Yes, I was hoping to get more reviews from more sources before the book came out, but I was thinking peer reviews, advance readers, bloggers & such.
This is really cool.
An "amazing" debut.
Yeah.
The Curse of Jacob Tracy
Holly Messinger, Author
Stellar writing and a strong story define Messinger’s amazing debut. After Jacob “Trace” Tracy nearly died at Antietam during the Civil War, he became connected to the spirit world. He tries to hide his ability to see the dead, working as a hired hand guiding wagon trains out West in the late 1880s. When a girl is accused of murder, Trace is lured into using his gifts to protect the innocent, but the cost is high. Messinger’s writing is a clinic on how to immerse the reader in a historic setting (such as his details on how 19th-century newspapers operated) without drowning readers in facts. Psychological and visceral horror mix in set pieces that build to a climax as Trace is forced to confront his fears about his abilities. Trace and his partner, Boz, quickly endear themselves to the reader, bantering and battling in a manner clearly inspired by the old Weird Tales; their interracial friendship (Trace is white and Boz is black) is well written. Though there’s a satisfying closure to Trace’s arc, this should be the start of many more Weird Western adventures. (Dec.)
1 comment:
I just finished "The Curse" and find it a wonderful read. The characters are honest and (not to be too sexist) I had no problem with a female south or trying to give males too much sensitivity! Most of us have very little! I look forward to your next novel and hope you will sometime revisit the world of Trace and Sabine and not to forget Boz. Somehow I feel he still will have his friends back! Once again, well done, and I look forward to more!
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