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Shadowcraft
In the city of Tessera in the twenty-third century, the law can be as ruthless as those who break it. Li, hustler by night and drug runner by day, is caught in the crossfire.
His best friend and occasional lover is a prostitute, like himself. His nemesis and occasional savior is a man with a secret identity. But then, everyone’s identity is a secret in Tessera. Everyone is a shadow. If he plans to survive, Li must blend in—he must remain quiet and unseen, passed from hand to carnivorous hand without getting captured by a single one.
But what happens when he is captured? Will the shadow, once trapped, manage to escape? Or will Li fade away into the endless night, a shadow among shadows, one death among many?
His best friend and occasional lover is a prostitute, like himself. His nemesis and occasional savior is a man with a secret identity. But then, everyone’s identity is a secret in Tessera. Everyone is a shadow. If he plans to survive, Li must blend in—he must remain quiet and unseen, passed from hand to carnivorous hand without getting captured by a single one.
But what happens when he is captured? Will the shadow, once trapped, manage to escape? Or will Li fade away into the endless night, a shadow among shadows, one death among many?
135 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 18, 2013
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January 22, 2014
A humble debut from an author who seems to fly under everyone’s radar, but managed to excite me with her talent for creating a somewhat dark world with intriguing characters.
Lovers of darkness and depravity pay attention: this novella (contrary to the 135 pages DSP mentions, my copy only consists of 84 ‘enter button rich’ pages), contains dub con sexual encounters and a dash of violence. It stars a 17 year old rentboy, who roams the twenty-third century streets in high heels and stockings, and a creepy government agent who has his eyes set on this boy for reasons that seem murkier than just professional interest.
I know, right? nom nom nom!
Since the blurb is poetically vague, unlike the actual book, a short recap. The young Li is hooking the streets as usual when a hovercraft lands nearby. He’s immediately on edge; this type of vessel only transports the rich and the powerful, which usually means trouble for an only too easily disposable kid like Li. Yet, it’s not as if he has another option than striking a reluctant deal with the businessman inside the hovercraft. And after he has taken a seat next to the unsettling man, named Soren, it soon becomes clear that the suit knows uncomfortably much about Li, and is in fact one of the dreaded governmental ‘headfuckers’. Worse, he has the sort of proposal for Li that you cannot refuse when you’re attached to dear life…
For the moths out there who are, like me, helplessly fluttering to dark characters, Soren will hold appeal. It’s the scenes in which the two MCs interact and both find that they’re shaken up by the other, that truly hooked me and lifted the story to a higher plan for me. Those were some moderately disturbing and kinky and yet strangely gentle scenes! And although I consider the plot to be the weakest aspect of Shadowcraft – it’s much like your average episode of an action TV series, nothing to rock your socks off really – the sexual power dynamics between the MCs definitely made up for that lack of originality.
What I really appreciated about Shadowcraft is that the author didn’t fall into that ‘trap’ some debut authors fall into; trying to convince readers of their writing talents, only to end up with pretentious drizzle. For a debut, this novella is remarkably crisp and clean, and I’m grateful for that. I would say that only the scenes involving Soren seemed a little overwrought every now and then, resulting in stilted dialogue. I have an inkling the author had to work to keep his dark and intriguing image intact. I didn’t mind. If Soren is any indication of what is to come in her future works, I can only grin with sweet anticipation.
So let’s hope this mysterious author has only just taken her first steps into darker territory and is working on a sequel right now! Because it feels like there is much more to this story (headfuckers, business cards, only just confused minds), than we’ve seen so far. Worth giving a go!
..and many more.
Lovers of darkness and depravity pay attention: this novella (contrary to the 135 pages DSP mentions, my copy only consists of 84 ‘enter button rich’ pages), contains dub con sexual encounters and a dash of violence. It stars a 17 year old rentboy, who roams the twenty-third century streets in high heels and stockings, and a creepy government agent who has his eyes set on this boy for reasons that seem murkier than just professional interest.
I know, right? nom nom nom!
Since the blurb is poetically vague, unlike the actual book, a short recap. The young Li is hooking the streets as usual when a hovercraft lands nearby. He’s immediately on edge; this type of vessel only transports the rich and the powerful, which usually means trouble for an only too easily disposable kid like Li. Yet, it’s not as if he has another option than striking a reluctant deal with the businessman inside the hovercraft. And after he has taken a seat next to the unsettling man, named Soren, it soon becomes clear that the suit knows uncomfortably much about Li, and is in fact one of the dreaded governmental ‘headfuckers’. Worse, he has the sort of proposal for Li that you cannot refuse when you’re attached to dear life…
For the moths out there who are, like me, helplessly fluttering to dark characters, Soren will hold appeal. It’s the scenes in which the two MCs interact and both find that they’re shaken up by the other, that truly hooked me and lifted the story to a higher plan for me. Those were some moderately disturbing and kinky and yet strangely gentle scenes! And although I consider the plot to be the weakest aspect of Shadowcraft – it’s much like your average episode of an action TV series, nothing to rock your socks off really – the sexual power dynamics between the MCs definitely made up for that lack of originality.
What I really appreciated about Shadowcraft is that the author didn’t fall into that ‘trap’ some debut authors fall into; trying to convince readers of their writing talents, only to end up with pretentious drizzle. For a debut, this novella is remarkably crisp and clean, and I’m grateful for that. I would say that only the scenes involving Soren seemed a little overwrought every now and then, resulting in stilted dialogue. I have an inkling the author had to work to keep his dark and intriguing image intact. I didn’t mind. If Soren is any indication of what is to come in her future works, I can only grin with sweet anticipation.
So let’s hope this mysterious author has only just taken her first steps into darker territory and is working on a sequel right now! Because it feels like there is much more to this story (headfuckers, business cards, only just confused minds), than we’ve seen so far. Worth giving a go!
..and many more.
June 25, 2013
4 Hearts
Reviewed for MM Good Book Reviews
http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Well hello, I loved this book. Do I seem surprised? Yes, I am, because frankly the blurb or the title didn’t prepare me of what exactly I was going to read. See the blurb made me think that something “shadowy” was going on, and it could be I’ve been reading too much paranormal lately, but I somehow got that feeling that this book would have something of a paranormal element in it. My bad though.
So this story locates in an alternate world and has the steampunk feel in it. Li is an unfortunate kid out of many who hustles himself for survival under the protection of Mother Hen. He’s expected to work all night, every night, turning all profits except a small amount that barely is enough for food. So are all the other prostitutes that work for Hen. His clients are rarely gentle, that’s not what they pay for, but the most brutal of them all is Li’s first client ever.
Yes we witness a fair amount of non-consensual intercourse here. Li is being the perfect profile of a degraded human being whose life means nothing and is expendable in a heartbeat should he not conform with what his life throws at him. Pain is a constant in his life, thus his character is always gloomy and sullen. That acceptance of the inevitable usually doesn’t make me like a character, but I have to say that Li has a certain charm about him that draws you like a moth to flame almost unwillingly. There is also strength about this character and a spark of life that is carefully revealed through the story. That actually happens when a dangerous client approaches him. Honestly when Soren makes his appearance I thought he was this dark character and the story would be about dark cravings and some D/s relationship between a whore and his client. I was wrong.
When Li meets Soren it seems like another encounter in his line of job, albeit a dangerous one. Danger though he gets, Soren is nothing what Li expected, and he finds himself unwillingly pulled in the middle of a fed/drug lord war. To comply with Soren means probable death at the corner, not to means imminent death by Soren’s hand, but the stakes rise when the life of his best friend and the only person Li can still call family is threatened. Because no matter the choice Li would’ve made he’s the most compliant pawn when Matt is concerned.
Ok, so, did I say I loved this book? I did, very much so. The dynamics between the characters were fantastic. Matt and Li were simply perfect together, so sensual and sweet in the midst of all that degradation and despair. Li and Soren were astonishing. I did not expect that. Soren for the icy and chilly character he was displayed broke my heart. In the end I felt so, so sorry for him. I almost wished Li had stayed with the lonely agent, nah scratch that, I do wish Li and Soren had stayed together. Meh, that doesn’t bode well with the HEA of the story right? As for the other characters, yeah they were pretty solid as well. The cruel drug Lord, the unfeeling brothel owner, the non-committal and detached agents, they all had their charms. I loved them, each of them and the writing style was fantastic. When the end came, although it was a happy end, what made me pin for it even more was the fact that the author maintained that melancholic touch that seems to follow Li in every step. There was this bittersweet taste in it due to the fact that Soren was left behind, and damn it I’m still feeling so sad for him, so much so that I wish a sequel will follow and give him a story of his own.
In any case I hope I gave you a hint of what this book is about without revealing too much and destroying it for you. For me it was a delightful read, just my cup of tea. :)
Thommie
Reviewed for MM Good Book Reviews
http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Well hello, I loved this book. Do I seem surprised? Yes, I am, because frankly the blurb or the title didn’t prepare me of what exactly I was going to read. See the blurb made me think that something “shadowy” was going on, and it could be I’ve been reading too much paranormal lately, but I somehow got that feeling that this book would have something of a paranormal element in it. My bad though.
So this story locates in an alternate world and has the steampunk feel in it. Li is an unfortunate kid out of many who hustles himself for survival under the protection of Mother Hen. He’s expected to work all night, every night, turning all profits except a small amount that barely is enough for food. So are all the other prostitutes that work for Hen. His clients are rarely gentle, that’s not what they pay for, but the most brutal of them all is Li’s first client ever.
Yes we witness a fair amount of non-consensual intercourse here. Li is being the perfect profile of a degraded human being whose life means nothing and is expendable in a heartbeat should he not conform with what his life throws at him. Pain is a constant in his life, thus his character is always gloomy and sullen. That acceptance of the inevitable usually doesn’t make me like a character, but I have to say that Li has a certain charm about him that draws you like a moth to flame almost unwillingly. There is also strength about this character and a spark of life that is carefully revealed through the story. That actually happens when a dangerous client approaches him. Honestly when Soren makes his appearance I thought he was this dark character and the story would be about dark cravings and some D/s relationship between a whore and his client. I was wrong.
When Li meets Soren it seems like another encounter in his line of job, albeit a dangerous one. Danger though he gets, Soren is nothing what Li expected, and he finds himself unwillingly pulled in the middle of a fed/drug lord war. To comply with Soren means probable death at the corner, not to means imminent death by Soren’s hand, but the stakes rise when the life of his best friend and the only person Li can still call family is threatened. Because no matter the choice Li would’ve made he’s the most compliant pawn when Matt is concerned.
Ok, so, did I say I loved this book? I did, very much so. The dynamics between the characters were fantastic. Matt and Li were simply perfect together, so sensual and sweet in the midst of all that degradation and despair. Li and Soren were astonishing. I did not expect that. Soren for the icy and chilly character he was displayed broke my heart. In the end I felt so, so sorry for him. I almost wished Li had stayed with the lonely agent, nah scratch that, I do wish Li and Soren had stayed together. Meh, that doesn’t bode well with the HEA of the story right? As for the other characters, yeah they were pretty solid as well. The cruel drug Lord, the unfeeling brothel owner, the non-committal and detached agents, they all had their charms. I loved them, each of them and the writing style was fantastic. When the end came, although it was a happy end, what made me pin for it even more was the fact that the author maintained that melancholic touch that seems to follow Li in every step. There was this bittersweet taste in it due to the fact that Soren was left behind, and damn it I’m still feeling so sad for him, so much so that I wish a sequel will follow and give him a story of his own.
In any case I hope I gave you a hint of what this book is about without revealing too much and destroying it for you. For me it was a delightful read, just my cup of tea. :)
Thommie
June 27, 2013
Review written for Hearts On Fire Reviews.
This book grabbed me right away. It takes place in a different world where Li and Matt are 17 year old prostitutes forced to entertain johns all night only to turn all but the minim over to their host “Mother Hen.” They are left with barely enough to buy food. Li and Matt are roommates and sometimes lovers. The story focuses on Li and his being caught in the middle between the drug Lord, Davis (Li’s first client) and the Agent, Soren, trying to catch him.
Li is such a sweet soul. I felt for him right off the bat. He is resigned to his work as a prostitute, which is quite rough and painful most of the time. While he endures, he is comforted by the fact that he does not get aroused with the johns. He and Matt justify their time together as doing so of their own free will and want. Poor Li is forced to run drugs during the day by swallowing the packets which could kill him at any time. In the meantime, he is picked up by Soren, who basically doesn’t give Li any choice but to help him by transferring tracking device thingies to Davis through mutual intimate exchanges. The devices, called nanites, only last for 48 hours, during which, Soren keeps Li occupied so he doesn’t transfer them to other johns. In exchange, once Davis is captured, Soren promised to relocate Li and Matt to a foster care witness protection program.
During his time with Soren, Li convinces him that the Hen will insist on a medical examination and will know if Soren doesn’t have sex with him. As cold hearted as Soren is, he is gentle and caring with Li. He arouses Li the first time, which sends Li into a bit of a mental breakdown and causes a tiff between he and Matt. These two have set ways to deal with the ordeals and traumas of their “profession,” and something like this just sent them completely off-kilter.
Things get a little hairy when Li is found to be the snitch, but Li and Matt eventually get their HFN. I was a little confused by the blurb on this that put so much emphasis on being a shadow, etc. and maybe even expected something a little different. I loved the tone of this story and easily pictured this world of underage prostitutes and drugs, hovers and nanites. Life seems pretty bleak and dismal for Li and Matt, and I am right there with them wondering how they will manage under the foster care when they have taken care of themselves for so long already. I would love to see a follow up to this story and see how they are making out. I wouldn’t mind seeing some more of Soren as well.
July 6, 2015
O:
This was good. This was great.
I was blown away.
It embraces the darkness and the light, but doesn't make light of the darkness.
And one of the MCs is Asian. And there's this beautiful morally ambiguous character who seems to be leaning towards the dark side.
It was good.
This was good. This was great.
I was blown away.
It embraces the darkness and the light, but doesn't make light of the darkness.
And one of the MCs is Asian. And there's this beautiful morally ambiguous character who seems to be leaning towards the dark side.
It was good.
June 18, 2013
3.5 Stars
This is one of those books that the blurb doesn't properly prepare me for what I'm getting myself into. I expected the main character to be stronger or amazingly street smart based. Instead I read about a teenage forced into prostitution that has learned to do what he's told or face the consequences.
Li is seventeen and one of Mother Hen's whores. It's on the cold dark street one night he's picked up by a john in a car way too nice to be one of the guys they're used to. There's something off about him and he wants Li to stay with him for the night. Li hasn't had any tricks that night and the idea of going back to his pimp empty handed is enough that he chooses to risk whatever it is the stranger might do to him. He doesn't expect him to be a Fed. He's not the up and up kind either. Soren, the fed, shows him just what will happen to him if he doesn't play along with the plan to place nano trackers in a drug dealer, Davis, they've been trying to bust for years. Terrified and out of options Li just went from prostitute and drug mule to Fed snitch.
Okay, the first 20 pages of this book had me hooked. I was biting my nails. The entire book was suspenseful and kept me on edge. In a good way. This wasn't angst. This was street survival and their only option available to them. Although a teenage prostitute tugs at my heartstrings it doesn't allow me to enjoy sex scenes. Graphic on page sex by someone who doesn't have the choice of NO may as well be dubious consent at best. So just prepare yourself for gritty and ugly. There's no knight in shining armor in this book. No real love story. There's a true connections with one of his fellow whores but I can't say if it was romantic or just them having someone they trust and truly care for.
I'm torn about how I feel about this book. I enjoyed everything minus the sex scenes. I particularly didn't understand the need to have sex with someone to prove to Mother Hen he was with a john and not the feds when he's been brutally screwed that morning. I don't think the evidence of that goes away in twenty four hours and the possibility of the exam didn't justify screwing Li in my opinion. It continued with that tainted sex theme throughout the book. I despised pretty much all the characters in this book except Li and his friend and I'm sure I was meant to. The HFN ending didn't bother me, although I'd have preferred to know what becomes of Li.
Whit's review is also posted at Live Your Life, Buy The Book
This is one of those books that the blurb doesn't properly prepare me for what I'm getting myself into. I expected the main character to be stronger or amazingly street smart based. Instead I read about a teenage forced into prostitution that has learned to do what he's told or face the consequences.
Li is seventeen and one of Mother Hen's whores. It's on the cold dark street one night he's picked up by a john in a car way too nice to be one of the guys they're used to. There's something off about him and he wants Li to stay with him for the night. Li hasn't had any tricks that night and the idea of going back to his pimp empty handed is enough that he chooses to risk whatever it is the stranger might do to him. He doesn't expect him to be a Fed. He's not the up and up kind either. Soren, the fed, shows him just what will happen to him if he doesn't play along with the plan to place nano trackers in a drug dealer, Davis, they've been trying to bust for years. Terrified and out of options Li just went from prostitute and drug mule to Fed snitch.
Okay, the first 20 pages of this book had me hooked. I was biting my nails. The entire book was suspenseful and kept me on edge. In a good way. This wasn't angst. This was street survival and their only option available to them. Although a teenage prostitute tugs at my heartstrings it doesn't allow me to enjoy sex scenes. Graphic on page sex by someone who doesn't have the choice of NO may as well be dubious consent at best. So just prepare yourself for gritty and ugly. There's no knight in shining armor in this book. No real love story. There's a true connections with one of his fellow whores but I can't say if it was romantic or just them having someone they trust and truly care for.
I'm torn about how I feel about this book. I enjoyed everything minus the sex scenes. I particularly didn't understand the need to have sex with someone to prove to Mother Hen he was with a john and not the feds when he's been brutally screwed that morning. I don't think the evidence of that goes away in twenty four hours and the possibility of the exam didn't justify screwing Li in my opinion. It continued with that tainted sex theme throughout the book. I despised pretty much all the characters in this book except Li and his friend and I'm sure I was meant to. The HFN ending didn't bother me, although I'd have preferred to know what becomes of Li.
Whit's review is also posted at Live Your Life, Buy The Book
July 7, 2013
4.5 Stars A great book for DMC members!
July 25, 2013
REVIEW WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT THE REVIEWS BY JESSEWAVE WHERE I RECEIVED THE BOOK AS FREE REVIEWING COPY
SPOILERS BUT NOT BIG ONES IN THE REVIEW
First of all I want to warn the readers that you should not look for a science fiction story in this book. I have read a lot science fiction romances and science fiction stories with the secondary gay romance storyline and I would not even say that science fiction setting in this one is a window dressing for romance. It is a story which takes place in the future and it is dark, but besides *one* science fiction element, you may change the *twenty third century* in the blurb for our time and nothing in the story would change in my opinion.
Having said this, I found the story strangely compelling in places - probably because it did not try to chew more than it could bite. I thought the world building was pretty much non existent, but somehow the writer managed to convey the dark atmosphere of the city well. The story takes place in a week and Li's potential love interest (actually I should cross out the word "potential" - if Li is kidding himself sometimes, does not mean that readers should) is his long time dear friend and a boy who had been a hustler just as long as he was. There is no Insta!Love of any kind in this novella, we can see that these boys are in love with each other even if they do not always realize it. I liked Li, I wanted him and Matt to survive and maybe be happy together sometime in the future.
Is it a romance? I would say partially for sure, but I guess I would also call it a bizarre erotic police procedural and there I run into problems. No, these problems have nothing to do with what blurb describes as "law can be just as ruthless as those who break it", even though it is absolutely true. As blurb also hints Li is caught in the cross-fire between police and criminals and has to do stuff to survive. I cannot tell you what exactly happens to him, because we would be in the big spoilers territory, but I can tell you that while I liked the idea and thought it had a fun potential for the action, execution left me wishing for more.
I usually get annoyed when the characters do things for the bizarre reasons. Why would Li's boss care whether he had sex during the night he spends doing things he needs to do instead of hustling as long as she gets money from him? I dislike when I read the story and start thinking along the lines that "real person or the character who is portrayed close enough to real person would not likely behave that way". This felt as a clumsy excuse to get Li to have sex which tattered on the verge of consensual with the person I will not tell you much about ;) . Actually, no I would tell you something about the person Li had sex with besides Matt, I think his character had so much potential, and I was disappointed that we did not get to know him better.
The ending was HFN and I thought it suited the story very well.
3.5 stars
SPOILERS BUT NOT BIG ONES IN THE REVIEW
First of all I want to warn the readers that you should not look for a science fiction story in this book. I have read a lot science fiction romances and science fiction stories with the secondary gay romance storyline and I would not even say that science fiction setting in this one is a window dressing for romance. It is a story which takes place in the future and it is dark, but besides *one* science fiction element, you may change the *twenty third century* in the blurb for our time and nothing in the story would change in my opinion.
Having said this, I found the story strangely compelling in places - probably because it did not try to chew more than it could bite. I thought the world building was pretty much non existent, but somehow the writer managed to convey the dark atmosphere of the city well. The story takes place in a week and Li's potential love interest (actually I should cross out the word "potential" - if Li is kidding himself sometimes, does not mean that readers should) is his long time dear friend and a boy who had been a hustler just as long as he was. There is no Insta!Love of any kind in this novella, we can see that these boys are in love with each other even if they do not always realize it. I liked Li, I wanted him and Matt to survive and maybe be happy together sometime in the future.
Is it a romance? I would say partially for sure, but I guess I would also call it a bizarre erotic police procedural and there I run into problems. No, these problems have nothing to do with what blurb describes as "law can be just as ruthless as those who break it", even though it is absolutely true. As blurb also hints Li is caught in the cross-fire between police and criminals and has to do stuff to survive. I cannot tell you what exactly happens to him, because we would be in the big spoilers territory, but I can tell you that while I liked the idea and thought it had a fun potential for the action, execution left me wishing for more.
I usually get annoyed when the characters do things for the bizarre reasons. Why would Li's boss care whether he had sex during the night he spends doing things he needs to do instead of hustling as long as she gets money from him? I dislike when I read the story and start thinking along the lines that "real person or the character who is portrayed close enough to real person would not likely behave that way". This felt as a clumsy excuse to get Li to have sex which tattered on the verge of consensual with the person I will not tell you much about ;) . Actually, no I would tell you something about the person Li had sex with besides Matt, I think his character had so much potential, and I was disappointed that we did not get to know him better.
The ending was HFN and I thought it suited the story very well.
3.5 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 18, 2013
I really liked this one. It was dark and intense and sad, but also had hope and love and promises honored. It takes place in a dark, alternate future world. It's full of prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers and the terrifying arm of the law. It never stops moving and while you hope that everyone important makes it out alive, you aren't completely sure until the very end how everything will play out.
While this is Li's story so much of his life and his motivation are tied up in Matt. It's impossible to separate the two of them. There's a quality to Li that draws you in and doesn't let go. I saw it over and over in the story with the men who used him, once they'd been with him they became obsessed and possessive. Which was the last thing that Li wanted, he didn't want to feel for or have any "John" feel for him. All that Li wanted was to get through his day, get food in his belly and fall asleep with Matt. Nothing was in his control except making Matt smile his "real smile", that only he got to see. I kept hearing the song, She Will Be Loved by Maroon Five, in my head as I read this.
Li and Matt are so beautiful and broken, each in their own ways. I loved them together. They kept one another alive, they saved each others spirits, they were each the other's hope. Best friends, lovers, caretakers, safety net, comfort and the only thing good and real in their dark and painful world.
Li was brave and at times clever and he was willing to do what had to be done in order to save Matt. I don’t think he believed that he would make it out of this alive and he was okay with that as long as they left Matt out of it. He was so scared and in many ways still the child, at seventeen he had the right to be, even if life would not allow them to be children. Maybe Li will finally get his chance at a different life.
Reviewed by Nina
While this is Li's story so much of his life and his motivation are tied up in Matt. It's impossible to separate the two of them. There's a quality to Li that draws you in and doesn't let go. I saw it over and over in the story with the men who used him, once they'd been with him they became obsessed and possessive. Which was the last thing that Li wanted, he didn't want to feel for or have any "John" feel for him. All that Li wanted was to get through his day, get food in his belly and fall asleep with Matt. Nothing was in his control except making Matt smile his "real smile", that only he got to see. I kept hearing the song, She Will Be Loved by Maroon Five, in my head as I read this.
Li and Matt are so beautiful and broken, each in their own ways. I loved them together. They kept one another alive, they saved each others spirits, they were each the other's hope. Best friends, lovers, caretakers, safety net, comfort and the only thing good and real in their dark and painful world.
Li was brave and at times clever and he was willing to do what had to be done in order to save Matt. I don’t think he believed that he would make it out of this alive and he was okay with that as long as they left Matt out of it. He was so scared and in many ways still the child, at seventeen he had the right to be, even if life would not allow them to be children. Maybe Li will finally get his chance at a different life.
Reviewed by Nina
September 14, 2014
** 4.5 Stars **
A bittersweet novella that should definitely have a sequel. Ms.Woolf successfully conveys Li and Matt's feelings and emotions and makes us experience the hopelessness and the precariousness of their lives, she does that with finesse. They both are very resilient, they have to be! The character of Soren is rather puzzling and intriguing ...
Love the cover!
A bittersweet novella that should definitely have a sequel. Ms.Woolf successfully conveys Li and Matt's feelings and emotions and makes us experience the hopelessness and the precariousness of their lives, she does that with finesse. They both are very resilient, they have to be! The character of Soren is rather puzzling and intriguing ...
Love the cover!
June 19, 2013
3.5 stars
December 26, 2013
Really loved this gritty, futuristic story.
I'd love to see a sequel, as I need to know if Li contacts Soren.
I hope he does, and I'd love to see a relationship between them, however strange.
I'd love to see a sequel, as I need to know if Li contacts Soren.
I hope he does, and I'd love to see a relationship between them, however strange.
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