Reprobates

Reprobates #1

by Lula Lucent

The end is nigh. The Harbingers were damned at the moment of their birth for the sin of existence. But they have clawed their way out of Hell and will murder God for abandoning them. Beware the coming of the godless age.

Genres: Horror, Fiction

61 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2022

About the author

Storyteller with a passion for blending dark fantasy and slice-of-life, always searching for the brilliant lights peeking out of the heavy gloom. Currently working in the video game industry as a narrative designer. Moonlights as a gravedigger in the evenings and a pumpkin come midnight.

Reviews

[Alicia Vince · Rating 5 out of 5]

A haunting elegy for the world. Although this book clearly takes place on a fantasy world, I couldn't help wondering how much of it was a commentary on our own. The characters seem to function as themes and symbols (upon my second reading in preparation for the surprising sequel), but there were a few that I found myself attached to. Very different, and recommended because of that fact.

[Jon Summite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this story to be full of passion, and a fine work of prose. Not a bad read for readers looking for something spooky and dark at this time of year.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The problem with a book that is different is that people tend not to know what to make of it. I think this may be the case with Reprobates. It is somehow a love letter to all of the beautiful and terrible words we use for the things that scare us. It feels like a modern fairytale in the vein of Hans Christian Andersen and the brothers Grimm--dark, full of foreboding, a tale told by villains full of malice.
I thought it was gorgeous, written for lovers of language. If you're looking for plot-driven horror fiction, this is likely not for you. If you let yourself enjoy it for itself, the love of language we tend to reserve for the most vile of things, it becomes a little slice of story that haunts this reader days later.
Your mileage may vary. But I really liked it.

*Note: I did receive this from a Goodreads giveaway.

[Nicole Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this off of Goodreads Giveaway and I am very grateful I won but I will admit this wasn't the book for me. I am sure the author did put a ton of work into this but I will say this felt more like poetry to me than anything. I would also like to say it was a bit slow to read even for being 72 pages. This was also different in my opinion but the cover is fantastic and it did catch my eye.

[Sabrina · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a waste of time that I could have spent reading something good. I won this on Goodreads Giveaway and must say this is the worst book (?) I've ever read. I don't know what made me enter this giveaway, but I'm definitely not grateful that I won this one. I'll never get back the portion of my life spent reading this, that saddens me. But now on to forget this monstrosity exists and read something worth my time.

[Intellectual Magpie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Won in giveaway. Sadly not my flare, Felt like a long description, which was half ramblings… and a hint of poetry? I did enjoy a few lines and I can say the final pages felt almost like a warning for what our world is starting to look like right now.. but whatever this is was lost in the over saturated writing

[Zahavah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prose in short story form pondering the book of Revelation in narrative form. It felt like a well done writing prompt from a creative writing class. Which is neither here nor there other than nothing really pulled me into the story. It was like a nice chat with the narrator about the topic. Which also wasn't a bad thing.

[Lisa Davidson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea

When I saw the length, I assumed it was a novella. But it wasn't really a story as much as a long, long description. I won this on Goodreads and I thought it was horror but it felt more like an attempt at poetry.

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felt more like fluffy poetry, but overall, it was a quick and easy read.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Goodreads and Ghost Festival Publishing, thank you for the giveaway. I believe I understand the ideas the author, maybe not. Hard to read. As a future such as this would be terrifying. It reminds me of Revelations.