhile story, Seed also gives tantalising views of the South of the US (A theme which we'll hopefully see Ania explore more in the future).
If you own a Kindle, or have the Kindle app on one of the devices which allows for that, I really suggest you go out and buy Seed. At the quality you get for the price, you'd be dumb not to buy Seed, if you like horror stories.
I do have a few points of criticism for the book, but since they are spoiler-tastic, I'd suggest you go buy the book first (what criticism I do have is minor), and read it. The criticism will come after my signature.
-Barl0we
Right, you HAVE read the book before reading this, right?
It's your own damn fault if not. Don't tell me I didn't warn you about spoilers.
Right, on to the criticism.
First off, there are a few passages which feel rushed - from the point we learn that the Devil is after Jack's daughter Charlie, and to the point in whicht is obvious that she's been taken over could have been longer. Ania Ahlborn has a great written English, and I certainly suggest letting her flesh out parts like that in future work, since her writing can certainly bear longer texts.
The same is true for a few other parts of Seed- most notably the part from where Jack comes home after learning that Charlie has taken Abby away into parts unknown and until he finds her. With the great writing style of Ania Ahlborn, the nervewracking hunt for Jack's daughters would've been just as enjoyable to read as the rest of the book.
On a personal note, I think that in general, the book could've been longer. But that's just me...I'm a fiend for books, and I might go through 3-4 books a week, so any good book always has the catch for me that it ended too soon :P
That being said, I would gladly have paid triple the price of Seed (even as an e-book) for the entertainment value I got from reading it. I know that this'll stay on my Kindle forever, and I'll read it plenty more times over the years to come.
