While the vast majority of readers
tend to stay with a particular genre or multiple genres of books, as a Book
Reviewer I’ve got to be willing to read any genre from simple Children’s Books
to those Erotic Romance novels which can be quite steamy. For my review this
time I’m happy I’ve chosen a novelette entitled “Beneath The Willow” by Gemma
Farrow.
As a writer of micro fiction,
stories under 400 words and an average of only five sentences, myself; I understand
and appreciate the difficulty in drafted stories which are wholly wonderful in
their brevity. I loved the way this author’s skillfully wrote this novelette of
a vampire and romance which once existed between Keziah, a newly bitten and
transforming woman into a vampirette, and her former lover, Thomas. There’s
just the right amount of suspense/creepiness to keep the reader guessing as to
what is going to happen next in this tale of horror.
While the story itself has
apparently been written in the past tense, there’s something about it; which if
it is read as something happening as you’re reading it, increases the strength
and impact of the story.
Is Thomas willing to simply lose
Kaziah to what fate now has in store for her, or is he going to do something
about it? I can’t say, neither can I mention the ending which came as a
unexpected surprise for me.
Since I’ve been bitten by the
author’s writing, I can’t resist in giving Ms. Farrow 5 STARS for her endeavor
here.
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D09DJQU
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