Review: Wonderfullness in Book Form!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
This book needs a new cover. I don't usually comment on cover art because I know the author's have very little (if any) input on the design, but this cover doesn't even come close to marketing the wonderfulness that is contained within. See that? It's so good, I'm making up words.Characters - Luke and Stefan. So, so different from each other and yet E.J. Russell is able to write them both with compelling backstories which grab hold of the reader and firmly cements their place in the world being built. Luke is angry and damaged, disillusioned and desperate to repair his reputation. Stefan is...sweet and sad, hanging onto hope by a thread and slowly being eaten alive by guilt and pain.Well...and a ghost. Because apparently ghosts come calling when you're a starving artist living in a cabin and drinking Scotch.Northern Light accomplishes what few short stories can. It builds a world and a story arc that mixes with clear characterizations in a short amount of time. What does this mean? The book is great...wonderful story, addicting plot, characters that jump off the page and make you want to hug them or hit them depending on the scene...Northern Light gives readers exactly what they want.Plus ghosts...who can resist?Absolutely 4.5 stars for this work. I loved it!