Review: Beyond the Veil of Death...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
Looking for a dark and mysterious read that feels Gothic in its presentation? Want to venture between two planes of existence, one of the living and one of those dead, but not ready to move on? Duskland is a world beyond the living where it is never quite daylight, never quite night, but filled with souls who exist in another reality. They walk, they talk, they love, and in one particular household, they share a connection to Elisa, who travels to their realm after her mysterious and brutal husband has supposedly taken her life. The inhabitants of this world are both unique and unusual, but the most fascinating for Elisa is Leonhard, who is everything she could wish for in a loving, kind and caring husband, but he has a few secrets of his own. Torn between both worlds, there seems to be more to Elisa than meets the eye. Is she ready to let go of life to be happy?The Night of Elisa by Isis Sousa has an almost dreamlike quality to it as the veil between life and the afterlife is breached in an eerily dark way. Isis Sousa writes with bold strokes tempered by the Victorian era she has created. I was captivated by Duskland and its inhabitants, and how their lives had crossed with Elisa in some fashion before. Is this their opportunity to redeem themselves? What does Elisa represent to them? She is gentle, caring and has been bullied and deceived by a selfish and evil man who only pretended to love her. Is it better to suffer in life or find joy in Duskland?Isis Sousa took me to Duskland, and made me a part of this world with her unique writing style and plot development. Be prepared to take a fascinating journey through the darkness and into the unknown.