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A review by jenpaul13
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
4.0
Coming to terms with your past can help you to move forward with your life, but for one woman, in White Horse by Erika T. Wurth, confronting her past comes with some surprising hauntings.
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Horror and metal music-loving Kari James grew up without her mother, who disappeared when she was two days old, and instead relied on her father, her friend Jaime, and her cousin Debby as a support system, but a variety of tragic circumstances quickly whittled it down to just Debby, even though Debby’s husband would prefer they spend far less time together. When Debby finds an old bracelet that belonged to Kari’s mother, Cecilia, Kari reluctantly takes it and inadvertently calls upon an eerie, ghostly image of her mother and a monster who both begin to haunt her with unsettling visions. Embarking on a journey to get to the truth behind what she’s seeing related to her mother’s disappearance, and presumed death, Kari soon realizes that to solve the mystery and move forward with her life that she has to finally confront the grief that’s been dictating her relationship dynamics and only then might she be able to defeat what haunts her, both otherworldly and of this world.
Told in a dark and gritty manner that draws attention and captivates with an atmosphere that looms and haunts, an emotional journey takes place that incorporates Indigenous lore tied to Kari’s heritage as she investigates a family mystery and deepens her understanding of her roots and herself along the way. The story is ambitious as it tackles an array of heavy, often interrelated, topics, including violence, abuse, drugs, and trauma, and while it tends to focus on very real problems while pulling in more spiritual or mythical elements to temper the harsh realities, Debby’s marriage and Kari’s determination to convince Debby to leave her husband became repetitive to the point of distraction. Grappling with the unknown and struggling with guilt and grief within her life, Kari’s attitude toward the world around her is understandably jaded, and her character’s tough, prickly nature is well-documented with the abundant-to-near-unnecessary amount of references to heavy-metal music and horror novels, particularly The Shining, which had either small or very delayed payouts for the level of detail included, yet there remains a vulnerability and an openness to her with her acceptance of the unnatural or otherworldly encounters and experiences she has.
Overall, I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Horror and metal music-loving Kari James grew up without her mother, who disappeared when she was two days old, and instead relied on her father, her friend Jaime, and her cousin Debby as a support system, but a variety of tragic circumstances quickly whittled it down to just Debby, even though Debby’s husband would prefer they spend far less time together. When Debby finds an old bracelet that belonged to Kari’s mother, Cecilia, Kari reluctantly takes it and inadvertently calls upon an eerie, ghostly image of her mother and a monster who both begin to haunt her with unsettling visions. Embarking on a journey to get to the truth behind what she’s seeing related to her mother’s disappearance, and presumed death, Kari soon realizes that to solve the mystery and move forward with her life that she has to finally confront the grief that’s been dictating her relationship dynamics and only then might she be able to defeat what haunts her, both otherworldly and of this world.
Told in a dark and gritty manner that draws attention and captivates with an atmosphere that looms and haunts, an emotional journey takes place that incorporates Indigenous lore tied to Kari’s heritage as she investigates a family mystery and deepens her understanding of her roots and herself along the way. The story is ambitious as it tackles an array of heavy, often interrelated, topics, including violence, abuse, drugs, and trauma, and while it tends to focus on very real problems while pulling in more spiritual or mythical elements to temper the harsh realities, Debby’s marriage and Kari’s determination to convince Debby to leave her husband became repetitive to the point of distraction. Grappling with the unknown and struggling with guilt and grief within her life, Kari’s attitude toward the world around her is understandably jaded, and her character’s tough, prickly nature is well-documented with the abundant-to-near-unnecessary amount of references to heavy-metal music and horror novels, particularly The Shining, which had either small or very delayed payouts for the level of detail included, yet there remains a vulnerability and an openness to her with her acceptance of the unnatural or otherworldly encounters and experiences she has.
Overall, I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.