Review: Gave me nightmares
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
I received a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review. I admit, I'm biased when it comes to Kealan Patrick Burke. He's always hooked me - probably because he sometimes makes me look up new words -like stevedore, which was used in this story- and I'm favorably inclined to wo/men who make me look up words.This splatter-punk/horror novella messed with me because of my own personal issues with domestic violence. Mr. Burke captures how it feels to be in an abusive environment while also depicting how an individual can go from being the abused to the abuser without noticing the line drawn between the two. This story played on those fears in me.The ending was reassuring in that I could tell myself that my life has never been this crazy. I can't guarantee that everyone will have nightmares after reading this story, but I did. Not many horror stories do that to me.