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A Black and Endless Sky by Matthew Lyons
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A Black and Endless Sky
Matthew Alton’s
⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Out March 15th!
A Black and Endless Sky is a horror/thriller/road-trip mashup story that was a lot of fun to read. In this novel, we follow Nel and Jonas, siblings on a road trip to their hometown after Jonas has just finalized his divorce. Should be pleasant right?
The only problem is that they get in a bar fight with a bunch of bikers who are now out for blood, and one of the siblings may or may not have accidentally stumbled upon the resting place of an evil spirit that may or may not have possessed them. That is the basic gist of this book.
Like I said, this book was fun to read. I thought that the pacing was well done and kept me on my toes wondering what was going to happen next. The characters were extremely frustrating most of the time, and I honestly didn’t like them very much most of the book. The sibling relationship that they have is very toxic at the start of the novel, and it was interesting to see the ways that transformed throughout the book. There was also some pretty well done horror in this novel, and I found myself feeling quite unsettled multiple times.
I did have a few issues with this book, though. First, I felt that the resolution of the novel was a bit too convenient for my taste. It felt like we were headed towards one unavoidable ending, and then that is kind of brushed under the rug in exchange for something else. That was definitely frustrating. Also, I never quite understood the motivations or limitations of the “evil spirit” in the book, and while that added a certain level of unpredictability to the story, I just needed a little bit more of a firm definition.
That being said, if you are looking for a quick read that will thrill you, scare you, and warm your heart at surprising moments, this might be the book for you!
Thank you @netgalley, Keylight Books, and Lyon for an early audio copy of this book.
A Black and Endless Sky
Matthew Alton’s
⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Out March 15th!
A Black and Endless Sky is a horror/thriller/road-trip mashup story that was a lot of fun to read. In this novel, we follow Nel and Jonas, siblings on a road trip to their hometown after Jonas has just finalized his divorce. Should be pleasant right?
The only problem is that they get in a bar fight with a bunch of bikers who are now out for blood, and one of the siblings may or may not have accidentally stumbled upon the resting place of an evil spirit that may or may not have possessed them. That is the basic gist of this book.
Like I said, this book was fun to read. I thought that the pacing was well done and kept me on my toes wondering what was going to happen next. The characters were extremely frustrating most of the time, and I honestly didn’t like them very much most of the book. The sibling relationship that they have is very toxic at the start of the novel, and it was interesting to see the ways that transformed throughout the book. There was also some pretty well done horror in this novel, and I found myself feeling quite unsettled multiple times.
I did have a few issues with this book, though. First, I felt that the resolution of the novel was a bit too convenient for my taste. It felt like we were headed towards one unavoidable ending, and then that is kind of brushed under the rug in exchange for something else. That was definitely frustrating. Also, I never quite understood the motivations or limitations of the “evil spirit” in the book, and while that added a certain level of unpredictability to the story, I just needed a little bit more of a firm definition.
That being said, if you are looking for a quick read that will thrill you, scare you, and warm your heart at surprising moments, this might be the book for you!
Thank you @netgalley, Keylight Books, and Lyon for an early audio copy of this book.