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A review by cirke
Marionette by Antonia Rachel Ward
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Thank you, NetGalley, and Brigid's Gate Press for granting me an e-ARC.
Marionette is a story of shameless lust, obsession with pleasures of life and death, vengeance, and the cruel existence of men.
Antonia Rachel Ward did such a beautiful job at creating a gothic, erotic, supernatural novella. The writing is wonderful, and easy to follow. I was surprised at how the story unfolded, and how easy it was for me to get sucked in by the tale. It never failed to entertain me.
I enjoyed the gore, and chaos as well. Nothing could've prepared me for what Selena did at the end. It's always impactful, and satisfying to see women who were wronged eventually get a taste of revenge.
The only downside is, since it's a short fiction, the characters didn't have much opportunity to develop. Cecile and George lacked genuine interaction, and deeper connection with each another. The side characters were fun to have but they lacked substance. Nonetheless, it was still great.
If you're in the mood for a change of genre, an easy short read to increase your reading goals or just adore women and their wrongs, I recommend this book to you!
Don't forget to check trigger warnings.
Once again, Thank you, NetGalley, and Brigid's Gate Press.
Marionette is a story of shameless lust, obsession with pleasures of life and death, vengeance, and the cruel existence of men.
Antonia Rachel Ward did such a beautiful job at creating a gothic, erotic, supernatural novella. The writing is wonderful, and easy to follow. I was surprised at how the story unfolded, and how easy it was for me to get sucked in by the tale. It never failed to entertain me.
I enjoyed the gore, and chaos as well. Nothing could've prepared me for what Selena did at the end. It's always impactful, and satisfying to see women who were wronged eventually get a taste of revenge.
The only downside is, since it's a short fiction, the characters didn't have much opportunity to develop. Cecile and George lacked genuine interaction, and deeper connection with each another. The side characters were fun to have but they lacked substance. Nonetheless, it was still great.
If you're in the mood for a change of genre, an easy short read to increase your reading goals or just adore women and their wrongs, I recommend this book to you!
Don't forget to check trigger warnings.
Once again, Thank you, NetGalley, and Brigid's Gate Press.