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A review by motherhorror
Plague of Gulls by Stephen Gregory
5.0
Thank you to PS Publishing for this beautiful, limited, signed edition of Plague of Gulls in exchange for an honest review.
You know I love good book design. Everything about this edition is perfection. The book's cover art and colors are vintage-goodness. The end pages are deliciously illustrated and colored. Even the size of the book was amazing-it was a hardback, but it didn't feel heavy in my hands when I read it in my bed at night. It's smaller than the average hardback.
ANYHOODLES
It felt so satisfying each and every time I picked up where I left off with this one. It's one of those stories where the narrative is engaging, the story is expertly paced and the characters are interesting-and could do something unexpected at any moment!
(and they do)
The protagonist is a boy on the brink of manhood, I think he's 18. He lives with his stepdad because his father died in a tragic accident and his mother is away in a third world country for some medical charity work. So our young man obviously is struggling through some feelings.
I love how Stephen Gregory took this boy's coming of age story and mixed it with some psychological horror--my favorite combination.
As we watch David Kewish go through some pretty serious events and transitions, we also feel this growing tension building. Each chapter brings the reader closer and closer to a boiling point--that feeling where things can't keep going the way they're going--something has to give.
I could have read this book forever and ever.
The ending, while totally satisfying and wonderful was bittersweet. I'll definitely be looking for more from this talented author.
You know I love good book design. Everything about this edition is perfection. The book's cover art and colors are vintage-goodness. The end pages are deliciously illustrated and colored. Even the size of the book was amazing-it was a hardback, but it didn't feel heavy in my hands when I read it in my bed at night. It's smaller than the average hardback.
ANYHOODLES
It felt so satisfying each and every time I picked up where I left off with this one. It's one of those stories where the narrative is engaging, the story is expertly paced and the characters are interesting-and could do something unexpected at any moment!
(and they do)
The protagonist is a boy on the brink of manhood, I think he's 18. He lives with his stepdad because his father died in a tragic accident and his mother is away in a third world country for some medical charity work. So our young man obviously is struggling through some feelings.
I love how Stephen Gregory took this boy's coming of age story and mixed it with some psychological horror--my favorite combination.
As we watch David Kewish go through some pretty serious events and transitions, we also feel this growing tension building. Each chapter brings the reader closer and closer to a boiling point--that feeling where things can't keep going the way they're going--something has to give.
I could have read this book forever and ever.
The ending, while totally satisfying and wonderful was bittersweet. I'll definitely be looking for more from this talented author.