Awix (3310 KP) rated The Great God Pan in Books
Aug 21, 2019
It's slightly amusing to consider that this novella was criticised on first release for its decadence and sexual content - by modern standards it is, on the surface at least, very tame. But that's the nature of the beast in this case - this is a horror story where all the disturbing scenes happen off-stage, which is where the monster stays as well. Everything happens through implication, and is left somewhat to the reader's imagination, a trick which Machen pulls off rather more deftly than some writers who hailed him as an influence. I must be honest and say that the lack of a big reveal and a genuine climax wrong-footed me a bit, but the story is on the whole ingeniously structured and well-written, atmospheric and unsettling.
Cowboy Dark (Summer Romance Collection #1)
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A standalone young adult romance from New York Times bestselling author Tess Oliver. 5 STARS:...
Amalgamated (Coming Home #2)
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Escape with Leo and Zak in outback Australia as they discover it sometimes takes time, distance, and...
Contemporary MM Romance Small Town Novella
The Furthest Station (Peter Grant, #5.5)
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There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little...
Buying Trouble (Dorina Basarab #0.9 On the Prowl Anthology)
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"Buying Trouble" In Midnight's Daughter, New York Times bestselling author Karen Chance took us...
urban fantasy
It’s set in a world that we all know a little about. A Covid-19-type virus, except far more severe, breaks out and social panic ensues. Society goes ion to lockdown, hospitals are unable to cope with the sheer volume of cases, and the army is drafted in to keep order. Shops are looted, food is rationed, people die horrifically.
Edith Harkness looks back on her life as she prepares to enter the last stages of Long-Nonovirus. It’s a much more serious version of Long-Covid, where the affected person dies. Edith looks back on her life, from her childhood where she lives with her brain-damaged mother, to her years of study and consequent art prizes, and then her time in lockdown with her lover, a Bulgarian Turk.
It’s a book about love, sex, desire, illness, caring, family and grief. Those are some big topics for a slim book, but it’s beautifully told.
Now I need to read some more Sarah Hall books.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Slay Ride in Books
Dec 23, 2022
This holiday entry, billed as a novella, is shorter than a typical novel in the series, but fans will hardly notice. There are still plenty of twists and turns that lead Samantha and us to the logical climax. Okay, so it was a bit rushed, but everything is explained. The characters, new and returning, are great, and we see more growth in Samantha. Along with that, we get some shenanigans from Samantha and plenty of humor. If you haven’t found this light, fun series yet, you’ll definitely enjoy it. And if you are a fan who hasn’t read this entry yet, you are in for a treat.
Merissa (12051 KP) rated Her Dark Angel (Her Angel: Bound Warriors #1) in Books
Apr 10, 2023 (Updated Apr 10, 2023)
This is only a novella so the storyline is fast-paced so that everything is in place before it finishes. I can see this series being another hit for Felicity Heaton and am looking forward to reading more.
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Wicked Night (The Amulet #1)
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Will he set aside his vow and bind the woman to him forever… Gabriel, of French descent, and...
Paranormal Romance Novella