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A review by papercuts1
Preacher, Prophet, Beast by Harper Fox
3.0
3 1/2 stars
The suspense was strong in this one, and it does bring a long-running arc to a close. I liked how the story harked back to earlier events while introducing new aspects and issues. Gideon and Lee continue to have all my heart. In terms of development, it feels as if Lee has leveled out while Gideon... good lord, this was a rough one for Gideon.
Regarding the paranormal elements, "Preacher, Prophet, Beast" ups the level further. Tamsyn's gift grows, the Bodmin Beast makes a (pretty gory) reappearance, and there's a reveal of something which, in hindsight, should be obvious for the attentive reader, and it... well, it'll make for an interesting new ingredient in the books to come.
The structure of the book felt a bit uneven, with a dream sequence that's very confusing and feels like a bit of a cop-out at first but then becomes something entirely different. Harper Fox has a way of patching domestic scenes, paranormal happenings, gothic Cornish folklore, explicit sex and a whole lot of other aspects that don't seem to fit together into a quilt that holds but stretches at the seams here and there. It shouldn't work, but with a lot of good will, some suspension of disbelief and an established love for our sweet main-characters, it somehow does.
Tim Gilbert was almost flawless as a narrator. He had a few slips with Lee sounding almost like Gideon, but all in all he gives a lot of warmth to an installment of this series that takes a few unexpectedly chilling turns.
Too bad the rest of the series isn't available as audiobooks. I'll have to switch to Kindle for the next one.
The suspense was strong in this one, and it does bring a long-running arc to a close. I liked how the story harked back to earlier events while introducing new aspects and issues. Gideon and Lee continue to have all my heart. In terms of development, it feels as if Lee has leveled out while Gideon... good lord, this was a rough one for Gideon.
Regarding the paranormal elements, "Preacher, Prophet, Beast" ups the level further. Tamsyn's gift grows, the Bodmin Beast makes a (pretty gory) reappearance, and there's a reveal of something which, in hindsight, should be obvious for the attentive reader, and it... well, it'll make for an interesting new ingredient in the books to come.
The structure of the book felt a bit uneven, with a dream sequence that's very confusing and feels like a bit of a cop-out at first but then becomes something entirely different. Harper Fox has a way of patching domestic scenes, paranormal happenings, gothic Cornish folklore, explicit sex and a whole lot of other aspects that don't seem to fit together into a quilt that holds but stretches at the seams here and there. It shouldn't work, but with a lot of good will, some suspension of disbelief and an established love for our sweet main-characters, it somehow does.
Tim Gilbert was almost flawless as a narrator. He had a few slips with Lee sounding almost like Gideon, but all in all he gives a lot of warmth to an installment of this series that takes a few unexpectedly chilling turns.
Too bad the rest of the series isn't available as audiobooks. I'll have to switch to Kindle for the next one.