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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Slow to start but once it got going - so good! I'm greatly looking forward to Pride's story, which seems to be the next one.
Open the Casket by J.N. Eagles
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Eagles does a great job of threading a complete story through a series of poems - some acrostic, others poetic prose or blackout. We are brought into a world of a mysterious ghost, a grieving woman, a cemetery tree, a grave digger, and grave robbers. We are brought into the story through a single POV, that of the ghost, as they question by they are trapped in the cemetery, and make observations about mourners and the nature of things dying (like a cemetery tree).
Perhaps my favorite thing about this book was a realization I had about part way through. The blackout poems! These poems are blackouts using other poems in the book, sometimes the one just before it. I thought this was really impactful and can use the duality a poem can contain. I also really enjoyed the use of color - with just the physical pages, to reflect on the juxtaposition between light and dark.
Overall, a nice quick read if you are looking for something slightly spooky and atmospheric for the season.