Status Updates From Turn

I thought I would be finished tonight, not quite! I hated stopping because it just allowed me to speculate about the ending. The author is gearing the reader up to expect the most likely outcome defined as the most logical. Can I even say "logical" about a supernatural monster? I fell in love with Ezra who became a true warrior who took action and left his former timid and nervous self in the dust. Here's to hoping!

I hope we are finally going to stay more action heavy from here on. There has been just enough moments to keep me interested but then reverts back to describing their fears and love.

The overwhelming emotion in the story right now is (ironic I know) the capacity of one half of a marriage loving enough and harnessing his energy to stand between the imminent possibility of a horrible death for himself and/or the permanent plundering of his partner's head and soul. The animal invading his senses is on its way...and there is no strategic middle ground

It's becoming difficult to compose updates that neatly sidestep major shifts and directions the plot is taking. I am most impressed by the deft skillful manipulation by a master story teller. Stockton's use of alternating first person POVs to immerse the reader in the psyche of both principal characters is brilliant. There is "blood and gore galore" but character development shines through. No idea what happens next.

High time for a "heart to heart" between Holt and Ezra. Holden grasps it is a "Come to Jesus" moment and confesses duality with fear of ripping Ezra to pieces when bloodlust overrides passion. The couple then hear the sound of pending salvation in the guise of a local wielding a chainsaw. Storms made roads impassable and (Jake) guides them to the Sheriff and his two men. But it isn't rescue or refuge they find.