I’ve been squirrelled away and not visited my blog in a while, so I completely missed this review of my book Riddled with Senses by the truly delightful Shameful Narcissist. It’s such a beautiful piece of writing and totally captures the spirit of the book, so I wanted to share.
The Shameful Narcissist Speaks
Title: Riddled With Senses
Author: Petra Jacob
Date Added: January 28, 2017
Date Started: March 19, 2017
Date Finished: May 14, 2017
Reading Duration: 56 days
Genre: Young Adult (YA), Magical Realism, LGBT
Pages: 248
Publication Date: January 22, 2017
Publisher: Dr. Cicero Books
Media: Paperback
Shares Paradigms With: The Slow Regard of Silent Things
A tale of love, drugs, cynicism and magic set in the late nineties. It is told from the perspective of two seventeen-year-old girls, Jitty and Hazel; in the style of magic realism, where the grime of real life can be morphed by the characters’ imaginations.
Jitty is a recluse who has created a world of magic to keep herself company. She secretly interferes in the life of the townspeople, including Hazel’s friend, Vurt. Hazel is a wild cynic on a course of self-destruction.
One stormy night their paths cross as the lightning flashes. Their brief…
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Rock on, Ink. Lookin’ great!
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Thank you!
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“These sofa-buying, mortgage-paying chuckleheads are as confused as we are…” Yes, love the cynicism of this character. You’re a must read! And you’re a she! Well, that’s news!
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Heh, I like to be a little anonymous, that was the exciting thing about the Internet for me when it started, it’s a long way from that now. I’m glad you like Hazel, she has cynicism by the bucket load!
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To be honest, I baited you with that comment. Just a test and a poke.
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I would expect nothing less 😉
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Stop by and see what’s on Akira’s mind…before I pull the post! Have a great weekend!
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Pull, why? Getting too close to the political truth?
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