Series: The Never Chronicles #1.5
Publisher: Solomon Caw Publishing
Publication Date: March 20, 2013
Format: Ebook
Source: Netgalley and Solomon Caw
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Margaret lives in a constant state of fear. Fear of her mother, whose constant state of anger and unwillingness to speak of Margaret's past have long since pushed Margaret away. Fear of disappointing her father should he ever discover the events of that day. Most of all, Margaret lives in fear of her abuser's return. Margaret turns to self-harm to cope with her pain and fear. Only when her self-inflicted injuries bring her near death does she realize she has the power and the support from an unlikely place to stand up to her fears and believe in herself again. Tristis Manor is a novella from The Never Chronicles, an epic fantasy series.
Review:
WOW! This was an
intense book to read. I was so taken aback by the emotion and pain from the
story, but also how well the author put all of it onto paper. I am blown away
by this story.
Tristis Manor is a novella in The
Never Chronicles series, and I have read book one and it was great, but I am
not sure how this will play into it, thus the 4 star rating versus 5. It tells
the story of Margaret and her pain and suffering and it was not an easy book to
read in terms of there being mental and physical abuse, as well as rape and a
good amount of violence.
The author does a
spectacular job with his descriptions, in the beginning of the book you learn
that Margaret has a coping strategy of running her fingers over splinted wood,
and the detail that he goes into to describe these motions and feelings made me
both cringe and assess the state of my fingertips.
Also impressive is
the overall storytelling, Wagner is a wonderful fantasy writer, and this was no
exception. He builds the Manor, the characters, and the emotion around this one
little girl that has you feel for her as if you know her. She is strong but
also weak and deals with so much more than a child should.
I am interested to
see where his character is added into the Never Chronicles or how these stories
merge. If you have the opportunity though, and a strong stomach, you can pick
up this novella without any knowledge of the first book in the series.
