Clarity

Divinity #0.5

by Patricia Leever

Gasping for air inside an ice-filled tub. Convulsing from an electric shock to the brain. Struggling against restraints that bind and gag…

Just another day at Agnews, The Great Asylum for the Insane.

But for Evelyn, the night is so much worse.

“Demons—wearing white coats and crisp white hats—prowled the halls, searching for a patient who would serve as their evening’s entertainment. And from the moment I’d arrived, I seemed to be their favorite play toy.”

A young woman committed to the asylum during the late 19th century, Evelyn knows she isn’t insane, that the creatures she sees and suffers at the clawed hands of aren’t hallucinations. Yet she’s all alone but for their unholy company and the doctors trying to vanquish these “visions.”

All alone but for the others who can see what Evelyn sees, too. And they’re coming for her.

In this short-story prequel to Patricia Leever’s Divinity, we meet Evelyn Brighton before the tattoos—before a century of training and supernatural combat makes her an official bad-ass. Both eerie and endearing, Clarity transports you back to Evelyn’s origins, revealing the crucial turning point that delivers her from misunderstood maiden to deadly demon hunter.

Genres: Paranormal, Angels

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

Patricia Leever is a wife, stay-at-home mom of four and owner of one dog and one little black cat. On the average school day she runs about town like a lunatic picking-up and dropping off kids and trying to find a moment of quiet to write down a word or two. She’s a sci-fi geek that loves to dress up like a zombie and participate in the local zombie march down Main St. and laugh as much as possible; laughter frees the mind and heals the soul.

Live. Breathe. Write.

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Reviews

[Fics2Flicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a free read and companion book to Divinity! It’s a short story that tells us how Evelyn Brighton became the awesome demon hunter she is. In Divinity, her background was touched on, but this brings it into focus–from the first moments her family tries to fix her ‘demon seeing ability’ to meeting Tessa, her destined scout, all the way to Evelyn’s first assignment.

I do recommend reading this, especially if you’ve read Divinity. I would recommend you read Divinity first just so you may get the feel for the hunters and scouts before taking in this small backstory.

Original review and book trailer here: http://fics2flicks.com/2013/10/19/rev...

DJ, Guest Reviewer
Fics 2 Flicks

[Jessica Komarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the prequel to Divinity. It was a very nice short story that helped set the stage for the series. It was a wonderful here's-everything-you-need-to-know-before-starting all presented in a way that was engaging without being too revealing.

This short story set the stage nicely for what's to come and I am very excited about starting Divinity!

Well Done!

[Redheaded Bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives you the back story on Evelyn and Tessa. We get to see how it all came about before delving into Divinity. We even get to witness Evelyn's first kill. I can't wait to see what happens in Divinity. And doesn't that cover ROCK? I love it!

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Ornella · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

[Traci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooooh gotta love origin stories! I love this series. I hope she does more! (hear that, Patricia?!?)

[DJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice little pre-quel to the series... Review [possibly] on Fics2Flicks.

[Bia · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was fast and interesting, but I don't know if I'm going to read the next book right away. I'll wait some days and see what I can come up with...
It's a good novella...