HomeAdrift by Soheil Mirchi

On November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

How far can you go before the silence breaks you?

Commander Solene Ellis has left Earth behind forever. Now she drifts through the void aboard the colony ship Nia Kvara, watching over 100,000 colonists in hibernation. Only Ava, the ship’s AI, keeps her company.

The voyage spans 3,000 years, but for Solene, time comes in fragments—fleeting moments of wakefulness between long, frozen sleeps. Hours blur into decades. Memories unravel. In the stillness, she begins to lose track not only of time, but of herself.

And solitude in deep space doesn’t stay quiet for long. Whispers echo where no one should be. Shadows shift just beyond her vision. A mysterious vessel appears in the void. Even Ava starts to act… strangely.

As reality fractures, Solene must face a terrifying is something out there hunting them—or has her own mind become the true threat?

Review

I am not sure where to start this review. So many thoughts going through my mind.

I absolutely loved the book, a character led, sci fi space horror told with deep philosophical resonance. Tension and emotion poured off the pages. So much to think about, small details become rabbit holes in my mind. Bigger ideas like isolation, survival, home, privilege, AI, time… they feel insurmountable.

I am not often a fan of an unreliable narrator, but the author merged Solene’s reality and hibernation dreams flawlessly, and had me questioning everything. In a good way.

Even after she reprogrammed Ava, the ships AI who went rogue from a previous hack, I was still unsure if what Ava said was true or not. Did the original destination planet really have a virus that made it uninhabitable for humans?

One thought that kept recurring for me was that Solene was awake for the equivalent of about a month, but thanks to years in hibernation for the space jumps, the time that actually passed in Earth years was millennia. That feels like such an unthinkable premise, incomprehensible. Solene had no time to process her feelings,her grief, her wonder.

Her awake time was spent reading reports and data collected when she was hibernating, as well as checking the ship’s functions and status. Things that happened 300 years ago when she was last awake felt like yesterday to her.

One quote stood out for me… “Extended life, for all its promises, has left me with a lingering sense of emptiness. The prospect of living for centuries – does it make me any more human, or does it strip away what it means to truly live?”

Such a huge question. I will be sitting with this and the rest of Solene’s story for a long time.

Thanks to @The_WriteReads and the author for a copy of the book to read and review.

Book Info

Genre: Science Fiction

Age Category: Adult

Number of Pages: 326 Pages

Publication Date: November 12, 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238567071-homeadrift

Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6869bb8c-a35a-431d-b5f2-cfcf02be5650

Amazon: https://a.co/d/9RCpUhx (Canada) https://a.co/d/iHzeWY8 (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/abYuHWP (UK)

The First Sin by Cheyenne Brammah

On November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

In the sweeping expanse of the Årdrakin Empire, the people fight and die for honor as elite warriors of the galaxy. But long ago, a prophecy was spoken that presaged the apocalypse. Everyone knows and fears the truth: one day, the empire will fall.

Tårik is a guard for small, independent Clan Tsinna. Instead of pondering the end of his civilization, Tårik’s greatest concern is maintaining his honour while escorting a group of impertinent dignitaries across the treacherous Barren Gale. When the Mother Goddess speaks a passage from the prophecy to him, he has the good sense to be frightened, but he doesn’t heed the significance of Her visit.

Then disaster strikes, and Tårik is branded as an exile, leaving him with no home, no honour, and no future. Forced into a desperate struggle for survival, all Tårik can focus on is living just one more day until luck—or maybe fate—gives him the opportunity to join a new clan. But even this is fraught with danger and uncertainty, and it takes him to an inhospitable world far from the empire where survival seems all but impossible.

Faced with new challenges, including trying to navigate first contact with the low-tech locals, Tårik believes the prophecy can’t reach him. Yet it continues to loom, signaling that his fate and the fate of the empire are irrevocably entwined.

This is a dark, spicy, adult science fantasy set in a world that includes war, violence, and other mature themes that some readers may find disturbing. Reading guidance can be found at the beginning of the book or on the author’s website.

Review

Being told the prophecy (of how things will end) at the start of the story does not spoil this book at all. Like all prophecies, you just never know how the characters are going to fulfil it. This is a fine example of “sort of” knowing the ending but becoming engrossed in the story and the characters because it is so well told.

The world building in this first book is top notch, from the clans and “the Whole” to the planetary system, the ship and Berwen, the planet they end up on,

The author has created a story full of well developed characters, all with their own secrets from the past and flaws that may or may not lead them down the paths they take. Decisions made “for the good of the clan” are not always good decisions.

The comparison between the way the clans work and the way the “hive mind” of the skarastaja works is an interesting juxtaposition.

There are some big themes in this book; love, loss, vengeance, addiction, belief systems and sacrifice, which the author weaves into a compelling narrative. In the second half, we also find out the consequences of introducing another element into a planet’s natural order.

This book is not for the faint hearted. The blurb says dark and spicy, and it certainly delivers on that. There is so much to think about that I need time to reflect before even contemplating my next read.

The character list at the start and the glossary at the end are both useful reference points throughout, to help you keep track of things, if needed.

About the book

Genre: Science Fantasy

Age Category: Adult

Number of Pages: 668 Pages

Publication Date: 23 October 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241900715-the-first-sin

Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9d90c00f-9780-46d2-b9b5-bb67ffdb4eda

Amazon: https://a.co/d/ivPviJG (Canada) https://a.co/d/9IXOJmx (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/bW2KOHe (UK)

Thank you to @The_WriteReads and the author for an eARC to read and review for this blog tour.

Trollgrave by Alex S Bradshaw (A BBNYA2025 Spotlight Post)

On October 17, 2025October 16, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

Something stirs in the Forest of Broken Trolls…

Despite all his skill in healing and runecraft, God-Speaker Alvir Einarson could not save everyone.

In the wake of failure, he seeks aid from an old mentor and witnesses a wave of darkness sweep over the land that, for a single moment, extinguishes all magic.

In the capital, he discovers a fellow god-speaker is missing and the streets swarming with Windborn – resurrected warriors gifted with supernatural powers by the gods’ enemies.

Answers await in the Forest of Broken Trolls, but within its sinister depths even the gods’ protection may not be enough, and no more so than now, when the gods’ strength may be fading and dark powers are on the rise.

One thing is certain: Alvir Einarson would rather die than let the gods fall.

Trollgrave is a standalone Norse fantasy filled with fanatical outlaws, strange magic, and vicious monsters.

Mini Review

I was lucky enough to read the first 10k of this and was disappointed it did not get through to the final. I will definitely be buying this to finish the story.

I am a sucker for myths of any kind, but especially Norse myths. The character development and world building are superb. I am so invested I need to read the rest.

About the Book

Page Count: 420 Pages

Genre: Fantasy, Superhero

Age Category: Adult

Date Published: May 24, 2024

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/6AO1PEI (Canada) https://a.co/d/3UWOYhE (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/e1ryGUW (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210454973-trollgrave

The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0009ab95-99a6-409e-9ee0-19c953b65831

About the Author

Alex S. Bradshaw loves stories with unforgettable characters and epic settings.

He writes gritty and character-driven stories and his books have both been semi-finalists in SPFBO.

He’s also part of Spotlight Indie, a wonderful project and team that shines a light on the amazing work of indie creatives. If he’s not reading or writing then you can probably find him playing games (he loves a good TTRPG), or daydreaming about dinosaurs (not necessarily in that order).

He lives not too far from Stonehenge and the Round Table and can often be found wandering between library shelves or along countryside footpaths.

You can find him on social media at:

Website: https://alexsbradshaw.com/
X: https://x.com/AlexSBradshaw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexsbradshaw/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexsbradshaw.bsky.social

About BBNYA and the Spotlight Tours

The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

The Tortured Kingdom by Bryan Asher

On September 11, 2025September 10, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

After a comet strikes the continent of Yohme, it’s left in shambles. Nations lay in rubble, magic has been corrupted, and a plague has turned most of the inhabitants into flesh-eating, undead, ghouls.

Traveling this apocalyptic landscape is Evan, a bounty hunter taking missions to survive. However, his latest quest to capture a thief leads to more than he bargained for. After uncovering an ancient map, he forms a party to hunt the sacred treasure inside the most formidable dungeon.

Once inside, they’ll have to overcome the trials of a god to reach it, and they’re not the only ones searching.

Review

I was intrigued by the blurb. Who doesn’t love a dungeon quest involving broken magic, undead ghouls and a group of characters forced to bond in pursuit of a sacred relic?

The world building and characterisation is superb, the fast pace sustained throughout. The author has successfully brought together a mixture of dungeons and dragons, mythical gods and creatures, magical artefacts, a dangerous quest and brought them to life on the page.

As the group make their way through the dangerous trials in the dungeon, strong themes of friendship, trust, working together as one, knowing yourself and those around you, making choices for self or group, as well as making the best of each individual’s strengths, the quest culminates in a big decision for Evan, the unlikely leader of the group. No spoilers here though.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look out for more of the author’s work.

Thanks to @The_WriteReads for a physical copy of the book to read and review for this blog tour. Please look out for other reviews over the coming days.

About the book

Genre: Fantasy

Age Category: Adult

Illustrators: Batsky Starman and Arief Rachmad

Number of Pages: 276 Pages

Publication Date: January 31, 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224887878-the-tortured-kingdom

Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4f4f8d6b-a6ee-4966-b5e7-c97c7aa08c17

Amazon: https://a.co/d/6u8sRgO (Canada) https://a.co/d/2yVjYj2 (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/iIViVDS (UK)

Silverbirds by Rocky Magaña

On June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn Adult2 Comments

Blurb

In a land ravaged by war and haunted by fire-breathing silverbirds, Kosha is the last thread in a bloodline unraveled by violence. His father was a man who believed in wisdom over weapons, his mother a woman who fought for a future that would never come, and his brother a boy who disappeared into the mountains, chasing a cause that would devour him whole. Now, Kosha walks alone, armed with nothing but a bow and the impossible weight of revenge pressing against his ribs.

As Kosha crosses the wasteland toward the land of the silverbirds, he carries more than his grief—he carries the ghosts of his father’s wisdom, his mother’s defiance, and his brother’s sins. He carries the weight of every choice that led him to this moment. And with each step, he must decide: Is he the last survivor of his family’s story, or its final casualty?

A harrowing, lyrical journey through war, loss, and the brutal choices that shape a legacy, this novel asks what it means to inherit a fight—and whether a boy with nothing left to lose can change the course of his own history.

Review

Right from the start, we are aware of the war and violence that eight year old Kosha and his family hide from. They moved away from the city into the mountains to farm sheep but even there, war finds them.

Although the main thread of story is about Kosha, how he ends up alone and on a journey of vengeance, other chapters also provide back story to his parents, Ara and Kamal – family influences, how they grew up, met and married. Throughout all this there has always been violence and abuse. How they deal with it makes them who they are. It also makes Kosha who he is.

This well told story is a devastatingly detailed observation of what war does to individuals, families and communities; it turns people on each other, gives some a “reason” to justify their actions and causes death and destruction that echoes through generations.

The mix of narrative and verse (old myths and tales) works well, as does the style. There is a lyrical feel to the text, which should jar with the theme, but it doesn’t, the author makes it work.

Be aware there are some graphic scenes: one describing bodies after a bomb hits and a caesarian being performed. There is also a sexual assault.

Thank you to @The_WriteReads and the author for a copy of the book to read and review for this tour.

About the book

Genre: Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dystopian Fiction

Age Category: Adult

Number of Pages: 356 pages

Publication Date: January 29, 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224227006-silverbirds

StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a3fe8ca4-ffa4-4e03-8148-b81fbb9ce528

Amazon: https://a.co/d/fmlwysi (Canada) https://a.co/d/9jPRou2 (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/fWDX7eQ (UK)

The Lights of Shantinager by Nidhi Arora

On June 13, 2025June 15, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

The Lights of Shantinagar is a warm and lively portrait of family life set in modern India where new philosophies are reshaping old traditions and one woman’s astute observations can change everything.

Aspiring quantum physicist Sumi is newly married and has moved into her husband’s family home. Here she observes that the beguilingly tranquil middle-class town of Shantinagar is not very different from her beloved quantum world: the happenings in one house are cryptically entangled with things next door, objects mysteriously disappear and unexpected interactions reveal surprising truths.

As the line between right and wrong begins to blur, new discoveries force the residents of Shantinagar to reflect on what they truly know about themselves and the ones they love. Meanwhile, Sumi must blend logic with love to make sense of her new circumstances.

Review

Although not my usual genre, I was intrigued by the blurb. The links Sumi finds between quantum physics and the lives of the close knit families from three neighbouring houses is interesting and thought provoking. Can the surety and definites of science be compared to the idiosyncrasies and indefinites of human lives and emotions?

For me this is a story about people assuming they know everything about their friends and family but not really knowing them. So much of how we view others is our own perception of them and their behaviours. Some of the characters were sure they knew certain things but later discover it was merely their own projections of emotion and certainty, things becoming much clearer once the truth is uncovered.

It is a human trait go through life believing certain things and only hindsight, along with some honesty from others (and sometimes yourself), shows how wrong you were. We don’t always ask awkward questions or confront others when maybe we should. We don’t tell others things that we think may hurt them, when doing so would stop a different hurt.

Thanks to @The_WriteReads for the eARC for me to review for this blog tour.

About the Book

Genre: Contemporary, Family Saga

Age Category: Adult

Publisher: Unbound

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Publication Date: June 5, 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223593898-the-lights-of-shantinagar

Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b6f80ce5-c583-4b3b-8768-7f11b4399002

Amazon: https://a.co/d/h4RwcMz (Canada) https://a.co/d/gufZ2NA (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/hb8CN9s (UK)

The Magdalenes by Jeanne Skartsiaris

On May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

Blurb

The Magdalenes is a story of redemption and reinvention.

Jude Madigan is a successful plaintiff’s attorney who lived out a nightmare and spent years keeping it hidden. After being raped and impregnated by a Catholic priest when she was fourteen, she has spent years creating a new life, now driven to get justice for her clients.

She buries her past, and her emotions, under a solid veneer of ambition, but just as she’s about to bring her biggest litigation case to trial, a strange assignment is forced upon her. Her law firm is given a huge commission to handle the estate of a recently deceased woman, with the catch that Jude, and no one else, must act as trustee. The terms require her to oversee the construction and finances of a Catholic halfway house for prostitutes.

Jude fights against this agreement since she turned her back on the church years ago and intends to keep it that way. Her boss insists she complies, not knowing about her past-or the pain of having her daughter taken from her arms minutes after the birth by a nun.

Damaged and patched together with anger and shame, Jude is reluctant, but becomes involved with a group of nuns and the prostitutes they’re trying to help.

But the mystery remains as to why the stranger specified her, a litigation attorney, not an estate attorney, to handle the case. Though Jude struggles both personally and professionally, she discovers that what she feared most was what she needed to heal. Every belief is tested, and a lost dream is realized.

Review

Although not my usual genre, the first 10k extract pulled me in and I just had to read the whole thing.

There is a lot to unpack in this story. There are trigger warnings for rape, forced adoption and coercive manipulation. However, the overall feel is of hope and love.

Jude believes she is coping and is managing her emotions linked to her childhood, but she has told no one about her past. She keeps it bottled up and forges ahead, making a successful career in law.

However a coercive ex and a mysterious will case bring everything to the boil, so that Jude is faced with personal and professional conflicts. Who will she confide in? Will they abandon her as others have done in the past?

This thoroughly deserved its place in the final selection of the BBNYA 2024 awards.

Thank you to BBNYA and The Write Reads for allowing me to be on the judging panel and providing me with a copy of the book to review.

About BBNYA

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Skylark in the Fog by Helyna L Clove

On May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn AdultLeave a comment

During the BBNYA2024 competition, I read the 2k and 10k extracts and really wanted to read the whole story, so was happy to sign up for this tour. It thoroughly deserves its place as the 9th place finalist.

Blurb

So when the universe falls to pieces, it doesn’t mean your life has to, right? That comes later.

Jeane Blake, captain of the spaceship Skylark, makes her living by looting dead worlds, planets fallen prey to naturally occurring wormhole-like rifts plaguing the cosmos. She survives the only way she knows how: avoiding commitment and arguing with her dead foster father’s ghost. But when her crew stumbles upon an alien device that could collapse the wormhole network and wipe out all sentient life, they catch the hungry eyes of the Union, a tyrannical empire hunting the sinister tech.

As she flees the Union’s brainwashed agents, Jeane is forced to take on a shady mission and gets stuck assisting the runaway monarch of a technocrat planet. Queen Maura Tholis is seeking the aid of an interstellar resistance to reclaim her war-torn world, with another trouble-magnet device as her bargaining chip: a glove that allows her to command AI systems. Jeane couldn’t care less about the whole deal, but things become personal when the Union annexes the place she calls home. And it might be her fault.

Reluctant to become weapons in the hands of power-hungry militants and desperate rebels, smuggler and queen join forces. But to save their homes, they must redefine themselves, work with the enemy, and face personal traumas they’d buried long ago-and only stars know which challenge might break them in the end.

Review

As the story starts to unfold, we have two seemingly unconnected and polar opposite storylines. One of a lanehunter, Jeane, and her crew, scraping to make ends meet by “aquiring” junk (looting) and selling it on, hopping about space in an attempt to steer clear of the Union and its dictator forces. She is also trying to outrun her grief and emotions.

The other is of Maura, a princess, soon to be Queen, of the solar system of Miyoza, which is currently in a long, drawn out war with the Gaerrians. Although giving the appearance of fighting for freedoms and liberty, the King, along with the AI system that jointly rules, is just as much a dictatorship as The Union.

As the two storylines come together, pushing Jeane and Maura into an uneasy alliance, we begin to see how they are completely different but also similar, both fighting inner gremlins, but determined to make a difference.

As the story progresses, themes of power, greed, control and manipulation emerge strongly, alongside those of grit, determination, sacrifice, friendship and grief.

In the background, but very much strong forces in their own right, are two AI systems that have been corrupted by human influence, but it is the masses who suffer. Who thought it would be a good idea to have a human royal and AI jointly run a kingdom? Both the king and the leaders of the Union strongly stamp their will on their respective systems and … there are consequences!

You will just have to read the book to find out what those consequences are.

About the Book

Length: 524 Pages

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Age Category: New Adult

Date Published: September 6, 2022

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/5DXM2cC (Canada) https://a.co/d/jaFAuuQ (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/60gePiC (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61262158-skylark-in-the-fog

The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b47418a6-e276-4d6d-9da5-1f6c6534dcbf

About BBNYA

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers mfrom all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner.

Hive:Madders of Time ~ Book 1 by D.L. Orton

On May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn Adult2 Comments

Blurb

What if saving the future meant rewriting the past?

In a dying world overrun by microdrones, humanity’s last survivors cling to life inside the Eden-17 biodome. Isabelle Sanborn knows her time is running out, but one desperate plan might give humanity a second chance. With the help of Madders, an enigmatic AI built from the memories of a brilliant physicist, Isabelle sends Diego Nadales—the love of her life—35 years into the past. His mission? To change the course of history and prevent their world’s collapse.

When Diego arrives in the vibrant yet fragile Main Timeline, he’s forced to confront ghosts of the past, including a younger, ambitious version of Isabelle. As he battles to shape a better future, Diego must navigate a delicate web of relationships and events without destroying the very fabric of time.

Brimming with suspense, heart-pounding action, and a poignant love story that transcends time, Madders of Time – Book One is a breathtaking science fiction adventure. Award-winning author DL Orton weaves a tale that explores sacrifice, resilience, and the timeless power of love.

Fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Dark Matter will find themselves captivated by this unforgettable journey through parallel worlds and intertwining destinies.

The clock is ticking. Can love survive the collapse of time itself?

Review

Before reviewing the book, I would like to take a moment to appreciate the fabulous cover art and, even more so, the #UnderTheDustJacket illustration by the author.

Now to the story…

Set in two universes, not too far apart time wise and told from multiple perspectives, this first instalment of the series starts in the future. It is almost the end of the world, a world destroyed as a consequence of the actions of a narcissistic, rich, tech bro. The two remaining humans, Isabelle and Diego, make a decision to send one of them back in time to try to alter events. The rest of the story follows what happens when Diego makes his future changing actions.

Will what he does be enough to change the fate of the world? Could he have done more?

His actions change fate for Isabelle and Diego almost immediately, but what about Dave Kirkland (Isabelle’s ex husband, and previously referenced narcissistic, rich, tech bro) and his mutant killer bee bots? You will just have to read this engrossing, dystopian sci-fi to find out.

The story leads us to think morally and philosophically about time travel and altering history. It also makes you ponder the age old question of how some people (either greedy, power hungry or despotic) can turn anything that is created/invented for the good of the human race and life on Earth into money making ventures, with the potential to harm when misused or adapted. Again, looking at you, Dave!

I enjoyed the cultural references to time travel (flux capacitors anyone?) and passwords, as well as the humour between Matt and Sam when they are held against their will in a military compound to work the science, their way of coping with the stress and lack of information.

I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in this story and cannot wait to read the next part…what a place to pause!

Thank you to D.L. Orton and @The_WriteReads for a physical copy of the book to read and review. Please look out for other review blogs on this blog tour.

About the Book

Genre: Science Fiction

Age Category: Adult

Number of Pages: 350 Pages

Publication Date: May 6, 2025

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222567665-hive

StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/92ec58c7-fbb5-45cf-b7ab-23c42ea9f4e9

Amazon: https://a.co/d/bnN8PN1 (Canada) https://a.co/d/7AiywJA (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/1P5EFIe (UK)

Eerie Exhibits: Five Macabre Museum Tales by Victoria Williamson

On April 21, 2025April 20, 2025 By @f33lthesunIn Adult1 Comment

Blurb

Five unnerving tales of the weird and uncanny from award-winning author Victoria Williamson.

A room full of screaming butterflies.

An unsettling smile on the face of a carved sarcophagus.

A painting that draws its viewer into the disturbing past.

A stuffed bear that growls in the dead of night.

And a shell that whispers more sinister sounds than the sigh of the sea…

Dare you cross the threshold of the old Museum and view its eerie exhibits?

Review

Like individual exhibits found in the same collection, these five stories each have their own defining aspects but share an overarching link. In this case, they are all set in the same museum. However each story is individual in its focus and creepiness factor, as well as having different main characters.

As I read the stories, I could feel a couple of common themes emerging but then the author changes it up to keep readers on their toes. There are bo overarching themes, although class/money division does come up in a couple, as well as overbearing, controlling men.

For me, the most unsettling one was The Shape of the Beast, but having said that, all of the stories succeed in giving me the heebie-jeebies. The karma in Et In Arcadia Ego is *chef’s kiss*.

What I liked most was that the author does not go into minute detail and leaves so much to the imagination, especially with a couple of the endings, so much so that you need to spend time thinking about each story, not just move immediately to read the next one.

Look out for more blogs on Eerie Exhibts over the coming days.

Thanks to Silver Thistle Press and @The_WriteReads for the ebook copy to read and review for this tour.