Review: At last more Link!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2011
Dream Dark is a small splice in the Caster's Chronicles. This short story follows the lovable Link as he begins his metamorphosis into Linkubus or an incubus. I was distraught at the end of Beautiful Darkness when Link was bitten by the half incubus, John Breed. How could you ruin my favorite character? Fear not, fellow Link lovers; our beloved Link is intact and better than ever. As an incubus, Link finally morphs into the muscular, "third degree burns hot", babe magnet that he always aspired to be. Being an incubus does have a catch, he can no longer enjoy delicious, Southern, home cookin' because as an incubus he feeds on the dreams of others. Thankfully, he is not a blood sucking incubus. The tale begins with Link poised on the brink of incubus discovery. I loved getting an up close look at a day in the life of Link, it includes subpar biscuits and gravy, served by his fearsome mother, Mrs. Link, with her put the fear of God into you or else stare, a trip to the doctor for drug testing and a facts of life discussion, as well as his mother's threats and room searches. A classic good time, with all the snarky commentary you love from the series. Even though this is a novella, it has plenty of laughs, just what you expect when it comes to Link.While I loved this little story short there are a few cautionary bits of info I need to impart.If you have not yet visited my friends in Gatlin what are you waiting for? Someone to show up at your door and hand you the book? If that is the case, then might I suggest amazon.com; this will bring the book to your door in a cardboard box with a smile. Ok, back on subject, if you have not read the previous two books in the series do not jump in and start with Link's story there are some major spoilers. Second, there is a sneak peak at book three, again you do not want to go there without first going through books one and two. Third, this is a very short little gem, it is around forty pages, so unfortunately it cuts off just when it is getting good. This leaves me to conclude that I need to start reading Beautiful Chaos immediately and that there needs to be a book told from Link's point of view. It was a sticking point for me that this book was narrated by Ethan; that aspect just didn't work for me, it should be in Link's voice. I am certainly excited to see how Link will evolve from here. All hail Linkubus!Favorite Quotations:"Spending time with questionable folks only gets you a big fat question mark next to your name.""he'd learned all the facts of life the way God had intended, by spying on the girl's locker room next to the unheated swimming pool at church camp."