Review: a book for those who want to think for hours after the last page.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2013
Addiction and compulsion, add a bit of aboriginal mysticism and transformation with a slightly co-dependent love and you can arrive in an interesting place.  Nothing quite as interesting as the scenario that Pavarti K. Tyler sets with this short story, but the elements that we are ‘told’ signify true love: self-sacrifice and thinking of the other first are all evident.I could have obsessed over Hugo and Bree: Abenaki legend was common where I used to live,  and many of the old stories and tales from legions of different tribal groups had a curious mix of horrific elements even as they sought to teach, explain or remember.  But, what emerges from the story of Consumed by Love is a carefully described warning, making you rethink that last love song or poem.I was expecting far more scare in that all the lights on sort of way, instead the scare is in my own perceptions of love and what it means to be in love, and truly give of yourself.  The extremes to which Bree accommodates Hugo’s needs, even as she is gaining a sexual fix from the man he used to be are symptomatic of her own dependency, a dangerous situation for all involved.Most certainly a book for adults only, Tyler uses her ability with words to create a multi-layered visual story that will create far more questions than it answers.  Both entertaining and precisely pointed in its unmasking of damaged psyche, this is a book for those who want to think for hours after the last page.I purchased a copy of this title for my own library. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.