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A review by yourspookymom
Thorngale by Phoenix Mendoza
5.0
Wow, just WOW. How do I even start?
Thorngale is a slow, painful suffocation all the way until the very end, where you’re completely out of breath and holding on for dear life. Then you finally break past that last page and life is sucked back into you full force. Mendoza’s prose is so elegant and incredibly strong. Sometimes novels written in a poetic way can get bogged down with overdone descriptions, but the story in its entirety flowed out so well that I couldn’t imagine reading any other way - especially given its content.
This is not for the faint of heart. As a parent, this is definitely one of those books I wouldn’t have been able to read it if I wasn’t experienced in extreme horror. You have to really detach yourself from reality, but it’s easy to do because it’s a book that isolates you so well, it’s hard to not keep trudging through the true despair of the lives of these brothers.
The time and care that went into this book is so apparent. From the land and the dialect to every single aspect of this novel having a purpose. Nothing is left unscathed and untouched which I find so hard to do in writing. Completely full circle. It’s beautifully written and completely gut wrenching. Want a book to chew you up, swallow your guts, and spit you back out? Then I think you need to go on a trip to Thorngale.
4.5/5!!
Thorngale is a slow, painful suffocation all the way until the very end, where you’re completely out of breath and holding on for dear life. Then you finally break past that last page and life is sucked back into you full force. Mendoza’s prose is so elegant and incredibly strong. Sometimes novels written in a poetic way can get bogged down with overdone descriptions, but the story in its entirety flowed out so well that I couldn’t imagine reading any other way - especially given its content.
This is not for the faint of heart. As a parent, this is definitely one of those books I wouldn’t have been able to read it if I wasn’t experienced in extreme horror. You have to really detach yourself from reality, but it’s easy to do because it’s a book that isolates you so well, it’s hard to not keep trudging through the true despair of the lives of these brothers.
The time and care that went into this book is so apparent. From the land and the dialect to every single aspect of this novel having a purpose. Nothing is left unscathed and untouched which I find so hard to do in writing. Completely full circle. It’s beautifully written and completely gut wrenching. Want a book to chew you up, swallow your guts, and spit you back out? Then I think you need to go on a trip to Thorngale.
4.5/5!!