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Evelina #1
Love you to Death
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00YO4QR2I
Evelina is a mutation. Some would say an abomination. She feeds on the suffering of others, and her curse is longevity. Throughout the ages she is drawn to the miseries of mankind, where there is war and suffering you will find her. At times a warrior, a mercenary, an assassin, a whore.
This book is set in modern London, Evelina tangles with an ordinary young couple and their lives are changed forever. The huntress becomes the hunted culminating in a showdown with the son of a former adversary. Flashbacks of her former life both illuminate and complicate her unnatural character. The pace is fast, the action bloody and furious. Evelina 2, 3 and 4 are also available now.
Evelina is a mutation. Some would say an abomination. She feeds on the suffering of others, and her curse is longevity. Throughout the ages she is drawn to the miseries of mankind, where there is war and suffering you will find her. At times a warrior, a mercenary, an assassin, a whore.
This book is set in modern London, Evelina tangles with an ordinary young couple and their lives are changed forever. The huntress becomes the hunted culminating in a showdown with the son of a former adversary. Flashbacks of her former life both illuminate and complicate her unnatural character. The pace is fast, the action bloody and furious. Evelina 2, 3 and 4 are also available now.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 30, 2014
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About the author
Tim Pearsall
23 books21 followersTimothy Pearsall (also known as Tim Pea) was born in England and grew up in the industrial West Midlands known as 'the black country'. As a young man he moved to London where he began to write fiction as a hobby. The hobby was largely shelved for several years when he married and had children. He now lives in Norwich, England, and works in local government. Now that his children are grown up and he is widowed, he is able to spend more time writing, he has updated and renamed his Domina Mortis/Evelina books and released Raven as the first in a dark paranormal series.
He describes Raven as a "dirty and Stabby" supernatural soap heroine.
He describes himself from the Desiderata poem as an off-the-peg person 'going placidly amid the noise and haste'.
He describes Raven as a "dirty and Stabby" supernatural soap heroine.
He describes himself from the Desiderata poem as an off-the-peg person 'going placidly amid the noise and haste'.
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October 15, 2015
I was provided a copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.
Evelina is a vampire. She feeds on misery and chaos, death and destruction not blood. This story for the most part revolves around Evelina’s life and the lives of people she touches in the present day. Evelina is unpleasant. She’s beautiful, but not particularly nice. She’s had a hard childhood and while im all for strong female characters I couldn't relate to her. She can be petulant and yet she’s managed to evade ever being found out.
Richard and Susan are the young ordinary couple whose lives are touched by Evelina when she seduces Richard’s business partner. Richard as a character is impulsive and has anger issues, wile Susan seems to be the level headed one and I quite liked her in the beginning.
Walther was the son who took up his father’s quest to find and kill Evelina and I expected much more from him in terms of action.
The story itself begins with how Evelina came to be and flips between the present day, her past and the lives of the other main characters. This happens every page or three and I am not a fan of it. It was reminiscent of reading a ‘you choose the scare’ goosebumps, which btw was a lot of hard work and used far too many fingers to keep the story straight. The story line also switches tenses making the writing choppy. Normally I’m not one to pay attention to minor plot holes, but some get on my nerves more than others. For example when Susan is talking to Walther about his brother:
“Richard also said you have an older brother, will he be at the funeral?”
“Erm yes, he will, he has flown over.”
“Younger or older?”
“What?”
“Your brother, is he younger or older than you?”
Keep in mind this is a conversation between exactly two people and furthermore if Walther’s brother was flying all the way there how come he’s never mentioned again. There were a lot of little pieces of information bestowed that had no relevance. With reference to the above conversation, this is when Susan figures out Walther’s older brother was conceived during the Resistance. I don’t know if this is supposed to mean something, am I supposed to care about a character mentioned only tangentially and then never mentioned again? A lot of the book could have been shortened and the story could have been made tighter.
Another problem I had was that the story was meant to take place in England but the voices didn’t sound English at all. There were no English colloquialisms used that I noticed and if not for the names of places I would never have pegged the setting as England.
I was especially not impressed by the first half of the book , but towards the second half it got much better. The story picked up pace and it was interesting to see how it would all play out. Cairo was by far my favorite character and I was a bit disappointed by her actions at the end.
If you’re a fan of dark stories, interspersed with murder, torture, incest and violence you will enjoy this book. Unfortunately it was just not for me.
Evelina is a vampire. She feeds on misery and chaos, death and destruction not blood. This story for the most part revolves around Evelina’s life and the lives of people she touches in the present day. Evelina is unpleasant. She’s beautiful, but not particularly nice. She’s had a hard childhood and while im all for strong female characters I couldn't relate to her. She can be petulant and yet she’s managed to evade ever being found out.
Richard and Susan are the young ordinary couple whose lives are touched by Evelina when she seduces Richard’s business partner. Richard as a character is impulsive and has anger issues, wile Susan seems to be the level headed one and I quite liked her in the beginning.
Walther was the son who took up his father’s quest to find and kill Evelina and I expected much more from him in terms of action.
The story itself begins with how Evelina came to be and flips between the present day, her past and the lives of the other main characters. This happens every page or three and I am not a fan of it. It was reminiscent of reading a ‘you choose the scare’ goosebumps, which btw was a lot of hard work and used far too many fingers to keep the story straight. The story line also switches tenses making the writing choppy. Normally I’m not one to pay attention to minor plot holes, but some get on my nerves more than others. For example when Susan is talking to Walther about his brother:
“Richard also said you have an older brother, will he be at the funeral?”
“Erm yes, he will, he has flown over.”
“Younger or older?”
“What?”
“Your brother, is he younger or older than you?”
Keep in mind this is a conversation between exactly two people and furthermore if Walther’s brother was flying all the way there how come he’s never mentioned again. There were a lot of little pieces of information bestowed that had no relevance. With reference to the above conversation, this is when Susan figures out Walther’s older brother was conceived during the Resistance. I don’t know if this is supposed to mean something, am I supposed to care about a character mentioned only tangentially and then never mentioned again? A lot of the book could have been shortened and the story could have been made tighter.
Another problem I had was that the story was meant to take place in England but the voices didn’t sound English at all. There were no English colloquialisms used that I noticed and if not for the names of places I would never have pegged the setting as England.
I was especially not impressed by the first half of the book , but towards the second half it got much better. The story picked up pace and it was interesting to see how it would all play out. Cairo was by far my favorite character and I was a bit disappointed by her actions at the end.
If you’re a fan of dark stories, interspersed with murder, torture, incest and violence you will enjoy this book. Unfortunately it was just not for me.
February 3, 2017
An intriguing book about an ageless woman from Roman times living in present day UK, the people hunting her, and defenders. She feeds on the pain and suffering of others.
The characters are extremely well developed, the writing is excellent, and the plot compelling.
This a book or novel in length, much longer than a novella.
I've since read the second and third books in the series:
Evelina 1: "Love you to Death" -- 5 stars
Evelina 2: "We all die Alone" -- 5 stars
Evelina 3: "First Kill" -- 5 stars
I recommend this series to readers over age 16.
The characters are extremely well developed, the writing is excellent, and the plot compelling.
This a book or novel in length, much longer than a novella.
I've since read the second and third books in the series:
Evelina 1: "Love you to Death" -- 5 stars
Evelina 2: "We all die Alone" -- 5 stars
Evelina 3: "First Kill" -- 5 stars
I recommend this series to readers over age 16.
October 5, 2015
Evelina: Love you to Death, is the first book in the Evelina series. I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
As soon as I found out that this book was about a woman who fed off the suffering and pain of others, I was hooked. I needed to read this book, and I have to say, it did not disappoint. It may just be my new favourite novel, and I will definitely be continuing the series.
Evelina, or Eve as she’s commonly known as, feeds off other people’s misery and pain, sort of like a vampire with less teeth. She can sense their brainwaves, and this is how she keeps her youth. I found myself really liking Eve. Even though she has some questionable morals, Pearsall makes her human. She is a twinge psychotic, but it’s not as simple as black and white. She’s not presented as pure evil, as people seldom are in stories nowadays. We get to see all sides of the story, and even though half the characters are crazy, they all have their good and bad points. Except Sir Clive. He’s just a nut job.
The story is told in a series of flashes, rather than having a lot of chapters. I liked this method as it allowed for many different points of views, and it made it quite easy to follow the different storylines happening. We also get to see some of Eve’s past, how she came to be and what she did for the first bit of her life, which I found interesting. The flashes also move the book along at a good pace.
This book is rather dark, but I quite liked that about it. It doesn’t go overboard, though. There are descriptions of murder in the book but it’s not like it goes on and on. It’s just enough to get the point across and there are lots of other things that happen in the book besides murder. The opening scenes really set the tone for what kind of book it’s going to be. But amidst the darkness there are moments of compassion, and a few unlikely connections between characters. Like I said before, it’s not black and white, but life seldom is.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes dark thrillers, or is interested in reading something a little darker than they normally would.
As soon as I found out that this book was about a woman who fed off the suffering and pain of others, I was hooked. I needed to read this book, and I have to say, it did not disappoint. It may just be my new favourite novel, and I will definitely be continuing the series.
Evelina, or Eve as she’s commonly known as, feeds off other people’s misery and pain, sort of like a vampire with less teeth. She can sense their brainwaves, and this is how she keeps her youth. I found myself really liking Eve. Even though she has some questionable morals, Pearsall makes her human. She is a twinge psychotic, but it’s not as simple as black and white. She’s not presented as pure evil, as people seldom are in stories nowadays. We get to see all sides of the story, and even though half the characters are crazy, they all have their good and bad points. Except Sir Clive. He’s just a nut job.
The story is told in a series of flashes, rather than having a lot of chapters. I liked this method as it allowed for many different points of views, and it made it quite easy to follow the different storylines happening. We also get to see some of Eve’s past, how she came to be and what she did for the first bit of her life, which I found interesting. The flashes also move the book along at a good pace.
This book is rather dark, but I quite liked that about it. It doesn’t go overboard, though. There are descriptions of murder in the book but it’s not like it goes on and on. It’s just enough to get the point across and there are lots of other things that happen in the book besides murder. The opening scenes really set the tone for what kind of book it’s going to be. But amidst the darkness there are moments of compassion, and a few unlikely connections between characters. Like I said before, it’s not black and white, but life seldom is.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes dark thrillers, or is interested in reading something a little darker than they normally would.
September 13, 2015
Review copy provided by author in exchange for a candid review.
'The cover...' Walter handed the book back to Richard, '...is made of human skin.'
The peaceful life of people are disturbed when a serial killer strikes the city, slowly annihilating her selected prey. Every murder begins with romance, but soon enough, the monster reveals his true face. Richard and his wife, Susan, are disturbed by this; their friend might be in trouble. Their anguish only increased then their friend was killed. When Richard falls into the hands of the monster, the adventure begins. In nutshell, this is a judicious mixture of atrocious events in Richard's life.
'Dead men tell no tales. Or women.'
I'd do anything to read more books like this. This book is indeed horrifying. The plot is compelling and well developed. The only default I found was the characters sword too much. This, I've got to admit, does fit the situation sometimes, but that also means that it cannot be read by younger children.
'I think she murdered my parents.'
As mentioned above, the plot is intriguing. The characters have a definite personality, and they apparently are precisely how the author wants them to be. In addition to this, I personally love the names of the chapters.
'The cover...' Walter handed the book back to Richard, '...is made of human skin.'
The peaceful life of people are disturbed when a serial killer strikes the city, slowly annihilating her selected prey. Every murder begins with romance, but soon enough, the monster reveals his true face. Richard and his wife, Susan, are disturbed by this; their friend might be in trouble. Their anguish only increased then their friend was killed. When Richard falls into the hands of the monster, the adventure begins. In nutshell, this is a judicious mixture of atrocious events in Richard's life.
'Dead men tell no tales. Or women.'
I'd do anything to read more books like this. This book is indeed horrifying. The plot is compelling and well developed. The only default I found was the characters sword too much. This, I've got to admit, does fit the situation sometimes, but that also means that it cannot be read by younger children.
'I think she murdered my parents.'
As mentioned above, the plot is intriguing. The characters have a definite personality, and they apparently are precisely how the author wants them to be. In addition to this, I personally love the names of the chapters.
September 12, 2015
I found this to be quite the interesting read. Evelina is a being created, crafted. She is a mutation, needing life energy to survive. She's also a little better, and quite psychotic.
I would not call Evelina a vampire, especially with today's tropes of the super sexy vamps described so people swoon over them. Oh no. If anything, Evelina as vampire harkens back to the truer myths and legends of such fearsome creatures. However, how she behaves reminds me more of succubus lore.
I found Evelina to be unique. A person with a fascinating past that we get glimpses of. Despite her anti-hero/heroine tendency, I found that I really cared about her, and what happened to her. I've added the sequel novels to my reading queue!
I would not call Evelina a vampire, especially with today's tropes of the super sexy vamps described so people swoon over them. Oh no. If anything, Evelina as vampire harkens back to the truer myths and legends of such fearsome creatures. However, how she behaves reminds me more of succubus lore.
I found Evelina to be unique. A person with a fascinating past that we get glimpses of. Despite her anti-hero/heroine tendency, I found that I really cared about her, and what happened to her. I've added the sequel novels to my reading queue!
September 29, 2015
I must admit this was shockingly good. I didn't want to put it down. I love how the author creates a different type of "vampire" that doesn't suck blood but depends on the suffering of other people. There were some typos in my kindle copy but it didn't take away from Eve's story. This book tells parts of her story by timeframes of past and present. Eve is very interesting and has been through a lot. I can't wait to read the second one!
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