flashy_dragon reviewed Tress by Larissa Brown
Horror romance?
Dark. Evocative. Warm. Unsettling. Those are the first words that come to mind after I finished this book.
I'm still not sure if Tress is redemptive love story, or the inside view of the main character descending into madness. Maybe it is both? While short, this book feels substantial, like there is more hiding in the shadows that I didn't understand, that I may never understand. But it is a warm horror, and one I imagine I'll return to again. I found myself equally repulsed and drawn to the woodsman. And, by the end, to Tess herself.
Larissa Brown does an exquisite job evoking dark tale with a modern twist, with a faint echo to Charlotte Perkins Gillman's The Yellow Wallpaper. It also reminds me of Neil Gaiman's take on fairy tales, that they were originally dark tales told by adults for adults, and only later transformed for children, with …
Dark. Evocative. Warm. Unsettling. Those are the first words that come to mind after I finished this book.
I'm still not sure if Tress is redemptive love story, or the inside view of the main character descending into madness. Maybe it is both? While short, this book feels substantial, like there is more hiding in the shadows that I didn't understand, that I may never understand. But it is a warm horror, and one I imagine I'll return to again. I found myself equally repulsed and drawn to the woodsman. And, by the end, to Tess herself.
Larissa Brown does an exquisite job evoking dark tale with a modern twist, with a faint echo to Charlotte Perkins Gillman's The Yellow Wallpaper. It also reminds me of Neil Gaiman's take on fairy tales, that they were originally dark tales told by adults for adults, and only later transformed for children, with faint echoes of their original gruesome origins. This story is a return to the grand tradition of fairy tales for adults, and a story of return overall.
I look forward to returning to this story again.