barb4ry1's review
4.0
Synopsis tells it all:
A barren land of salt and snow; a castle where underground paths twist and turn in endless circles and a reclusive King has not shown his face in years; a forest where few things are what they seem. An unnamed hero must navigate through these places as he takes on the task of tracking down a supposed witch, in a story that blends dream and reality, rumour and truth, danger and hope.
For a story that is limited to less than 30, the auther managed to do a lot: create hunted atmosphere, deliver great amount of details and worldbuilding that can ignite imagination. The world that landscape is sominated by salt and snow sounds interesting if you're interested in my opinion.
The story is written in a skilfull way and the prose is first class. It's quite poetic and manages to create interesting premise in just first two pages. I liked this story a lot. Yes, the ending felt rushed and not fully unexpected but four stars for a novella is quite a lot.
I would be definitely interested in reading some longer form by this author.
If you still hesitate if you want or not to try it, let me add thht this novella is also free on Amazon.
A barren land of salt and snow; a castle where underground paths twist and turn in endless circles and a reclusive King has not shown his face in years; a forest where few things are what they seem. An unnamed hero must navigate through these places as he takes on the task of tracking down a supposed witch, in a story that blends dream and reality, rumour and truth, danger and hope.
For a story that is limited to less than 30, the auther managed to do a lot: create hunted atmosphere, deliver great amount of details and worldbuilding that can ignite imagination. The world that landscape is sominated by salt and snow sounds interesting if you're interested in my opinion.
The story is written in a skilfull way and the prose is first class. It's quite poetic and manages to create interesting premise in just first two pages. I liked this story a lot. Yes, the ending felt rushed and not fully unexpected but four stars for a novella is quite a lot.
I would be definitely interested in reading some longer form by this author.
If you still hesitate if you want or not to try it, let me add thht this novella is also free on Amazon.
errantdreams's review
4.0
Louis Rakovich’s The End of the Trail is a novelette, a very short piece of work, but it is interesting. The main character has no name. One day he’s sent for, only to find out that the king is quite ill. The king’s young queen sends the man on an errand–find the witch who cursed him; take off her head if she won’t cure it. Then go to a second man who might have the power to undo the witch’s curse.
Nothing, of course, is quite what it seems–sometimes several times over. This is a short book, however, so there isn’t much more I can say without giving too much away. This is very fairy tale-ish in style. If you have a half an hour to fill and like dark fairy tales, I’d give this one a shot.
Original review on my site: http://www.errantdreams.com/2016/07/short-take-the-end-of-the-trail-louis-rakovich/
Nothing, of course, is quite what it seems–sometimes several times over. This is a short book, however, so there isn’t much more I can say without giving too much away. This is very fairy tale-ish in style. If you have a half an hour to fill and like dark fairy tales, I’d give this one a shot.
Original review on my site: http://www.errantdreams.com/2016/07/short-take-the-end-of-the-trail-louis-rakovich/
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