Review: Ugly truth
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2013
In this controversial yet indisputably realistic piece young Stan's disappointment with the clergy makes him turn elsewhere for love and companionship. This short story within the Crimson Shadow series which introduces the Odin Clan and a special breed of Vampires with psychic abilities.Without being disrespectful to belief systems Squiers portrays a youth disillusioned with what he has been told - an experience that I personally can relate to, and although no doubt some readers may see the story as a stab at the clergy, the person letting Stan down is first and foremost a trusted individual and friend and could be affiliated with any religion or group that does not live up to its own standards.To me the message of this small little gem is that friendship can be found anywhere and it is not always the prim and proper ones that deliver, an excellent tale of 'all that glitters is not gold'.