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Victoria Bartlett is an educated woman from a prominent British family. The year is 1900 and as she travels on an aged steamship to the harsh environment of Egypt, she feels confident and secure in herself.
Fate however, will not allow Victoria a gentle passage. Ripping the strands of well being from her, it will ultimately cast her essence upon the hard stones of ancient alchemy and desperation.
The Withering edition by Oliver Phipps Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
This was a great short to read. I checked the book out no Goodreads and I was surprised that it was 54 pages only. That made me really excited to check out the story. I feel that short story authors inherently challenge themselves more than others when they stick to a lesser word count. Therein lies the pressure to build a great story and write without all the unnecessary details.And this book was a great one at that. I think the genre is a mash of Horror and Historical. In terms of the character, Victoria, it felt like it was a coming-of-age because she matured from the start of the book.
So Victoria is a snob. You can make it out from the name, a typical aristocratic British name. She's one of those who looks down on people who aren't as knowledgeable as her or those who don't know too many things.
The beginning of the book, in my opinion, falters while trying to build up Victoria's character. You grow to dislike her so much that you really don't have any empathy for her when fate throws her into the sea (quite literally). This is the part I'd have liked changed a little. I'd have liked to know about Victoria's life back in England and what made her leave.
The book picks up brilliantly in the second half. Victoria is a typical woman from the 1900s. Taught to be haughty and affected, who doesn't really have much skills. It grated on me that she couldn't deal with what was happening, but I suppose I have to give her the benefit of the doubt. I'm not sure I'd have survived much if I was her.
Some parts in the second half were so thrilling. At one point, the narrative was so crisp and thrilling that I was scared, even though I was reading it in broad daylight.
Victoria's answers to me, felt a little pretentious, but that is primarily because I did not know about her life in the first half. I only knew about her "Withering"in the second half. And that, is where I feel the book lacks. A brilliant brilliant horror short, let down by imperfect planning in the first part.
Victoria is not a memorable character. Her snobbish and high handed manner certainly is. You end up feeling that she deserves what happened and her unraveling was to come in due time. What you cannot predict is that the book is her unraveling. That's where the genius lies.
And that's where the 4 stars to this book come from. The sheer unpredictability of the book, and the slight bit of dementia we see in the end.
I'll be watching out for this author in the future.
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The Withering edition by Oliver Phipps Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
So few stars probably puts me in the minority in my review. The first part of this story made me not like the character at all and I didn't really care what happened to her, but I kept reading out of curiosity to see where the author was going. The second part moved v-e-r-y slowly and was rather predictable in that he went pretty much where I thought he was going to go. Maybe I have read too many stories, but I think that this one tried too hard and was mediocre at best.
I really like his writing style. The ending was a little week to me. So many authors can't keep my interest and Oliver Phipps knows how to tell a story in a way that always keeps my interest.
The book began interesting, but half way through the outcome was typical. The ending was a typical boilerplate of most books of this type.. It is not hard to figure out. I was disappointed in the Withering.
Oliver Phipps has done it again!! This is my third book by the author that I have thoroughly enjoyed! Victoria is painted so well in very few words, it almost like you can reach out and touch her! The author is able to make his stories come alive! From the beginning waves of the Sea to the ending the story just envelopes you! This is a wonderful page turner!
The woman at the beginning of the story is one you won't like very much. She finds herself on a small abandoned island, only to find two other women there. The ending left me feeling sorry for her yet feeling that perhaps she got her just deserts. Great read.
When I got this book, I thought there was a typo in the page count, but no it really is 54 pages long. Everyone may think it’s too short for a book, but to say the truth those 5 chapters were amazing. I would have liked to read more about Victoria, but still it was enough to get to know her.
Meet the protagonist – Victoria; in the first chapter she appears as a real British snob (apologies to everyone British), but her way of speaking and showing both her British accent and her university degree was a bit sickening. But don’t forget it’s 1900-s. it was rare for a woman to be educated at that time. The “fun” starts when Victoria is thrown to an island. I laughed out loud, when I saw how her “intelligence” helped her during the first day. She couldn’t bring herself to function; she did come to her senses soon enough not to die. She was too much of a scaredy-cat, and she was aiming to become a nurse?
I believe I have been repeating myself a lot, but I need to say this again I love how Phipps builds up tension. My mind goes into overdrive scheming possible outcomes. However, this time I guessed correctly. I remember I was reading this book after my internship in the subway, and I can swear I had this maniacal grin on my face though out the whole book, because my theory was coming to be true. When I came to the end, I nearly shouted “I knew it!”, it was inevitable that Victoria would leave that island sane. What happened to her there? Well, that’s up to you to find out! A small hint is she really there all-alone? Or…
When I first read the summary I thought it would be similar to “The Tempest Soul”, however, I was not correct. If in Tempest Soul Phipps builds a strong woman into glory and makes her even a stronger character. Here it’s different. We get to see how a storing woman gets to be broken to pieces. Though a question comes to mind Was Victoria really a strong character from the beginning? That’s up to you to decide.
I believe everyone will enjoy this book. Everyone may see Victoria differently. For me she was a poor soul, who just tried to be above everyone else. The book makes you ask yourself the main question who we are and where are we going? I hope you’ll take up this great book. It sure will leave a lot of mixed feelings in you after finishing it. Don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Enjoy it to the fullest!
This was a great short to read. I checked the book out no Goodreads and I was surprised that it was 54 pages only. That made me really excited to check out the story. I feel that short story authors inherently challenge themselves more than others when they stick to a lesser word count. Therein lies the pressure to build a great story and write without all the unnecessary details.
And this book was a great one at that. I think the genre is a mash of Horror and Historical. In terms of the character, Victoria, it felt like it was a coming-of-age because she matured from the start of the book.
So Victoria is a snob. You can make it out from the name, a typical aristocratic British name. She's one of those who looks down on people who aren't as knowledgeable as her or those who don't know too many things.
The beginning of the book, in my opinion, falters while trying to build up Victoria's character. You grow to dislike her so much that you really don't have any empathy for her when fate throws her into the sea (quite literally). This is the part I'd have liked changed a little. I'd have liked to know about Victoria's life back in England and what made her leave.
The book picks up brilliantly in the second half. Victoria is a typical woman from the 1900s. Taught to be haughty and affected, who doesn't really have much skills. It grated on me that she couldn't deal with what was happening, but I suppose I have to give her the benefit of the doubt. I'm not sure I'd have survived much if I was her.
Some parts in the second half were so thrilling. At one point, the narrative was so crisp and thrilling that I was scared, even though I was reading it in broad daylight.
Victoria's answers to me, felt a little pretentious, but that is primarily because I did not know about her life in the first half. I only knew about her "Withering"in the second half. And that, is where I feel the book lacks. A brilliant brilliant horror short, let down by imperfect planning in the first part.
Victoria is not a memorable character. Her snobbish and high handed manner certainly is. You end up feeling that she deserves what happened and her unraveling was to come in due time. What you cannot predict is that the book is her unraveling. That's where the genius lies.
And that's where the 4 stars to this book come from. The sheer unpredictability of the book, and the slight bit of dementia we see in the end.
I'll be watching out for this author in the future.
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