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Here you will find a collage of likes and dislikes from RTS’ Spyder Collins. The primary focus is to bring fun and indie flashes of art and not so mainstream artists. There is nothing fancy, revealing, political or otherwise world shaping. Just things, introductions, reminiscing and fun in the world of literature, art and music, to which I hope you enjoy and find some pleasure in.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Midnight Rides (An Anthology of Intense Stories) - Shannon Mayer

Midnight Rides by Shannon Mayer is a self-authored anthology riddle with nasties and delights. By this, I mean, the anthology is a fantastically. Now those who follow this blog or happen to enjoy a review or two know how I operate. The one thing that kills me in reading works of an advertised genre is that so many of them are far from my idea of the genre.

So, comparatively, Midnight Rides is more fantastical and provides a clever feel for the genre. It is well written, perfectly placed frights and interesting twist and turns along the way. I found most every tale with something to offer enough to maintain my interest. I am a skimmer, of section jumper be the tale boring or I feel impatient while I read. I want action, substance ort descriptive voice that has me visualizing the scene the author is trying to present.

Mayer has an eye for description. One that is not to dense or to vacant – meaning, I can see what she is saying. Now, my inpretation may not be on target with the author’s but she delivers enough to allow me to peel her words off the screen and piece together the scene. Amazing, in a word.

Nocturnaphobia is enchanting in the fears it conjures. The mood is intense and dripping with mood. A wonderfully crafted tale that spoils many a short story from other less talented pen, than that of Mayer’s. Cursed is another story of particular attention, in that it delivers in the vein of traditional tales of fantasy. I was drawn in through Mayer’s distinct descriptive voice and the woven fantasy of her character development.

For the reader – I say this all the time, $0.99 is a drop in the bucket when it comes to book sales. Supporting such authors, really any Indie author for a scant $0.99 is well worth the donation. This of course isn’t the case as most are tight with that less than buck in their support of the genre or Indie authors. Here – you are getting a bargin, drop the buck and enjoy the talent before that buck becomes more traditional as Mayer won’t be a $0.99 author for long!

For the writer – Mayer has a way with descriptive voice, character development in short spaces and atmosphere. Read her and take note of this talent, cause it is truly a talent.



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