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Nighthawks
The night Dara and Trinity find a boy hanging from the ceiling of Owensboro’s abandoned hospital, covered head to foot in bitemarks, Dara knows something is not quite right in her town. With a bit of digging, she discovers it's not just one body, or two, but a dead parade trailing back for years. Ludicrously, people whisper of vampires, monsters, and the cult that worships them.
Trinity doesn’t care as much as Dara does. Doesn't see it. She’s caught in her own mind. She loves all things bad for her, starting with Jai Sylvia. They play a game of cat and mouse, run just as fast and just as dangerous. Even when she knows she’s being herded into the dark, Trinity stumbles on, thinking she’s desperate for the conclusion.
When the danger changes direction and Dara and Trinity find themselves facing down a foe so much worse than they previously imagined, they have to make a choice: blissful ignorance, or violence.
Trinity doesn’t care as much as Dara does. Doesn't see it. She’s caught in her own mind. She loves all things bad for her, starting with Jai Sylvia. They play a game of cat and mouse, run just as fast and just as dangerous. Even when she knows she’s being herded into the dark, Trinity stumbles on, thinking she’s desperate for the conclusion.
When the danger changes direction and Dara and Trinity find themselves facing down a foe so much worse than they previously imagined, they have to make a choice: blissful ignorance, or violence.
171 pages, ebook
Published October 1, 2021
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Kaitlin Corvus
13 books23 followersKaitlin Corvus is from Ontario, Canada. The north holds the best part of her. She writes about nobodies, monsters, and gutter glitter, loves the stars, the deep dark sea, and a good horror mystery.
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March 18, 2022
I always enjoy a book that is dark and creepy, filled with horror and packed with suspense, and Nighthawks by Kaitlin Corvus didn’t let me down.
It has all that, and more, including a strong female character. And by that, I mean Dara, not Trinity.
Trinity may be the main character but it is her friend, Dara, who is the strong one. Trinity seems to almost have a death wish and, as a result, she is drawn to the darker side of life. Or perhaps it is drawn to her.
Her life is pretty terrible. A nasty stepfather and an equally nasty brother, Trinity spends her time drinking, taking drugs and trying to make sense of the relationship she has with Jai - a relationship that is about as toxic as it can get.
When a young man is found dead, drained of blood and covered in bites, in her journalistic role, Dara begins to investigate and she discovers there have been other deaths/disappearances and some interesting speculation about vampires in the town.
The story becomes so much darker as we discover, along with Dara, what is really going on. The horror element is taken up a notch and you find yourself rushing to read to the end to find out what happens.
I enjoyed Nighthawks immensely. It is a great storyline, well-developed characters and a satisfying ending.
It has all that, and more, including a strong female character. And by that, I mean Dara, not Trinity.
Trinity may be the main character but it is her friend, Dara, who is the strong one. Trinity seems to almost have a death wish and, as a result, she is drawn to the darker side of life. Or perhaps it is drawn to her.
Her life is pretty terrible. A nasty stepfather and an equally nasty brother, Trinity spends her time drinking, taking drugs and trying to make sense of the relationship she has with Jai - a relationship that is about as toxic as it can get.
When a young man is found dead, drained of blood and covered in bites, in her journalistic role, Dara begins to investigate and she discovers there have been other deaths/disappearances and some interesting speculation about vampires in the town.
The story becomes so much darker as we discover, along with Dara, what is really going on. The horror element is taken up a notch and you find yourself rushing to read to the end to find out what happens.
I enjoyed Nighthawks immensely. It is a great storyline, well-developed characters and a satisfying ending.
November 24, 2021
Dark intense read
As far so books go I've never liked a lot of description or inner dialogue, however this book made me keep turning the pages despite it. The story was dark, intense, creepy, weird and shuttering at times. The end result was a massive creep factor that still has me a little confused but I enjoyed the characters and the things they went through in this dark crazy read. Trinity was a dark emo girl who for me was a bit crazy lol. She went through a lot of messed up things in life so seeing who she became was understood and I was happy where her and her friend Dara ended up. Dara was unwavering with her friendship with trinity no matter how self destructive and crazy the girl got. I loved how deep that friendship was. Then there was Jai which is where i become lost. I'm pretty sure he was a vampire the way he was explained. With the biting and talking I'm Trinitys mind, things a vampire does, however he was never really explained which is why I couldn't give this 5 stars because the whole book you think he's a vampire and that's where these disappearances are coming from only to learn it's crazier then that. I needed more details on what I read and what that thing was really and more info on Jai. But other then that the author did an amazing job making you want to continue turning the page.
As far so books go I've never liked a lot of description or inner dialogue, however this book made me keep turning the pages despite it. The story was dark, intense, creepy, weird and shuttering at times. The end result was a massive creep factor that still has me a little confused but I enjoyed the characters and the things they went through in this dark crazy read. Trinity was a dark emo girl who for me was a bit crazy lol. She went through a lot of messed up things in life so seeing who she became was understood and I was happy where her and her friend Dara ended up. Dara was unwavering with her friendship with trinity no matter how self destructive and crazy the girl got. I loved how deep that friendship was. Then there was Jai which is where i become lost. I'm pretty sure he was a vampire the way he was explained. With the biting and talking I'm Trinitys mind, things a vampire does, however he was never really explained which is why I couldn't give this 5 stars because the whole book you think he's a vampire and that's where these disappearances are coming from only to learn it's crazier then that. I needed more details on what I read and what that thing was really and more info on Jai. But other then that the author did an amazing job making you want to continue turning the page.
December 15, 2021
An intense and dark supernatural/fantasy read.
I picked up this read via a book review site. This author is new to me, but the blurb and the cover pulled me in, and I'm glad I grabbed a copy.
Initially, I felt put off by one of the main characters, Trinity, who the story opened with. She's dark and confused and trouble with a capital T. However, as the book progressed, and I got to know her better, I felt for her and connected with her. Once I understood her life up to that point, I understood why she was the way she was.
The other main character, Dara, on the other hand, was everything Trinity wasn't. I loved the depth of the friendship between these two young women, and how far they would go to protect and support one another. Some bits of the narrative were confusing, in that I struggled to know who's head we were in. Also, spelling issues interrupted the flow for me with things such as: "breaks" instead of "brakes", "Yea" instead of "Yeah", etc., and instances of missing words such as "hollowing out way people do".
One of the characters left me confused as to who or, rather, what he was. Much of the narrative painted him as a vampire, but by the end, it had become unclear. Something else entirely was responsible for the horrific deaths. With Jai's penchant for biting and bruising and egging Trinity on to have sex with various men and then give him all the gruesome details for his gratification, this level of coercion and control strongly implied he was a vampire. If so, he didn't have an obvious role from that angle. He did have a similar role as another character in funnelling victims to a certain place (can't say more without spoilers!) but I don't get the rest of the characterisation.
With all of that said, the descriptive quality of the writing is great, and here are some lines which stood out for me ...
"Has she been disguising pleas of help as bluntness all this time?"
And ...
"She's a small garden ornament, insignificant, lost in the tall grass."
And ...
"Trinity walks through it with the confidence of a woman who has already been attacked that night and doesn't expect the world will be so cruel twice in a row."
With the exception of Jai, the denouement was satisfying with all the ends tied up. Once I connected with Trinity and Dara, I struggled to put this book down and read into the early hours a couple of nights.
***
NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
I picked up this read via a book review site. This author is new to me, but the blurb and the cover pulled me in, and I'm glad I grabbed a copy.
Initially, I felt put off by one of the main characters, Trinity, who the story opened with. She's dark and confused and trouble with a capital T. However, as the book progressed, and I got to know her better, I felt for her and connected with her. Once I understood her life up to that point, I understood why she was the way she was.
The other main character, Dara, on the other hand, was everything Trinity wasn't. I loved the depth of the friendship between these two young women, and how far they would go to protect and support one another. Some bits of the narrative were confusing, in that I struggled to know who's head we were in. Also, spelling issues interrupted the flow for me with things such as: "breaks" instead of "brakes", "Yea" instead of "Yeah", etc., and instances of missing words such as "hollowing out way people do".
One of the characters left me confused as to who or, rather, what he was. Much of the narrative painted him as a vampire, but by the end, it had become unclear. Something else entirely was responsible for the horrific deaths. With Jai's penchant for biting and bruising and egging Trinity on to have sex with various men and then give him all the gruesome details for his gratification, this level of coercion and control strongly implied he was a vampire. If so, he didn't have an obvious role from that angle. He did have a similar role as another character in funnelling victims to a certain place (can't say more without spoilers!) but I don't get the rest of the characterisation.
With all of that said, the descriptive quality of the writing is great, and here are some lines which stood out for me ...
"Has she been disguising pleas of help as bluntness all this time?"
And ...
"She's a small garden ornament, insignificant, lost in the tall grass."
And ...
"Trinity walks through it with the confidence of a woman who has already been attacked that night and doesn't expect the world will be so cruel twice in a row."
With the exception of Jai, the denouement was satisfying with all the ends tied up. Once I connected with Trinity and Dara, I struggled to put this book down and read into the early hours a couple of nights.
***
NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
November 20, 2021
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2021
A slightly biased review but! Nighthawks is an excellent read for fans of dark, character-driven supernatural thrillers. It is an immersive dive into the life of troubled Trinity Redding, and her best friend, Dara.
The body they find the evening of the party only scratches the surface of a sinister evil that runs like veins around Owensboro. Dara digs for information while Trinity plants her feet and watches as her life smoulders around her, glass-eyed, half hoping she’ll burn, too.
Each of their point of view tugs the story in different directions but always toward the same goal.
A slightly biased review but! Nighthawks is an excellent read for fans of dark, character-driven supernatural thrillers. It is an immersive dive into the life of troubled Trinity Redding, and her best friend, Dara.
The body they find the evening of the party only scratches the surface of a sinister evil that runs like veins around Owensboro. Dara digs for information while Trinity plants her feet and watches as her life smoulders around her, glass-eyed, half hoping she’ll burn, too.
Each of their point of view tugs the story in different directions but always toward the same goal.
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