Review: More unique and brilliant Nicole
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2013
I received Children of No One as a review copy from Netgally via the publisher Darkfuse in exchange for an honest review.I <3 Nicole. She's smart, sweet and just the right amount of quirky that is a must in an author. She does however make me jump for joy when I get to read one of her stories. Her previous book I've enjoyed for it's superb uniqueness not an easy thing to do now a days. Everything is all ohhh vampires are popular people will want to read nothing but vampire books. Sigh publishers you know nothing. Flogging a dead horse is kinda pointless. Enjoy then leave it alone.Indie however like Nicole gives me what I enjoy uniqueness, difference and me sitting with the most peculiar expression on my face going what is Nicole on!!!!!! Then I crap my pants in terror. Children of No One is just so damn scary in one aspect because of the possibility/probability of it being possible. Children taken when young and brainwashed that angles bring them manna from heaven. Follow the sound of the bell and you get to eat the angels will not help you so good luck oh yes and they are locked in a maze with no sunlight because it's art. Least that's what Krieg and Mr. No One think. I think they're out of they're freaking minds not to mention sadists. The scary as hell look at sadism, darkness of the mind and soul makes me never want to get on Nicole's bad side I highly suspect she'd know how to kill me and make my body disappear for good.Children of No One is Nicole's debut novella, I so look forward to a full length novel from her. Not sure if it's ever to come she has mastered the short for sure.The story opens with two brothers arguing over light, remembering no you don't yes I do. A very wealthy individual who wishes to see this art comes into the picture. Then mind games begin, the back and forth who's with who, what is real, what isn't makes the readers head spin.I loved the story. It takes a supernatural twist which I have to be honest I didn't love. Liked, enjoyed yes but wanted the focus to be on the boys, the maze tell me more tell me everything. Within fewer pages than many authors and a hand full of characters Nicole can take you on a ride that will seriously haunt you.  If you haven't experienced the chill, the thrill that is Nicole Cushing you are missing out in a major way. Read it, read it now. I shouldn't be the only one sucked in.