Pities by Marc Ruvolo - Review

 

Rating: 3.5 of 5

Language: English

Genre: Horror, LGBT, novellas

TW: Violence, death, profanity, abuse, drugs

Pages length: 89

Got the pleasure to have this book for free via BookSirens and it didn't disappointed!

I must say that I don't like when religion is written and be so.... expressive BUT it didn't matter in this book as it was indeed importante for the MC

To know that this story is set up in 1981 and the MC is gay in a uber-religious suburban enclave you can imagine my mind getting.... upset with how some characters was acting. 

Andrew is sick with the then named GRID and everyone in town act like its a rebellion against God and that he will be treated if have faith again. Imagine me reading that nonsense and boiling... Yup you got it... 

I found myself wondering what secrets that garden was keeping and wanted to know more from the moment that we can see Andrew's dad constantly there and that actually something was off. 

This book was well written and switching the scenario in the correct moment living me several times "mad" for not knowing more! 

For horror therms it was a slow burn one. Only in the last 20% of the book is where it came and it gripped me even if not as more as expected.  Sadly this is not the heavy horror I was expecting.

I fell the author could have explore more the horror during the full book. The end sounded forced. It is good as open for a possible new book but so sudden. 

Exactly when the horror was there! 

On balance this was good and easy to read and a good way to make me get out of my "sabbatical" year where I took no books to read.

The Gunslinger by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #1)

Language: French

Format: Paperback

Pages: 378

Genre: fantasy, horror

Rating: 4⭐

 "A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King’s most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake."

This book is basically an introduction to this world and to Roland role here. 

The book is full of details and time to time you travel to the past. It makes a total sense to better understand the present story. 

Roland follow his way to find the Man in Black and during his journey i found Jake, a little boy that claims to not be from this land but another one. 

Jake follow Roland knowing that something will happens and until the very last minute i believed that this kid will be present in all books but no.... 

Even if I wanted to know more about some parts it was only for curiosity since the plot line was very complete. 

I was thinking to end this book in 2 days but it took me more due the details of everything!

Again I found necessary to tab this book and I think I'm getting better at it! 

Also this book have a little story that show a part of Roland's route until when this book start. 

I didn't saw the movie but will do it as soon as I end the serie!

The sons of Ehll by Peace More

Language: English

Format: Ebook

Pages: 116

Genre: Horror

Rating: 3⭐

In a small town called Ehll, an ordinary small town like some you might know of, or have heard of, a brutal crime takes place.

But first, it starts with her sons. They are men, ones who aren't so different from your brothers or your uncles or your fathers. They appear to be loving, because they are loving; they love God, family, and friends, and one could choose whichever order. They laugh and sing like kids when they had drank a few mugs of beer at Avi's Bar, and they are loyal to one another as they should be.

But one evening, news reach them about Avi Crespo's young daughter Abigail, and this turns this evening into one that they wouldn't forget for the rest of their lives. . . The beautiful evening turns evil.

First I want to thank the author to have contacted me and sent her book 😀

It's not horror in the point as Stephen King book but you get very uncomfortable in some parts of the book. 

For me it was very ok until I got that full racist part... 

Balor was automatically labeled as "trouble" and "bad" but I never thought that everyone in that town was so.... influential (I think is the best word to use)

To think that they will just follow a madman without even getting someone to all them back to reason was really as looking to a true story.

Well.. Evil is deep inside us and show in the worst moment.

But the worst part is that people of Ehll knew it was wrong and never "talked" about it...

It was a good plot and you will think about this the rest of the night and day.