Rob Bliss

I was happy to win a copy of this eBook in a drawing by Necro Publications. As such, I really wanted to like it. Necro Publications puts out good books and as a sign of my appreciation for winning in the drawing, I wanted to help promote a good book by them. Unfortunately I can't do that with this book.

The story: after Joan's husband dies, she has to move with her son Joey to a house they can afford. They find themselves being attacked in the house by a giant pig so they run away and find a new house. Where they again are attacked and again move. Repeat that one more time until they find someone who can help them stop moving.

I could probably try better to sell the book but I couldn't really find a story. There are the events that happen to some decent enough characters but the story was more of a rambling. I did not see any purpose except to run and survive. I wasn't really involved enough in their lives to care if they lived or not. Decisions were being made that didn't make much sense. And events happened that didn't make much sense. At one point military men arrive in helicopters at Joan's house for no real reason. She chases them away with a rifle but we never see the military men again. It made no sense to me why they were even in the story. The book did a kind of backwards retelling of The Three Little Pigs. Rather than a wolf destroying a house of straw, then wood, then brick, WIDOW gives us a pig that destroys a house of brick, then wood, then straw. A wolf even makes an appearance near the end of the book. I'm not sure if that was the point of the story or it was just an Easter Egg to discover. I thought at one point there was an understory about humanity being too civilized and that has led to its downfall, people are better away and by themselves. If that was the case, I couldn't find enough evidence in that understory, plus the ending does not ring true since Joan only survives because she got help from someone else. By the end of the book, I still didn't really care about the characters and was mostly trying to satisfy my curiosity about how the book would end.… (altro)

The day I started reading The Castle Ouroboros, a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity in my neighborhood. It seemed fitting to read this novella with the lights out (thank goodness for back-lit Kindles); the darkness augmented its Gothic atmosphere. I liked the book and thought it was well-written, my only quibble being that several times, the word “peaked” was used when I was convinced it should have been “piqued.” I could be wrong, though :). Regardless, that nitpick didn’t affect my overall opinion of the story (obviously). It was a cool quick Gothic horror read.… (altro)

The three little pigs...
In this book, Bliss takes us on a journey following Joan and Joey, a widowed mother and her son, as they move from place to place and, at times, only staying one step ahead of the evil that stalks them.
This book is very well written. Much like the author's other work. And it proves without a doubt that this author has not only talent but imagination to boot. Again Bliss is able to pull you right in from the beginning and you have no choice but to just go with it. Questions of the "why" and "how" seem futile in this very dark twist on the classic fairy tale. Just keep repeating to yourself: "just go with it!" LOL You'll get there! 😉
I really enjoyed this one. Not as much as I enjoyed The Bride Stripped Bare, but I definitely enjoyed it none the less. And for the author to be able to fit that much story and detail into a novella definitely is astounding.
If you like dark fairy tales and fantasies or horror, you would most certainly enjoy this delightful short read. I recommend this one for sure.… (altro)

Holy crap...
What would you do for limitless power in this world? What would you be willing to give up? What would you be willing to sacrifice? These are the questions that Chris must face when his friend Gord suddenly emails him out of the blue and tells him that he's getting married and that Chris is to be his best man. But this is going to be a wedding unlike any other Chris has ever attended.
Wow, okay so... let me start by saying that I was completely unprepared for this book. LMAO 😂 I would categorize this book as a horror most definitely but I would also say that if the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice took on a VERY dark turn it would probably end up being just like this book. Those who have read the series by Anne Rice will know what I'm talking about.
The main character of this book is extremely relatable and like any really good horror story this book makes you ponder and contemplate on your own humanity and things you are willing to sacrifice in your life in order to get the things that you ultimately want. This book is reminiscent of Clive Barker in this way as it writes more about the darker side of human nature.
The writing was fantastic and picks you up right from the beginning and holds your attention until the very end. This book goes from bachelor party to horror all before chapter 6!
I also must mention that I really enjoyed all of the horror movie and book references in the very beginning of this book. Always nice to come across another horror freak like myself. 🖤
This book is not for everyone I'm not going to lie. It is a very difficult pill to swallow because of all the pornographic situations and the horrific gore that takes place in the book. But for those who can get past all that or who like all that, I would definitely recommend this book to them. 👍😃👍… (altro)