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A review by kyrki
The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead by Paul Elwork
2.0
A promising concept bogged down by extraneous character histories and a meandering tone. I was unclear about what Elwork was trying to get across in his work, what themes he was trying to evoke using the story of the twins and their spirit knocking. It seemed he had a lot he wanted to say, and so ended up not really delving into any of it. Or maybe I'm giving him too much credit.
The climax (that's generous to call it that) kind of came out nowhere, almost as if Elwork had a word cap and was getting close to maxing out. Real let down on that end, especially because there was so many directions and climaxes it could have built to and we didn't really get any.
There is a pulsing sadness under the novel though, just when you consider why people are so desperate to believe the spirit knocking. I liked that part.
The climax (that's generous to call it that) kind of came out nowhere, almost as if Elwork had a word cap and was getting close to maxing out. Real let down on that end, especially because there was so many directions and climaxes it could have built to and we didn't really get any.
There is a pulsing sadness under the novel though, just when you consider why people are so desperate to believe the spirit knocking. I liked that part.