As the Spirit Moves…

I’m going to try and make this short and sweet, ‘cause it’s a rainy, dank afternoon and we all know that my favorite activity on days like this is to snuggle up with my Basset and a book. Of course, the cat will eventually join us, too, but he’s a bit busy right now prowling around the utility room in the basement.

I spent the better part of Thanksgiving weekend reading The Ghost Bride: A Novel by Yangse Choo, a Chinese native of Malaysia who is a newcomer the literary world of historical fantasy. As I mentioned in my review just posted this morning on http://www.authorexposure.com/, this is not a genre to which I am normally drawn. But Choo’s writing style and her plot premise, as well as her well-formed characters, were intriguing and had me captivated from the first page. This was a read I just couldn’t put down!

The novel is based upon the not-so-rare Chinese custom of marrying a deceased person. Li Lan, her main protagonist, explores the worlds of both the living and those that, well, have gone before. Yeah, I know, it sounds a little ghoulish, but this young, talented author has written a story that, well, raised my sprits.

So, when your own spirit moves you, cross over via the link above to read my review. I hope it haunts you sufficiently enough to want to read the book.

House of Cards

However I did write what one of my editors at www.authorexposure.com called a "fair and balanced" review, which was posted on that site this morning. When you get a chance, wend your way over and read what I wrote. Hopefully, you may just decide that I have given the author a fair shake or a raw deal.