Karl Drinkwater
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- Sometimes Karl's writing spends time in the sunlit patches of literary fiction, where it likes to picnic beneath an old oak tree, accompanied by a bottle of wine, some cake, and a good book. At other times his words slope off into the dark shadows of horror fiction, and if you follow them you might hear chains rattling behind locked doors and the paranoid screams of the lost echoing in the distance. There is no obligation to enjoy both of those avenues. His aim is to tell a good story, regardless of genre.
Karl loves exercise, computer games, the natural environment, animals, social justice and zombies.
To find out more, please visit Karl's blog http://karldrinkwater.blogspot.com
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It Will Be Quick by Karl Drinkwater
Sixteen short stories
Twisted, dark, real
Made me think,
What if?
Sadness, loss, pain
Decisions to be made
One way right?
Or maybe wrong?
Each story complete
They pack a punch
Much to consider
And contemplate.
~ WOW ~
* JUST *
~ W O W ~
Brief take on the sixteen stories:
* Fire in the Hole: More than a kidnapping
* Recalling the Boy: Inheritance stirs memories
* SenSorOs: Computer frustration on steroids
* The 6:30 Hole: Can Relationship be reinvigorated?
* Below the Surface: Castaways-survival
* It Will Be Quick: Pregnancy’s impact
* Hell’s Bean Curd: A day out with a twist
* Sweet Nothing: A sweet boy – wanted to take him home with me
* How I Wonder What You Are: Bicycling adventure
* File Killer: Is winning everything?
* Cry Wolf: Powerful – packs a punch
* The Potential: Contemporary dark fairy tale
* Miasma: Ripple effect
* 14: Friendship and a decision
* Balance: Made me sad and angry
* Bloodline: Hope…maybe
Did I enjoy this anthology? Yes although some stories were painful
Would I read more by this author? Definitely
Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars… (plus d'informations)
Sixteen short stories
Twisted, dark, real
Made me think,
What if?
Sadness, loss, pain
Decisions to be made
One way right?
Or maybe wrong?
Each story complete
They pack a punch
Much to consider
And contemplate.
~ WOW ~
* JUST *
~ W O W ~
Brief take on the sixteen stories:
* Fire in the Hole: More than a kidnapping
* Recalling the Boy: Inheritance stirs memories
* SenSorOs: Computer frustration on steroids
* The 6:30 Hole: Can Relationship be reinvigorated?
* Below the Surface: Castaways-survival
* It Will Be Quick: Pregnancy’s impact
* Hell’s Bean Curd: A day out with a twist
* Sweet Nothing: A sweet boy – wanted to take him home with me
* How I Wonder What You Are: Bicycling adventure
* File Killer: Is winning everything?
* Cry Wolf: Powerful – packs a punch
* The Potential: Contemporary dark fairy tale
* Miasma: Ripple effect
* 14: Friendship and a decision
* Balance: Made me sad and angry
* Bloodline: Hope…maybe
Did I enjoy this anthology? Yes although some stories were painful
Would I read more by this author? Definitely
Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars… (plus d'informations)
Though I haven't read anything from author Karl Drinkwater before, I'm intrigued by their other works after this book. I was a little confused at first, but once I was into the book, I really was into it. You know I love a good sci-fi space adventure, and this just adds another story to my list of ones I really enjoyed. A really nice cover, a very unique story, unlike anything I've read before, and an action packed plot, I couldn't put it down.
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2000 Tunes by Karl Drinkwater
Manchester Summer #2
Samantha Rees and Mark Hopton should have nothing more in common than being employees at the same business, seeing one another at work and living rather unhappy solitary lives and then again they just might cross paths and find something special in one another before the end of the book. This book has elements of more than one genre with New Adult, coming of age-finding oneself, and romance as easy picks but it is all of those and then something more.
What I liked:
* Mark: a good person who made more of himself than either his brother or father. His interest in music sustains him in ways that are intriguing.
* Samantha/Sam: a woman that seemed to have lost her true self in a city far from home working in a job that did not enrich her life. She had potential she could not realize until she was able to embrace a much-needed change.
* Bazzy: Intriguing character that reminded me a bit of a movie I once watched (Drop Dead Fred)
* The writing, story, and how it all came together
* That both Sam and Mark made positive decisions by the end of the book
* The illustrations at the beginning of each chapter
* Some of the supporting characters
What I did not like:
* Mark’s father and brother
* Not really a dislike BUT did wonder how the two would be in the future but may never find out
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes
Thank you to the author and BOTBS Publicity for the copy to read – this is my honest review.
5 Stars… (plus d'informations)
Manchester Summer #2
Samantha Rees and Mark Hopton should have nothing more in common than being employees at the same business, seeing one another at work and living rather unhappy solitary lives and then again they just might cross paths and find something special in one another before the end of the book. This book has elements of more than one genre with New Adult, coming of age-finding oneself, and romance as easy picks but it is all of those and then something more.
What I liked:
* Mark: a good person who made more of himself than either his brother or father. His interest in music sustains him in ways that are intriguing.
* Samantha/Sam: a woman that seemed to have lost her true self in a city far from home working in a job that did not enrich her life. She had potential she could not realize until she was able to embrace a much-needed change.
* Bazzy: Intriguing character that reminded me a bit of a movie I once watched (Drop Dead Fred)
* The writing, story, and how it all came together
* That both Sam and Mark made positive decisions by the end of the book
* The illustrations at the beginning of each chapter
* Some of the supporting characters
What I did not like:
* Mark’s father and brother
* Not really a dislike BUT did wonder how the two would be in the future but may never find out
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes
Thank you to the author and BOTBS Publicity for the copy to read – this is my honest review.
5 Stars… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 56
- Popularité
- #291,557
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 19
- ISBN
- 24
- Favoris
- 1
Opal and her stolen stolen ship, Clarissa, stumble upon a ‘lost’ ship. They board, searching for … I’ll be honest, I’m still not sure what they’re looking for. And then the cavalry show up.
The pros: The story is unique and interesting. The writing is solid. I didn’t catch any distracting typos or grammatical errors. And the cover is fab.
The cons: The story is told largely in dialogue — yet there are almost no dialogue tags or indicators of any kind. I was constantly lost as to who was speaking. Big talking-head syndrome vibes. The other issue was that the story comes to repeated false climaxes. Like, this is it. There’s no way out. There’s literally nothing we can do this time. Oh, hang on, actually we can just do this thing and then it’s all fine.
For me this was 3.5 stars. Rounded up because that’s how it works.… (plus d'informations)