This is beautifully written, and the world feels both fully realized and compelling. The vulgar yet powerful Graemor is QUITE creepy and ominous enough to lend an active sense of threat to the story, even if we didn't have Olivia's strange partial memories of her former life (???) and ability to se... view book

Hi Patrick! I'm not sure what I was expecting exactly -- but definitely not a sort of agricultural Clouseau. At first, the dry humor was pleasantly amusing; and then a weird thing happened. By degrees, and I'm not sure whether this is just a cumulative effect, it became flamingly hilarious. OO, ... view book

Hi Cheri! Well, I've read through chapter 4 so far, and I am more than a little worried about Tristao's promise not to let anything hurt Arethusa ever again -- the blue eyes are his (you make no bones about it, lining up the VERY interesting triangulation cleanly and without fuss), but they were as... view book

Hi Charity! Oh boy, the INTERIOR VOICE of depression, in all its glory. The irritability and the flat-out rage that, ahem, those of us who've had any dealings with depression know so well are right there in Cathy's thoughts: she's clearly ready to blow, which adds some good tension in the beginni... view book

Hi Pat! Despite my intention to do just a quick read, I ended up going through chapter 10 and having to tear myself away -- you offer me both snarky, over-the-top humor *and* high body count, a combination that just happens to be my weak spot (as a personal issue that we will not explore). YAY! O... view book