๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค. ๐ธ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ, ๐๐ฅโ๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค, ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐. ๐ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ช ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค. ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ค ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐-๐ ๐ฃ-๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ!
๐พ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ค ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐๐. ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐พ๐ฃ๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐พโ๐ธ๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐ผโ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐ค๐๐ฆ๐๐!
Genre: Adult | Horror | Dark Fiction
4 out of 5 stars! (for the whole collection)
First off I have to start by saying how proud I am of Nick! Nick is a fellow BookTuber and it’s always exciting to see people whom I consider friends making their dreams become a reality. Now to all my readers out there, although Nick is a friend this will not stop me from providing an honest review.
Graymatter is a fun collection! and by that I mean dark, gruesome, spooky but loads of fun. Some great concepts here! These short stories are those type of stories narrated by the main character that end with a big cliffhanger….leaving you wanting more. Oh and I can’t forget each has a great moral to the story as well.
While reading this collection I felt as if I was chilling with Nick while he told me some truly eerie stories. Nick has a way of writing different characters and really bringing their personality traits forward. For example one story is about a dognapper, he makes a living taking other people dogs and than just hangs at home until the owner puts out a reward. Once they do he jumps on it claiming his prize. The guy is an honest dirt-bag and I was appalled the whole time I read this story! Honestly, if you can feel those emotions while reading that’s when you know the author did something right. These are things you just don’t forget even after finishing the read.
There is one tiny negative that pulled my star rating back on this horror collection. Although an editor was hired there seems to be a lot that was missed. Spelling mistakes, grammar, repetitiveness and some sentences weren’t even proper English. Although I can understand these mistakes as everyone is human and while the author is pouring their thoughts and passions out onto paper it takes a lot of time to make the story crisp and clean. Multiple read through’s alone, even before editing (if it’s an option, which isn’t the case for most indie authors). That being said even after taking these steps and even hiring an editor a lot was missed. Although I am not one to talk negative about others or tell them how to do their job, I really feel whoever did edit this collection for Nick did not provide the service he paid for and I hope this won’t deter people from picking it up. Editing can really hurt an author! Some people won’t even finish a read or give it an awful review solely on the editing.
All in all honestly this collection was great! Again, Nick had great concepts, awesome characters and not to forget your mind and emotions will be stirred. I say it’s totally worth giving it a go. Also if you would like to check out my video review on my BookTube channel that would be awesome!
Thank you so much Nick for sending me a copy to read and review. I am so proud to own a physical copy and to have it sitting on my shelves. I can’t wait to see what else you have for us in the future.
Publisher: Independently published
Release Date: April 19, 2020
And of course thank you all for reading
Your PROUD Book Worm
-Nichole
raw look into true moments from the past and touching on awful moments that still happen to this day in some countries.
Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me this copy for review! It will always be cherished!
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