Scan barcode
A review by brockly
I See the Web (The Web #1) by C.M. Spivey
5.0
ATTENTION - I am a self-diagnosed arachnophobic. I can't even watch spider scenes in movies, yet this book still held me in its thrall from beginning to end. So, READ IT, MY SPIDER-FEARING BRETHREN.
I am completely in love with the characters in this novella, especially Erin. She's so relatable it almost hurts. Very human, flawed in the way that we all are, and yet so adorable I just want to pinch her cheeks. If I didn't share the main character's aversion to spiders, I probably would pinch 'em because she's JUST. THAT. CUTE.
Whenever I finish a work like this, I know it's a success when I'm dying to know more about the world, its lore, and the characters. My appetite for it has been whetted and now it demands to be satiated. It seems like the perfect introductory piece to a mythos. Perhaps the author would be willing to chain herself to a desk or something and write more. That would be lovely.
I must also give mad props for the realistic, respectful portrayal of a character that just so happens to be a lesbian. It isn't something one sees very often in fiction - even in 2014. It's easy for sexual orientation to remain the focus of a written work, even if it's not supposed to be, and Cait Spivey avoided this trap despite the coming-of-age theme.
BRAVA! Five stars! I don't smoke, but I need a cigarette.
I am completely in love with the characters in this novella, especially Erin. She's so relatable it almost hurts. Very human, flawed in the way that we all are, and yet so adorable I just want to pinch her cheeks. If I didn't share the main character's aversion to spiders, I probably would pinch 'em because she's JUST. THAT. CUTE.
Whenever I finish a work like this, I know it's a success when I'm dying to know more about the world, its lore, and the characters. My appetite for it has been whetted and now it demands to be satiated. It seems like the perfect introductory piece to a mythos. Perhaps the author would be willing to chain herself to a desk or something and write more. That would be lovely.
I must also give mad props for the realistic, respectful portrayal of a character that just so happens to be a lesbian. It isn't something one sees very often in fiction - even in 2014. It's easy for sexual orientation to remain the focus of a written work, even if it's not supposed to be, and Cait Spivey avoided this trap despite the coming-of-age theme.
BRAVA! Five stars! I don't smoke, but I need a cigarette.