I expected not to like
this and intended to read it in a sort of detached intellectual way. I was pleasantly
surprised. Yes, it is dark. And no, it isn’t
a comfortable read. There is plenty of foul language. We encounter some quite
nasty scenarios. Yet it is engaging and gripping.
This is set in
present day Manchester with a huge fantasy / horror theme. Yet it is not
gratuitous horror. This city certainly has its creepy moments and we could easily
imagine that what lurks behind the doors of its many night clubs is actually
what Stephen McGeagh suggests.
This might be
described as a new adult novel. Protagonist Michael is young and disaffected.
He makes several mistakes yet somehow we like him. McGeagh captures his voice
well. He has created a character that is rounded and plausible.
The book is
published by Salt, a publisher we can always rely on to offer us something a
little bit different, something that will make us think.
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