Somer Canon

I don't think I've ever been quite this astounded by a horror story. Being a long time horror fan, and a fan of shows such as Hannibal, you would think that I have seen it all, and nothing would shock me. Well, it turns out that's not the case. Vicki Beautiful left me gobsmacked.

I can't go into much detail about the story itself without spoiling it for others so I'll just say that this short novella kept me reading from page one. The reason. Well, when a horror story starts out all sunshine show more and flowers, you know you're in for it. Now don't get me wrong...it's not a scary read. However, it does question human nature and what we would be willing to do for those we love. And, of course, the big question at the end that everyone will be asking themselves...that's what stayed in the back of my mind the entire time.

Vicki Beautiful is definitely a must-read if you can stomach some, shall I say, grossness. Luckily, I'm brave when it comes to horror. Otherwise, I might have missed this one. I can't wait to read what Canon publishes next!

(I received an eBook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review) show less

No spoilers so don't worry about that part. This novel surprised me in where it ended up going. After getting through about half the book, it seemed to me that the story was leading towards one direction. I was settling myself in when the pace quickened and events that "shouldn't be happening yet" were about to happen. Then suddenly Part 1 ended and I was a bit shocked. Guessing at what was to happen in Part 2, I again missed the mark and got another surprise. Everything was well within the show more parameters of the story; no crazy new random stuff. Just a story that zagged instead of zigged and left me happier for it.

Shifting away from the content, I need to mention that I listened to the audiobook. Most of the time I don't comment on the narrator unless they do an amazing job. Unfortunately I have to comment on the reverse this time. I did not like the way that Clare Radix read the book. She relied more on changing her breathing to differentiate the characters than on a vocal change. As such, Raber (the boyfriend) constantly paused every few words which made it sounded like he was out of breath. She did the same with a couple other characters too. In fact, I had to look up the text of the book and make sure that the character could really talk normal instead of panting. It makes me wish that I had read the book instead of listening to it. show less