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A review by pbanditp
The Five Turns of the Wheel by Stephanie Ellis
5.0
“Your suffering meant everything to us. It was as much a part of your offering as any flesh and blood.”
-Tommy
This is a gloriously told folk horror story. The underlying fear combined with jovial complacency produce conflicting emotions that actually work well together. The atmospheric writing makes it hard to remember that this takes place in current times. It feels like before electricity and you can feel the chill of the night, along with the sweat on your brow and the grime on your neck.
This book is meant to be savored slowly. Enjoy each bite like it’s a multiple course meal with friends. The flavor, the texture, and the rich feel as you swallow. Rinse it down with the complex coppery tasting wine. The candles are flickering, reflecting in the gleam of your friends eyes and in the blood dripping down their chin. That is what this book feels like to me.
The wheel gets turned once a year, the sacrifices must be made, who will be chosen?
“The Dance claims us all.”
-Tommy
This is a gloriously told folk horror story. The underlying fear combined with jovial complacency produce conflicting emotions that actually work well together. The atmospheric writing makes it hard to remember that this takes place in current times. It feels like before electricity and you can feel the chill of the night, along with the sweat on your brow and the grime on your neck.
This book is meant to be savored slowly. Enjoy each bite like it’s a multiple course meal with friends. The flavor, the texture, and the rich feel as you swallow. Rinse it down with the complex coppery tasting wine. The candles are flickering, reflecting in the gleam of your friends eyes and in the blood dripping down their chin. That is what this book feels like to me.
The wheel gets turned once a year, the sacrifices must be made, who will be chosen?
“The Dance claims us all.”