Friday 56 #40 & BB #16 ~ Light a Candle for the Beast by Echo Shea

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LIGHT A CANDLE FOR THE BEAST by Echo Shea

This novella has a very pretty cover, but when I saw the raven I knew there was more to the story than sugar and spice. Because this is so short and it is Friday the 13th, I am including my review..

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(56% in Kindle)
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Curses don’t happen instantly.
I waited months for him to come for her..
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Book Beginnings

Silence casts a pall over the graveyard in the late twilight of evening, row upon row of ancestors resting beneath their marble stones. Thorns cut into my hands as I stand above the few I’ve known, all those I’ve loved  – my mother, my father, and both of my sisters..

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SYNOPSIS.

If you’ve ever been caught in a riptide, pulled down into the water, then you know me. Or, more accurately, what I’m like when I’m angry.

Delia was beautiful, smart, and kind. He wasn’t. He said he loved her, but he didn’t know what love was. He was manipulative and cruel—more than a thief. A beast.

All she wanted was a rose…

These are the words on my sister’s grave. Her sadness, her obsession, forever a reminder I didn’t–couldn’t save her.

I’m not vindictive or cruel. I’m simply as the river–my memory is winding and my reach is long. I watched him steal her beauty, her essence. Watched him become a beast. He thought he’d get away with it, thought he’d go free.

I lay a rose upon my sister’s grave.

Light a candle for the beast.

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MY REVIEW
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Everything about Light a Candle for the Beast by Echo Shea appealed to me.
The punch packed into this super short is mind blowing.
I saw the raven or crow (Errol), whichever you would like to call it, and I knew it was watching over her.
The ghost of her sister talks with her.
It makes me wonder, does our need for revenge and our grief drive us to do things we normally wouldn’t do?
How far would you go to avenge the wrong done to one you loved?
Would you let it destroy you?
This wasn’t what I thought it would be, but I loved the surprise. It is even better than I anticipated.
Scurry, little spiders,scurry on your way.
For I am just a predator, searching for my prey.
OMG. I LOVE it. I raced through the pages. It is super short, but I think I may have broke a record. LOL
If you are not familiar with Echo Shea, now is the perfect time! Love, revenge, regret, forgiveness, and did I say love?
I received this novella in return for an honest and unbiased review from Roane Publishing.

Animated Animals. Pictures, Images and Photos  5 Stars

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Would you ever cast a curse on someone? If so, what would the curse be?

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21 thoughts on “Friday 56 #40 & BB #16 ~ Light a Candle for the Beast by Echo Shea”

  3. Very creepy and a little sad. I hope you enjoy the read! I don’t think I would it curse anyone or if I did it would be something like letting pain someone caused end up being done to them or something not very evil. I’d be a terrible super villain!

    • I loved it. A little bit of sad and a little bit of nice is good. 🙂 Have a great weekend, Lisa.

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