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A review by zillanovikov
Corrupted Vessels by Briar Ripley Page
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I read Corrupted Vessels twice, and it never gave away its secrets to me.
Ash is a cult leader and a prophet, a murderer and a saviour. Ghosts are unreliable, offering true visions as they extract contradictory promises from their former companions. Photos trap your soul, but is then housed in the camera or in the photographer?
Every incident in the story has a plausible explanation, on reread could be as mundane as a stray memory of a half-drunk conversation, a clearer appearance with a change of clothes. But still I wonder, if Air had come to the house when it was all 4 of them, if Ash had trusted their angels, could it have been different? Was the magic possible, once, or was it always an illusion?
If the book tells you the answer, I never found it in the pages.
Ash is a cult leader and a prophet, a murderer and a saviour. Ghosts are unreliable, offering true visions as they extract contradictory promises from their former companions. Photos trap your soul, but is then housed in the camera or in the photographer?
Every incident in the story has a plausible explanation, on reread could be as mundane as a stray memory of a half-drunk conversation, a clearer appearance with a change of clothes. But still I wonder, if Air had come to the house when it was all 4 of them, if Ash had trusted their angels, could it have been different? Was the magic possible, once, or was it always an illusion?
If the book tells you the answer, I never found it in the pages.