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Brian Bowyer is an author with a unique style of storytelling - there are no words wasted, no attempts to distract from the story with red herrings, we get only what is needed - the story in its purest form. I'm a firm believer that if you read one Brian Bowyer book and you love it, then you will love anything he writes, just like me. I don't foresee myself ever giving his work less than 5 stars, so if that makes me biased, well brand me biased. (I can direct you to several other reviews of his books where the reviewers feel the same way, so mayhaps I'm not wrong, lol)
AUTUMN GOTHIC has multiple plotlines introduced that later converge into one with a chilling conclusion: San Francisco artist Sierra goes to a book signing of an author she loves, Vivian Kane, and the two find themselves in the midst of a whirlwind romance. Over in L.A., Mark discovers the true nature of his girlfriend Delilah, which results in a break-up, him getting kicked out of the band AND an ultimatum he leave town before he loses his life. West Virginia is where it all comes together - in a haunted mansion where the things that go bump in the night have shifted from harmless to heinous.
I loved this book so much. I love how Brian writes his characters - matter of fact, succinct. These characters are so flawed - they know what their flaws are and they accept who and what they are. I kinda love that maybe there will be a drug addict who has a friend who shoots up with them rather than staging an intervention because that's just life. A lot of times the focus is on the recovery, not the throes of it.
I love Brian Bowyer's writing so much that he gets a pass on some things he pulls that normally has me upset. In this case, there was some animal abuse implied along with animal deaths (dogs). I have a really hard time with any kind of animal death, but Brian is forgiven. It fit into the storyline and I can't fault him for doing what needed to be done to make the storyline work in that regard if I'm lauding him for doing it with his characters. That's about the highest praise I can give this author.
I found myself grinning with glee throughout the majority of this story because it was soaked in violence, gore and alcohol.
AUTUMN GOTHIC has multiple plotlines introduced that later converge into one with a chilling conclusion: San Francisco artist Sierra goes to a book signing of an author she loves, Vivian Kane, and the two find themselves in the midst of a whirlwind romance. Over in L.A., Mark discovers the true nature of his girlfriend Delilah, which results in a break-up, him getting kicked out of the band AND an ultimatum he leave town before he loses his life. West Virginia is where it all comes together - in a haunted mansion where the things that go bump in the night have shifted from harmless to heinous.
I loved this book so much. I love how Brian writes his characters - matter of fact, succinct. These characters are so flawed - they know what their flaws are and they accept who and what they are. I kinda love that maybe there will be a drug addict who has a friend who shoots up with them rather than staging an intervention because that's just life. A lot of times the focus is on the recovery, not the throes of it.
I love Brian Bowyer's writing so much that he gets a pass on some things he pulls that normally has me upset. In this case, there was some animal abuse implied along with animal deaths (dogs). I have a really hard time with any kind of animal death, but Brian is forgiven. It fit into the storyline and I can't fault him for doing what needed to be done to make the storyline work in that regard if I'm lauding him for doing it with his characters. That's about the highest praise I can give this author.
I found myself grinning with glee throughout the majority of this story because it was soaked in violence, gore and alcohol.
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