K. Patrick Malone

I was pleased to receive this through Goodreads First Reads (although I was a little bummed that I wasn't able to win it in time to read it before Halloween, as it had promised to be creepy).

Creepy, it most certainly was. Unfortunately, I can't say much without ruining the whole story... so I won't. I will say this though. It took a turn I wasn't expecting. When the back of the book and the description on here said something about eerie, haunting legends and such older than King Arthur, I figured Malone was resurrecting some sort of Druid legend, or a story about a Banshee haunting some old castle ruin. This was not the case though. It's creepy, without a doubt and the ending is set as a lovely tribute.

I'll be honest, having not read this author before, I wasn't sure what was going on with the song lyrics popping up each section and chapter. The author's note at the end DID clarify that, however, and I may go back and read it again as he suggests, with this music playing in the background. That's not how I really like to read, but I can go with the flow, should the opportunity arise. Maybe then I'll "feel" the story more, for lack of a better term, since I didn't have any sort of emotional attachment to it, surprisingly.

Jack was the character I connected with the most. He reminded me a lot of myself, which was a little weird. Our stations in life are, obviously, quite different, but he takes on this parental/ protective sort of feel, as does Mitch, that I often find myself taking on with teammates and other such people who I'm close to.

Overall, the book didn't WOW me, but I did enjoy it. Parts of the ending, I feel could have been left out to make the story more complete. Yes, you read that right. In this case, less is more. That's not to say that the ending was bad, it just felt like it left you asking more questions than was necessary.… (mehr)

I was pleased to receive this through Goodreads First Reads (although I was a little bummed that I wasn't able to win it in time to read it before Halloween, as it had promised to be creepy).

Creepy, it most certainly was. Unfortunately, I can't say much without ruining the whole story... so I won't. I will say this though. It took a turn I wasn't expecting. When the back of the book and the description on here said something about eerie, haunting legends and such older than King Arthur, I figured Malone was resurrecting some sort of Druid legend, or a story about a Banshee haunting some old castle ruin. This was not the case though. It's creepy, without a doubt and the ending is set as a lovely tribute.

I'll be honest, having not read this author before, I wasn't sure what was going on with the song lyrics popping up each section and chapter. The author's note at the end DID clarify that, however, and I may go back and read it again as he suggests, with this music playing in the background. That's not how I really like to read, but I can go with the flow, should the opportunity arise. Maybe then I'll "feel" the story more, for lack of a better term, since I didn't have any sort of emotional attachment to it, surprisingly.

Jack was the character I connected with the most. He reminded me a lot of myself, which was a little weird. Our stations in life are, obviously, quite different, but he takes on this parental/ protective sort of feel, as does Mitch, that I often find myself taking on with teammates and other such people who I'm close to.

Overall, the book didn't WOW me, but I did enjoy it. Parts of the ending, I feel could have been left out to make the story more complete. Yes, you read that right. In this case, less is more. That's not to say that the ending was bad, it just felt like it left you asking more questions than was necessary.… (mehr)