Beautifully written I loved reading The Loss of Detail
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I absolutely loved reading the paperback The Loss of Some Detail. James Grey in his mid-twenties is one of the younger attendants of the male section who is an asylum worker for patients in abandoned to Oculus Mentis. Most inmates are in isolation for their saftey and the staff safety. The part that enjoyed the most reading about was inmate Silas Everett, I loved how the author gave him a pleasant drawl, immaculately manicured nails, with hair falling to hips. Sailas, could be playing with James Grey, when he tells him, Did I not say I knew you? I remember even if you do not. I just loved reading about their ongoing talking session each time James had to go into Silas room. To share too much would be a shame to spoil this book, but I can assure you that several things happen in this story, that I didn’t know was going to take place.
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Wonderful!
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I can't say much in case I spoil it but what I can say is that I very much enjoyed it!
This isn't a fast paced modern style like a lot on the shelves, it's clear the authors style is more classical. To some this might be considered slow but it suits the period.
Even so, a lot happens and each scene knits together to eventually lead to a conclusion I didn't see coming.
Subtle and eerie it isn't a typical cheesy thriller.
One area where it COULD lose half a star is that I had to re-read to get my head around some things but there again I've had to do that with others I've loved!
Loss of Some Detail Review
L. Simons (Waterstones)
Synopsis does not do this book justice - loved the imagery and the suspense - there is real poignance in the style and the story giving an almost frightening realism.
App Store, Of Virtue and Damnation
69spec
A deserved Four Razberry book
So, I am extremely pleased to say that Of Virtue and Damnation by Mandi Martin has been well edited and is written in a nice easy to digest style! Spending a little time on the editing before publication has served this book well!
I really did enjoy this rather haunting tale, at 132 pages, it is a fairly easy tale to get through, while being long enough to not leave you feeling short changed.
The story centres around Abbe Jerome Dubois is a young Xianic priest who is sent to help prepare and support a dying noblewoman, but the Marchioness is not were the problem lies! Her husband, a rather aptly named Lucian Beaumont, take very little time in showing his true colours (incidentally, I really enjoyed the initial foray into the Chateau, it was extremely descriptive, and gave life and colour to the tale). In the household is also a young girl named Charlotte, a servant who also lives in the Chateau, and it is her that Jerome finds himself risking everything to protect.
But Lucien is an older, wiser and cruel man. I don’t want to give too much away at this point, but I will just say he has a certain hold over the young priest, one which seems, at times, impossible to break.
I liked the characters, I found Jerome at first a little too aloof, but as the book goes on each of them are more rounded out. Charlotte and Lucien are easy to like and hate in equal measure. My only irritation is the Marchioness, who I found a little clichéd.
Eventually, Of Virtue and Damnation shows itself to be a simple tale of good and evil, but this is more than just simply can good prevail, but more can the faith of our young priest prevail when confronted with such unexpected and deep rooted evil! Will this young man find the strength to break through, or will the scars inflicted on him, in the end prove too much to bear?
All in all I really enjoyed this first story from Mandi Martin, it is well written and plausible (within its parameters), I enjoyed the tension and found the characters well fleshed out!