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Erinyes
She Wanted Thousands of Followers. Now There Is One She Can Never Shake Off.
When a sheltered teenager starts noticing a hazy face following her in her photographs, she begins to investigate an urban legend. But will she uncover the truth when she gets in trouble with a technology corporation, when an enigmatic hacker starts telling her conspiracy theories and when the hazy face becomes all too real and starts chasing her non-stop?
A modern retelling of Antonioni’s Blow Up, Erinyes mixes the selfie generation with sci-fi elements to uncover a conspiracy.
From ScifiSelect: "A new kind of nightmare to haunt your restless nights…"
Do you want to know what’s next for the inexperienced self-adoring Mahi? Do you wanna meet the Erinyes? Then read this unique young adult horror story that toys with the very concept of narcissism.
When a sheltered teenager starts noticing a hazy face following her in her photographs, she begins to investigate an urban legend. But will she uncover the truth when she gets in trouble with a technology corporation, when an enigmatic hacker starts telling her conspiracy theories and when the hazy face becomes all too real and starts chasing her non-stop?
A modern retelling of Antonioni’s Blow Up, Erinyes mixes the selfie generation with sci-fi elements to uncover a conspiracy.
From ScifiSelect: "A new kind of nightmare to haunt your restless nights…"
Do you want to know what’s next for the inexperienced self-adoring Mahi? Do you wanna meet the Erinyes? Then read this unique young adult horror story that toys with the very concept of narcissism.
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2015
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George Saoulidis
216 books596 followersGeorge Saoulidis writes sci-fi with a mythic twist—ancient Greek gods, cyberpunk futures, and the occasional romantic comedy. Based in Athens, he’s the creator of God Complex, Cyberpink, and dozens of quirky, unsettling stories. If it’s weird, witty, or a little icky, it’s probably his.
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March 6, 2019
I wanted to DNF this book at least 10 times. And this says a lot!
The ending was awful, because it had no closure, a lot of questions were unanswered and the story was lacking a lot of details to even begin to be interesting.
The ending was awful, because it had no closure, a lot of questions were unanswered and the story was lacking a lot of details to even begin to be interesting.
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June 13, 2018Erinyes is a story that's been haunting me (get it?) for years. It's a young adult story so it might not appeal to an older reader, but I believe it works well for the selfie generation. The idea came from Antonioni's Blow Up, a film in which a photographer who is a seriously punchable person sees some clues about a murder in his photos, and blows them up (that's ancient talk for zoom in). I thought of a story about a girl who finds something weird in her selfies. Selfies lead to narcissism. Narcissism leads to the dark side. And the Erinyes get you.
May 22, 2018
Mahi is given a new mobile phone by her father. She's a popular blogger and so the company's aim is for her to promote the phone and its new functions.
I really enjoyed the development of this story. This is about her phone - but the technology is so very believable.
Apart from the great phone technology, there is a second theme through the book. Mahi is doing some study but then life gets a lot more complicated. Erinyes is the goddess of vengeance - but I'm not sure what Mahi had done to cause the vengeance. Overall, I enjoyed this book.
I really enjoyed the development of this story. This is about her phone - but the technology is so very believable.
Apart from the great phone technology, there is a second theme through the book. Mahi is doing some study but then life gets a lot more complicated. Erinyes is the goddess of vengeance - but I'm not sure what Mahi had done to cause the vengeance. Overall, I enjoyed this book.
August 13, 2023
Fun teen urban legend story. It's like something from Creep Show or something similar.
January 25, 2018
This was acquired through a recent Scifi promotion. It is quite a good story. Every now and then the author would use a Greek word that I had no idea what its meaning is. Wierd. Otherwise its an oddly compelling novel.
May 22, 2018
Egotistical Mahi is beyond ecstatic when she's presented with a new phone by her father; it's top of the line and a new model, one that offers tech never yet seen before. However unbeknownst to the selfie-loving youth, there's more to the phone than meets the eye.
(WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers.)
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to George Saoulidis for giving me the opportunity!
Initially the synopsis caught my eye when I was first directed to this novella; it sounded like just what I wanted at the time - a creepy tale, something to pull me in and keep me entertained. In this case, it was of a frightening Greek deity stalking her victim through phone selfies (of all things, but why not?), perhaps even escalating to increasingly terrifying events, or at least that's what I expected. I was optimistic, very much so, however the execution proved less than thrilling and failed to induce the desired effects; irritation rather than fear, boredom rather than interest. I'm being brutally honest here, in that I didn't consider it a finished work, but rather a draft piece that could've been largely improved upon.
Indeed technology has become a very significant aspect of life, and I'm sure it'll continue to evolve and play a major role in everything we do, but due to the main characters obsessive and downright unhealthy attitude toward social media, I found it difficult to read her narrative. I even questioned; are the adolescents of today really like this, or is this merely an exaggeration? Do underage girls continuously post pictures of themselves for the attention of older men, and depend upon "likes" for their happiness?
It's sad, because I know the answer. All I have to do is take a look at Facebook, or some other similar website.
Mahi was such a dislikeable person. Utterly childish, painfully narcissistic and ridiculously naive, I didn't come to care for her at all. I'm all for teenagers as main protagonists, but when they're portrayed in such a way that makes me want to gouge my eyes out, then I know there's very little that can save the book in terms of my enjoyment. As for the few other characters (her two friends, mostly), they left little impression and ultimately added very little overall.
I feel that with some proper editing and development upon the storytelling, then perhaps this could've been a decent read. As it was, it lacked the build-up of tension and anything remotely eerie. The plot and ending could've been more fleshed out; the ending itself was abrupt and offered no closure. I can't say, even if I had of liked the story, that I would've been satisfied with the conclusion. No questions were answered (what did the phone have to do with anything?), and all in all, it was disappointing.
In conclusion: Like many indie works I read these days, it suffers from grammatical errors and has an unfinished feel to it. I deeply disliked the main character and I feel she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It could've been improved greatly with a little TLC, but otherwise I consider this not my type of book.
© Red Lace 2016
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(WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers.)
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to George Saoulidis for giving me the opportunity!
Initially the synopsis caught my eye when I was first directed to this novella; it sounded like just what I wanted at the time - a creepy tale, something to pull me in and keep me entertained. In this case, it was of a frightening Greek deity stalking her victim through phone selfies (of all things, but why not?), perhaps even escalating to increasingly terrifying events, or at least that's what I expected. I was optimistic, very much so, however the execution proved less than thrilling and failed to induce the desired effects; irritation rather than fear, boredom rather than interest. I'm being brutally honest here, in that I didn't consider it a finished work, but rather a draft piece that could've been largely improved upon.
Indeed technology has become a very significant aspect of life, and I'm sure it'll continue to evolve and play a major role in everything we do, but due to the main characters obsessive and downright unhealthy attitude toward social media, I found it difficult to read her narrative. I even questioned; are the adolescents of today really like this, or is this merely an exaggeration? Do underage girls continuously post pictures of themselves for the attention of older men, and depend upon "likes" for their happiness?
It's sad, because I know the answer. All I have to do is take a look at Facebook, or some other similar website.
Mahi was such a dislikeable person. Utterly childish, painfully narcissistic and ridiculously naive, I didn't come to care for her at all. I'm all for teenagers as main protagonists, but when they're portrayed in such a way that makes me want to gouge my eyes out, then I know there's very little that can save the book in terms of my enjoyment. As for the few other characters (her two friends, mostly), they left little impression and ultimately added very little overall.
I feel that with some proper editing and development upon the storytelling, then perhaps this could've been a decent read. As it was, it lacked the build-up of tension and anything remotely eerie. The plot and ending could've been more fleshed out; the ending itself was abrupt and offered no closure. I can't say, even if I had of liked the story, that I would've been satisfied with the conclusion. No questions were answered (what did the phone have to do with anything?), and all in all, it was disappointing.
In conclusion: Like many indie works I read these days, it suffers from grammatical errors and has an unfinished feel to it. I deeply disliked the main character and I feel she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It could've been improved greatly with a little TLC, but otherwise I consider this not my type of book.
© Red Lace 2016
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November 18, 2016
I'd picked up this novella in an InstaFreebie promo as the cover and blurb had caught my attention and promised a creepy, entertaining tale.
The story had a good idea overall, a Creepypasta for the selfie generation, and some good social commentary, but sadly there were a number of issues holding it back. I hate to be negative, but I feel honesty is more important in helping indie authors hone their craft. To me, this novella felt like a first or second draft, from the numerous grammar issues, mixed pacing, formatting issues, and lack of plot and character depth -- which could have been addressed in a developmental edit or with beta readers and smoothed out.
The main reason for the low rating is that the tension and creeping fear just wasn't there, and thus, didn't deliver the story that was promised. The Erinyes appears, Mahi runs away. Repeat. Even when the Erinyes does manage to touch her, we see no consequence.
The ending just sort of happens without any closure or answering anything of what happened. What was Hermes planning? Why did they want the Erinyes killing their customers? How did they learn how to do this? This jarred me quite a bit as Mahi seems to so quickly just 'adapt' to living her life in 109 minute segments.
With further work on giving the characters more likable traits, smoothing out the pacing, and building atmosphere, this could be an enjoyable read, but in its current state, feels too rushed and rough.
The story had a good idea overall, a Creepypasta for the selfie generation, and some good social commentary, but sadly there were a number of issues holding it back. I hate to be negative, but I feel honesty is more important in helping indie authors hone their craft. To me, this novella felt like a first or second draft, from the numerous grammar issues, mixed pacing, formatting issues, and lack of plot and character depth -- which could have been addressed in a developmental edit or with beta readers and smoothed out.
The main reason for the low rating is that the tension and creeping fear just wasn't there, and thus, didn't deliver the story that was promised. The Erinyes appears, Mahi runs away. Repeat. Even when the Erinyes does manage to touch her, we see no consequence.
The ending just sort of happens without any closure or answering anything of what happened. What was Hermes planning? Why did they want the Erinyes killing their customers? How did they learn how to do this? This jarred me quite a bit as Mahi seems to so quickly just 'adapt' to living her life in 109 minute segments.
With further work on giving the characters more likable traits, smoothing out the pacing, and building atmosphere, this could be an enjoyable read, but in its current state, feels too rushed and rough.
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