so-so3✨ I struggled with the racism in this book. Especially, when a certain character dies because of hands that should protect. This launches Black Tom into what he becomes. It is pretty dark and gory, but I like the connection to Lovecraft that gave major creep vibes. #FableBR @Littlewolf1
pickThis was better than the first volume. Two of the crew go on a mission to find a missing crew member and what they find is beyond crazy.
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As we move into November, and closer to the end of the year, we decided to take some of the pressure off in the #FableBookClub and help up catch up with are reading goals. This month in our thrillers and chills group #RoaringWolfFrightNight, we are reading The Ballad of Black Tom (150 pages). And in fantasy we will be reading The City In Glass (216 pages) at #TheWyvernScrolls. Links for both our below.
so-soI'm really sad that I didn't love it. I'm not even sure how I feel about it, overall. It had interesting narrative choices, some scenes were creepy and unsettling, and the atmosphere was really well developed. But there was also a disconnect from the main narrative. Personally, I would have wished to only focus on the present, and then make less of the past events a focus, but I also don't hate it because there was a good reason for it.
pick4⭐️ this is the second book in the Persons Non Grata series. Seeing that it was written in 2017, I don‘t see another one coming. As I said in my previous review for book one, this is Lovecraftian horror. And while I enjoyed book one a smidge more, book 2 is still really good. We still followed Pearson in a way, but the other characters took center stage. It‘s a quick short read, and what I will consider reading again in the future.
pick4.2⭐️ it‘s listed as horror, but it doesn‘t feel like horror. Let me rephrase that, it feels more like lovecraftian horror. I also feel like the plot needs to be tightened up a little bit on this one, but I really enjoy the writing style in general, despite it being occasionally jumbled. Based on the characters in this book, the jumbled writing actually connected well though. I liked it a lot… Enough to immediately go buy a book 2.
pickI absolutely love the more modern storyline in the book. The author has a style of writing that really pulled me in. However, there‘s a story within the story that almost ruined the entire thing for me. It‘s basically about the legend and folklore about this particular fishing spot the the town that used to exist around it. The owner of a local diner tells the tale to two fisherman in an attempt to scare them away….and he drones on for hours!!!
pickNow THAT is what I wanted out of a Halloween read. As I gather this is a response to the racism rampant in an HP Lovecraft novella, it's not a surprise that there are strong themes of racism, xenophobia, alienation and the abuse of power. 1/?
