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The Accidental Turn #0.5
Ghosts
For seventeen years, Bevel Dom has been the author of his own story. Or, rather, he's been the author of The Tales of Kintyre Turn, the illustrated scrolls chronicling his adventures as first the squire, then the colleague, and then finally the friend of legendary hero Kintyre Turn. But there are some stories that Bevel doesn't write down, doesn't tell to eager audiences of bright-eyed boys and sighing bar wenches in taverns. Some he simply folds into his heart and keeps. This is one of those tales.
In this prequel novella, fans of The Accidental Turn Series are offered a glimpse into the lives of Bevel Dom and Kintyre Turn shortly before their arrival at Turn Hall and the events that follow, further expanding upon the world and characters seen in The Untold Tale and the the upcoming sequel, The Forgotten Tale, coming Summer 2016.
In this prequel novella, fans of The Accidental Turn Series are offered a glimpse into the lives of Bevel Dom and Kintyre Turn shortly before their arrival at Turn Hall and the events that follow, further expanding upon the world and characters seen in The Untold Tale and the the upcoming sequel, The Forgotten Tale, coming Summer 2016.
- GenresFantasy
110 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 4, 2016
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About the author
J.M. Frey
32 books208 followersFrey is an award-winning author and lapsed academic. She spent three years as the entertainment contributor on AMI Radio's Live From Studio 5 morning show, and was an occasional talking head in documentaries and on the SPACE Channel's premier chat show InnerSPACE. She holds a BA in Dramatic Literature and an MA in Communications Culture, and has lectured at conferences and conventions all around the world.
Her debut novel TRIPTYCH was nominated for two Lambda Literary Awards and garnered a place among the Best Books of 2011 from Publishers Weekly, and TIME AND TIDE was named one of The New York Times’ Best Romances of the Year.
She lives in Toronto where she is surrounded by houseplants, because she is allergic to anything with fur. Like her main character in NINE-TENTHS, she is also allergic to chocolate. But not wine.
Her debut novel TRIPTYCH was nominated for two Lambda Literary Awards and garnered a place among the Best Books of 2011 from Publishers Weekly, and TIME AND TIDE was named one of The New York Times’ Best Romances of the Year.
She lives in Toronto where she is surrounded by houseplants, because she is allergic to anything with fur. Like her main character in NINE-TENTHS, she is also allergic to chocolate. But not wine.
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June 27, 2017
Review can be found on *Milky Way of Books*
There has been a lot of bookish raving from my side about "The Untold Tale", the high fantasy meta-fiction novel by J. M. Frey. This is a book I would love to see very much turned into a TV series, just like "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas.
I have used it in the Feature & Follow Friday and sometimes I am having an Internet/Tumblr/Pinterest expedition just to find pieces of fanart.
"Ghosts" is the prequel novella which follows the duo of Kintyre Turn and his friend Bevel. Kintyre is the older brother of Forsyth, the main character from "The Untold Tale", and he relishes on his fame as this world's hero.
Told by Bevel's POV, who writes down their adventures, we take a peek into his inner world and the strife he feels for both the adventures he has with Kintyre as also his feelings for him. If you have read the first book you will understand how perfecty Frey brings the 'labels' of society into her own story and moreover through the scope of a high fantasy world.
True, there were many emotional moments and sarcasm in Bevel's voice. He is the voice of reason when Kintyre is too stupid to realize and I found the turn of events in this novella quite funny. Though I don't usually review the novellas I read, I believe that this one is the best break you can have until the release of the next book of the series!
There has been a lot of bookish raving from my side about "The Untold Tale", the high fantasy meta-fiction novel by J. M. Frey. This is a book I would love to see very much turned into a TV series, just like "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas.
I have used it in the Feature & Follow Friday and sometimes I am having an Internet/Tumblr/Pinterest expedition just to find pieces of fanart.
"Ghosts" is the prequel novella which follows the duo of Kintyre Turn and his friend Bevel. Kintyre is the older brother of Forsyth, the main character from "The Untold Tale", and he relishes on his fame as this world's hero.
Told by Bevel's POV, who writes down their adventures, we take a peek into his inner world and the strife he feels for both the adventures he has with Kintyre as also his feelings for him. If you have read the first book you will understand how perfecty Frey brings the 'labels' of society into her own story and moreover through the scope of a high fantasy world.
True, there were many emotional moments and sarcasm in Bevel's voice. He is the voice of reason when Kintyre is too stupid to realize and I found the turn of events in this novella quite funny. Though I don't usually review the novellas I read, I believe that this one is the best break you can have until the release of the next book of the series!
February 28, 2018
I do not like to read short stories unless they are part of a series and if I have read the books in the series. Thankfully, I have read the first two books of The Accidental Turn series. So I had no issues following Ghosts storyline.
Ghosts are set in the kingdom of Hain which in turn is set in the book “The Tales of Kintyre Turn“. Told from Bevel’s first-person perspective, I learned that Bevel was in love with Kintyre. Kintyre only acknowledged his feelings for Bevel during the many threesomes that they shared. Bevel has had to settle for being Kintyre’s best friend instead of lover. Bevel is growing tired of living a lie. After a disastrous adventure, Bevel and Kintyre are summoned home. Can Bevel gather enough courage to tell Kintyre how he feels about him? Or will he be forever destined to Kintyre’s adventuring companion?
I liked Bevel. I will admit, my view of him was a bit skewed. I still hadn’t gotten over certain events in the earlier books. But that was cleared up when I read and realized how much he loved Kintyre. I don’t think I truly got it until I read this book. I didn’t like how he viewed Forsyth. But, going with when this story takes place, I can understand why he had a negative perspective of Forsyth.
Kintyre, I wanted to shake some sense into him. How could he not know how Bevel felt about him??? Even complete strangers could see that. He did remind me of an overgrown child during parts of the story. He rushed into situations without assessing them and he didn’t listen to Bevel at all. But, regardless of all that, I did like him. I got more understanding of his character and why he was such a bully to Forsyth.
The secondary characters were the backbone of Ghosts. It was these characters that gave this short story the extra oomph that it needed.
I stated in earlier reviews, I thought that the LGBTQIA characters were very well represented. I loved that same-sex marriages (ie jumping the broom) were accepted as normal.
I can’t get into the end of Ghosts without revealing important plot details from the full-length books. Let’s say that I was happy with the way everything turned out!!
Pros of Ghosts:
A) Got to know Bevel and Kintyre better
B) Got to see more of Hain and its inhabitants
C) The secondary characters
Cons of Ghosts:
A) Kintyre being so obtuse
B) Bevel not being true to himself and hiding his feelings for Kintyre
C) Going after the ghost!!!
I would give Ghosts an Older Teen rating. I would suggest that no one under the age of 16 read it. There are mild violence and mild sexual situations. Nothing that gets into depth. There are no trigger warnings for Ghosts. So safe for everyone to read.
Ghosts is a short story that I would reread. I would recommend to family and friends.
Ghosts are set in the kingdom of Hain which in turn is set in the book “The Tales of Kintyre Turn“. Told from Bevel’s first-person perspective, I learned that Bevel was in love with Kintyre. Kintyre only acknowledged his feelings for Bevel during the many threesomes that they shared. Bevel has had to settle for being Kintyre’s best friend instead of lover. Bevel is growing tired of living a lie. After a disastrous adventure, Bevel and Kintyre are summoned home. Can Bevel gather enough courage to tell Kintyre how he feels about him? Or will he be forever destined to Kintyre’s adventuring companion?
I liked Bevel. I will admit, my view of him was a bit skewed. I still hadn’t gotten over certain events in the earlier books. But that was cleared up when I read and realized how much he loved Kintyre. I don’t think I truly got it until I read this book. I didn’t like how he viewed Forsyth. But, going with when this story takes place, I can understand why he had a negative perspective of Forsyth.
Kintyre, I wanted to shake some sense into him. How could he not know how Bevel felt about him??? Even complete strangers could see that. He did remind me of an overgrown child during parts of the story. He rushed into situations without assessing them and he didn’t listen to Bevel at all. But, regardless of all that, I did like him. I got more understanding of his character and why he was such a bully to Forsyth.
The secondary characters were the backbone of Ghosts. It was these characters that gave this short story the extra oomph that it needed.
I stated in earlier reviews, I thought that the LGBTQIA characters were very well represented. I loved that same-sex marriages (ie jumping the broom) were accepted as normal.
I can’t get into the end of Ghosts without revealing important plot details from the full-length books. Let’s say that I was happy with the way everything turned out!!
Pros of Ghosts:
A) Got to know Bevel and Kintyre better
B) Got to see more of Hain and its inhabitants
C) The secondary characters
Cons of Ghosts:
A) Kintyre being so obtuse
B) Bevel not being true to himself and hiding his feelings for Kintyre
C) Going after the ghost!!!
I would give Ghosts an Older Teen rating. I would suggest that no one under the age of 16 read it. There are mild violence and mild sexual situations. Nothing that gets into depth. There are no trigger warnings for Ghosts. So safe for everyone to read.
Ghosts is a short story that I would reread. I would recommend to family and friends.
July 10, 2017
4.5 stars
Full review at Just Love
I am a big fan of The Accidental Turn series. If you haven’t read it but would like to know more, check out my review of the first two books here. When I finished reading The Forgotten Tale I wanted to know more of Kintyre and Bevel’s story so you can imagine my delight when I learned about these novellas.
Just as with The Untold Tale and The Forgotten Tale, Frey continues the story in the gorgeous world she has built. This is the stuff of epic fantasies but written for the modern reader. If high fantasy is your thing I urge you to consider giving these books a try. I found it effortless to get completely lost in the story as if I were one of the characters, adventuring, fighting evil-doers, and falling in love.
Oh how my heart aches for Bevel Dom as the unresolved sexual tension in this prequel is so intense it nearly brought me to tears. Bevel is a bard who has become well known for the tales he tells of his and Kintyre’s adventures but what he never writes down is just how strongly he feels for his hero. If you’ve ever been in a situation where you felt that the feelings you have for your crush were unrequited then this story will really hit home for you. Being an outsider looking in, I wished I could talk to Bevel to show him some of the signs from Kin that he just wasn’t seeing. If you are familiar with this type of situation you’ll know that it’s sometimes hard to get a clear picture of what your love interest is thinking when there are so many thoughts of doubt running through your mind. For a fantasy, I felt that the emotions Bevel shares with us were completely relatable and written extremely well. It almost feels hopeless at times, and I don’t want to spoil you, but I will say that reading the other books would be a wise way to get through this and not feel completely gutted by the ending.
Because that’s just the thing. The book just ends and I was like “Noooooooo” because I needed to know more. Surely it couldn’t end there, right? But in order to fit with the timeline it had to so you’ll be relieved to know that there is more in the second novella and it’s already available.
Overall I think Frey does an incredible job of describing the details with vivid clarity. Between that, the worldbuilding and the unique storyline I feel this is an A+ series and I can’t wait to read more of it.
Full review at Just Love
I am a big fan of The Accidental Turn series. If you haven’t read it but would like to know more, check out my review of the first two books here. When I finished reading The Forgotten Tale I wanted to know more of Kintyre and Bevel’s story so you can imagine my delight when I learned about these novellas.
Just as with The Untold Tale and The Forgotten Tale, Frey continues the story in the gorgeous world she has built. This is the stuff of epic fantasies but written for the modern reader. If high fantasy is your thing I urge you to consider giving these books a try. I found it effortless to get completely lost in the story as if I were one of the characters, adventuring, fighting evil-doers, and falling in love.
Oh how my heart aches for Bevel Dom as the unresolved sexual tension in this prequel is so intense it nearly brought me to tears. Bevel is a bard who has become well known for the tales he tells of his and Kintyre’s adventures but what he never writes down is just how strongly he feels for his hero. If you’ve ever been in a situation where you felt that the feelings you have for your crush were unrequited then this story will really hit home for you. Being an outsider looking in, I wished I could talk to Bevel to show him some of the signs from Kin that he just wasn’t seeing. If you are familiar with this type of situation you’ll know that it’s sometimes hard to get a clear picture of what your love interest is thinking when there are so many thoughts of doubt running through your mind. For a fantasy, I felt that the emotions Bevel shares with us were completely relatable and written extremely well. It almost feels hopeless at times, and I don’t want to spoil you, but I will say that reading the other books would be a wise way to get through this and not feel completely gutted by the ending.
Because that’s just the thing. The book just ends and I was like “Noooooooo” because I needed to know more. Surely it couldn’t end there, right? But in order to fit with the timeline it had to so you’ll be relieved to know that there is more in the second novella and it’s already available.
Overall I think Frey does an incredible job of describing the details with vivid clarity. Between that, the worldbuilding and the unique storyline I feel this is an A+ series and I can’t wait to read more of it.
April 20, 2016
First, let me just say that I adore Frey’s work. Not only is it intelligent, inclusive, and well-written, it’s also a refreshingly solid addition to the fantasy genre and a heck of a lot of fun. It’s the perfect example of fantasy written for modern times, with all the charm and appeal of its predecessors, and none of the staleness. And as a long-time fan of the fantasy genre, that trait alone is highly appealing.
But I think the thing that truly sets Frey’s work apart is the depth of emotional resonance she manages to pack into everything, be it novel or short story — or, in this case, novella. Written in the same fluid, yet classic-feeling style as the rest of the series, Ghosts gives readers a look into the inner mind of one Bevel Dom, sidekick to the infamous Kintyre Turn. Happening just before the events of The Untold Tale, Ghosts lays the groundwork for one of the novel’s “twists,” and expands upon the richly textured world of the series as a whole.
Bevel’s voice sings off the page with lively (and sometimes crass) wit, a stark contrast to the more refined notes Frey gave us in Forsyth, and the ensuing shenanigans paint a layer of the ridiculous over what is actually a rather heart-wrenching tale. Those who have read the novel will find the insight into the lives of Forsyth’s heroic brother and his lesser-known squire to be a satisfying extension of the arc seen in The Untold Tale. But you don’t have to read the novel to enjoy this small taste of the series. It can most definitely be read as a standalone, and I highly recommend that anyone looking for a new voice in fantasy give this novella a try. It packs a lot of punch for little investment and will introduce you to what is potentially one of the best new fantasy series out there. And I don’t just say that because I happened to have the honor of editing it, I truly believe that Frey’s work is not to be missed.
**Disclaimer: As stated above, I was the acquiring editor for this title; however, all opinions stated are my own and were not influenced by bias or compensation.**
But I think the thing that truly sets Frey’s work apart is the depth of emotional resonance she manages to pack into everything, be it novel or short story — or, in this case, novella. Written in the same fluid, yet classic-feeling style as the rest of the series, Ghosts gives readers a look into the inner mind of one Bevel Dom, sidekick to the infamous Kintyre Turn. Happening just before the events of The Untold Tale, Ghosts lays the groundwork for one of the novel’s “twists,” and expands upon the richly textured world of the series as a whole.
Bevel’s voice sings off the page with lively (and sometimes crass) wit, a stark contrast to the more refined notes Frey gave us in Forsyth, and the ensuing shenanigans paint a layer of the ridiculous over what is actually a rather heart-wrenching tale. Those who have read the novel will find the insight into the lives of Forsyth’s heroic brother and his lesser-known squire to be a satisfying extension of the arc seen in The Untold Tale. But you don’t have to read the novel to enjoy this small taste of the series. It can most definitely be read as a standalone, and I highly recommend that anyone looking for a new voice in fantasy give this novella a try. It packs a lot of punch for little investment and will introduce you to what is potentially one of the best new fantasy series out there. And I don’t just say that because I happened to have the honor of editing it, I truly believe that Frey’s work is not to be missed.
**Disclaimer: As stated above, I was the acquiring editor for this title; however, all opinions stated are my own and were not influenced by bias or compensation.**
December 24, 2017
It is fitting, I suppose, to have saved this tale for reading last; to have picked it up immediately upon finishing the third book in The Accidental Turn Trilogy. I would highly recommend that others do as I have and save this tale of Kintyre Turn for last. Although the events occur before the first book, THE UNTOLD TALE, to read it in its chronology would truly spoil appreciation of a most unique book.
After reading the last book, THE SILENCED TALE, I had but one wish, well two actually. One of them was to read adventures from the Scrolls of Bevel Dom. This, in its way, is just such a narrative.
J. M. Frey is a writer for this age, this twenty-first century that is moving very quickly both backwards and forwards. She deals quite eloquently with all the issues of human rights with which we grapple today. I have long thought that to understand the human condition one must read good fiction. It gives perspective outside the realm of day to day while preserving the emotions that are so prominent around the issues.
It is my wish to travel once again in the land of Hain to better understand this crazy world in which we live.
After reading the last book, THE SILENCED TALE, I had but one wish, well two actually. One of them was to read adventures from the Scrolls of Bevel Dom. This, in its way, is just such a narrative.
J. M. Frey is a writer for this age, this twenty-first century that is moving very quickly both backwards and forwards. She deals quite eloquently with all the issues of human rights with which we grapple today. I have long thought that to understand the human condition one must read good fiction. It gives perspective outside the realm of day to day while preserving the emotions that are so prominent around the issues.
It is my wish to travel once again in the land of Hain to better understand this crazy world in which we live.
July 4, 2016
Have you ever liked someone who doesn’t like you back? Everyone has and it’s the worst. Especially if they’re the same gender as you.
Ghosts is a prequel novella to J. M. Frey’s The Untold Tale and delves into the secret feelings one of the book’s characters and I loved it. It was great giving him a voice and getting to know one of the books relationships from the inside on a deeper level. And the story weaves in some action to keep the fantasy world from the main book alive.
I’m purposely not saying who the book’s about because spoilers, but if you’ve read The Untold Tale you can guess which relationship is explored, and it’s great. J. M. Frey does such a great job of encapsulating the feeling of loving someone who doesn’t love you back and my emotions were on high alert all the way through.
Ghosts is a prequel novella to J. M. Frey’s The Untold Tale and delves into the secret feelings one of the book’s characters and I loved it. It was great giving him a voice and getting to know one of the books relationships from the inside on a deeper level. And the story weaves in some action to keep the fantasy world from the main book alive.
I’m purposely not saying who the book’s about because spoilers, but if you’ve read The Untold Tale you can guess which relationship is explored, and it’s great. J. M. Frey does such a great job of encapsulating the feeling of loving someone who doesn’t love you back and my emotions were on high alert all the way through.
October 23, 2016
See my full review at wadingthroughbooks.wordpress.com!
J.M. sent me an ebook ARC of her upcoming novel, The Forgotten Tale, and I bought Ghosts to fill in the blanks between the first and second books in the series. It takes place during The Untold Tale, right before Kintyre and Bevel go to Turn Hall and meet Lucy Piper and Forsythe Turn, and it also connects with events that take place in The Forgotten Tale.
This time when I was talking to J.M. I told her that Ghosts made me sympathize with the little hedgehog (Bevel). I told her that he reminds me of a “grumpy, make, middle-aged Gabrielle” from Xena: Warrior Princess. “Especially the episode where they’re traveling and you see the unglamorous side of heroes, where they fight about using Gabrielle’s scrolls as toilet paper and her best pan as a weapon. Where you see that they’ve been together long enough to drive each other nuts, but they still stay together because they can’t be apart after so long.” (For the record, I was talking about the episode A Day in the Life) J.M. asked me use that exact analogy in the review, so here you go.
As the storyteller, Bevel has always been the second fiddle to Kintyre. Kintyre is the hero, the one everyone wants to hear about. Bevel is the sidekick, the one who helps fight the extra minions while Kintyre fights the Big Bad, the one who tells the stories to the adoring crowds afterwards so Kintyre doesn’t seem like he’s bragging about what he did and can just not-so-graciously accept the accolades, the one who cleans up all of Kintyre’s messes because he really is pretty self-involved. Ghosts is where Bevel finally gets a voice to tell his own story, even though it is still all about Kintyre. It’s not precisely that Bevel minds–he just wants people to acknowledge his contribution, he doesn’t want to diminish Kintyre’s glory. More importantly, he wants Kintyre to acknowledge what they are to each other. Seventeen years…that’s a long time together. Seventeen years of fighting, of traveling, of being honoured by kings and seduced by beautiful women together. Seventeen years of eating together, sleeping together, bathing together. Of fighting over whose turn it is to do the laundry–well, who took the last clean shirt? Did you remember to buy the supplies? No, it was your turn, and you forgot to buy the flour so I can make bread. Have you seen my dagger? No, not that one, the other one. Have we passed by this farm before? Yes, we did, and we slept with the farmer’s oldest beautiful daughter, so let’s leave quickly before they find out we’re here again. Seventeen years of you smell like a dead dragon–yeah, well that’s because we killed a dragon and you’re covered in blood too. After that long, either you love someone, or you kill them. Some days the choice between the two may rest on the flip of a coin.
Ghosts is entertaining as a stand-alone story in a larger universe, but where it shines is as a connection, as a bridge between the novels and as an interlude that serves to give the reader (and the Reader) a deeper understanding of the character that would bog down the action of the novel. It’s a bonus, an extra scene on the DVD–not necessary, but a pleasure, especially to the completist who wants to read EVERYTHING set in that world. And since it’s available now, it’s something to keep you occupied until The Forgotten Tale is released on December 6. If you love the land of Hain, you won’t regret meeting this Ghost.
J.M. sent me an ebook ARC of her upcoming novel, The Forgotten Tale, and I bought Ghosts to fill in the blanks between the first and second books in the series. It takes place during The Untold Tale, right before Kintyre and Bevel go to Turn Hall and meet Lucy Piper and Forsythe Turn, and it also connects with events that take place in The Forgotten Tale.
This time when I was talking to J.M. I told her that Ghosts made me sympathize with the little hedgehog (Bevel). I told her that he reminds me of a “grumpy, make, middle-aged Gabrielle” from Xena: Warrior Princess. “Especially the episode where they’re traveling and you see the unglamorous side of heroes, where they fight about using Gabrielle’s scrolls as toilet paper and her best pan as a weapon. Where you see that they’ve been together long enough to drive each other nuts, but they still stay together because they can’t be apart after so long.” (For the record, I was talking about the episode A Day in the Life) J.M. asked me use that exact analogy in the review, so here you go.
As the storyteller, Bevel has always been the second fiddle to Kintyre. Kintyre is the hero, the one everyone wants to hear about. Bevel is the sidekick, the one who helps fight the extra minions while Kintyre fights the Big Bad, the one who tells the stories to the adoring crowds afterwards so Kintyre doesn’t seem like he’s bragging about what he did and can just not-so-graciously accept the accolades, the one who cleans up all of Kintyre’s messes because he really is pretty self-involved. Ghosts is where Bevel finally gets a voice to tell his own story, even though it is still all about Kintyre. It’s not precisely that Bevel minds–he just wants people to acknowledge his contribution, he doesn’t want to diminish Kintyre’s glory. More importantly, he wants Kintyre to acknowledge what they are to each other. Seventeen years…that’s a long time together. Seventeen years of fighting, of traveling, of being honoured by kings and seduced by beautiful women together. Seventeen years of eating together, sleeping together, bathing together. Of fighting over whose turn it is to do the laundry–well, who took the last clean shirt? Did you remember to buy the supplies? No, it was your turn, and you forgot to buy the flour so I can make bread. Have you seen my dagger? No, not that one, the other one. Have we passed by this farm before? Yes, we did, and we slept with the farmer’s oldest beautiful daughter, so let’s leave quickly before they find out we’re here again. Seventeen years of you smell like a dead dragon–yeah, well that’s because we killed a dragon and you’re covered in blood too. After that long, either you love someone, or you kill them. Some days the choice between the two may rest on the flip of a coin.
Ghosts is entertaining as a stand-alone story in a larger universe, but where it shines is as a connection, as a bridge between the novels and as an interlude that serves to give the reader (and the Reader) a deeper understanding of the character that would bog down the action of the novel. It’s a bonus, an extra scene on the DVD–not necessary, but a pleasure, especially to the completist who wants to read EVERYTHING set in that world. And since it’s available now, it’s something to keep you occupied until The Forgotten Tale is released on December 6. If you love the land of Hain, you won’t regret meeting this Ghost.
July 4, 2017
I feel like I'm shortchanging this story by giving it only 3-stars. Yet at the same time, I wasn't terribly excited about it as I read it.
This is mostly because I read it out of sequence. It probably shouldn't matter since this prequel novella (stated as #0.5) was obviously only releasedafter #1 The Untold Tale (duh) and #2 The Forgotten Tale. BUTTTT I read it after reading #2.5 Arrivals which really was the culmination of everything that happens in Ghosts.
At any rate, it feels a little waffly overall. Because poor Bevel is so tortured in this one and he can't do anything about it because Kin is that oblivious. (Whether it really is that waffly or whether it's because I know how the whole thing turns out is another matter altogether. I don't know and I'm not inclined to try and tease it out.)
Still, as an origins story, it's not bad. We find out a bit more about Mandikin, the ghost that features in one of the stories (#1, I think? I forget) though that's not really the plot at all. Actually, I don't know if there is a plot other than Bevel pining. And maybe that's part of my disgruntlement.
This is mostly because I read it out of sequence. It probably shouldn't matter since this prequel novella (stated as #0.5) was obviously only releasedafter #1 The Untold Tale (duh) and #2 The Forgotten Tale. BUTTTT I read it after reading #2.5 Arrivals which really was the culmination of everything that happens in Ghosts.
At any rate, it feels a little waffly overall. Because poor Bevel is so tortured in this one and he can't do anything about it because Kin is that oblivious. (Whether it really is that waffly or whether it's because I know how the whole thing turns out is another matter altogether. I don't know and I'm not inclined to try and tease it out.)
Still, as an origins story, it's not bad. We find out a bit more about Mandikin, the ghost that features in one of the stories (#1, I think? I forget) though that's not really the plot at all. Actually, I don't know if there is a plot other than Bevel pining. And maybe that's part of my disgruntlement.
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