storieswithsoul's review
5.0
This is an interesting take on Lilith's story. I liked it. As far as short stories go this one is just perfect. A complete story, which will suck you in. It was difficult to put down once I started reading. Fortunately it was a quick read. :)
Lilith was created with Adam. But she was a curious one. And questioned everything. She wanted to be an equal to Adam and when she realized that wasn't going to happen, she left. That's when Eve was created. Eve wasn't like Lilith. She did what she was told. Not that it did her any good. In the end they were all kicked out of the Garden and forced to survive on their own...
I like P. K. Tyler's books. They are always so refreshing. This one is no exception. I am glad I got the chance to read it.
Lilith was created with Adam. But she was a curious one. And questioned everything. She wanted to be an equal to Adam and when she realized that wasn't going to happen, she left. That's when Eve was created. Eve wasn't like Lilith. She did what she was told. Not that it did her any good. In the end they were all kicked out of the Garden and forced to survive on their own...
I like P. K. Tyler's books. They are always so refreshing. This one is no exception. I am glad I got the chance to read it.
si0bhan's review
4.0
I’ve said this many times before, and I’ll probably continue to reiterate it every time it is necessary, but I have a real love hate relationship with short stories. In my own opinion, I find them to be rather hit or miss. Whether it is because I expect too much or the wrong thing, or whether it is something else entirely, but I always enter short stories with a feeling of trepidation.
Thus far, P.K. Tyler has given me a number of short stories that were enjoyable. In fact, in terms of short story writers, she is someone I’ll happily read over and over. In short, the woman knows how to write a short story that gives you all you need in a handful of pages.
Book of Lilith is no different.
If I were to be completely honest, I’d go so far as to say this is my favourite of her short stories to date. It is a story you can complete in no time at all, but it will stay with you long after finishing. Truthfully, I wanted more from it – but in the best way possible. Sometimes you want more from a short story because it failed to give you anything, other times you want more because the story is so good you wish to see an entire world built from the few pages. With Book of Lilith, we have a case of the latter. I want more of this story, more of this world. It is an amazing tale in and of itself, and it has opened so many possibilities for where the story could go from here. I want to read those stories. I want to see where things head.
Basically, I want more.
I could sit here and explain the ins and outs of the story, explaining what happened and what you can expect, but I’m not going to do so. It’s short enough for such a thing to offer spoilers. In as simple terms as possible, it is a tale of how the world came to be with an interesting twist to make it stand out beyond the rest. Honestly, you can complete it in no time at all, so go ahead and pick it up. I promise that it is well worth the read.
As a final note, I would like to thank the author for allowing me to read and review this as part of her review team. As I’ve already said, it’s certainly my favourite of her short stories to date!
Thus far, P.K. Tyler has given me a number of short stories that were enjoyable. In fact, in terms of short story writers, she is someone I’ll happily read over and over. In short, the woman knows how to write a short story that gives you all you need in a handful of pages.
Book of Lilith is no different.
If I were to be completely honest, I’d go so far as to say this is my favourite of her short stories to date. It is a story you can complete in no time at all, but it will stay with you long after finishing. Truthfully, I wanted more from it – but in the best way possible. Sometimes you want more from a short story because it failed to give you anything, other times you want more because the story is so good you wish to see an entire world built from the few pages. With Book of Lilith, we have a case of the latter. I want more of this story, more of this world. It is an amazing tale in and of itself, and it has opened so many possibilities for where the story could go from here. I want to read those stories. I want to see where things head.
Basically, I want more.
I could sit here and explain the ins and outs of the story, explaining what happened and what you can expect, but I’m not going to do so. It’s short enough for such a thing to offer spoilers. In as simple terms as possible, it is a tale of how the world came to be with an interesting twist to make it stand out beyond the rest. Honestly, you can complete it in no time at all, so go ahead and pick it up. I promise that it is well worth the read.
As a final note, I would like to thank the author for allowing me to read and review this as part of her review team. As I’ve already said, it’s certainly my favourite of her short stories to date!
laffingkat's review
2.0
As with all of [a:P.K. Tyler|14678447|P.K. Tyler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448410086p2/14678447.jpg]'s stories that I have read so far, this is very well written, but it made me very uncomfortable and I didn't enjoy reading it. Perhaps it's because retelling a biblical story is sensitive subject matter, and I just wasn't comfortable with this author's interpretation. This is a very feminist interpretation, filled with anger and violence. If that sounds intriguing to you, you may enjoy this more than I did.
We're also in a period where social media is full of conflict based on politics, race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and more. With all of this tension, I don't want to read stories that seem to add to the conflict. I read for pleasure and escapism, not to feel angry and upset, and I prefer to read about characters I like. This is just too dark for me, and it fails the "would I want to spend time hanging out with these characters" test. I seem to be in the minority on this, so your reaction may be different.
I reviewed a free copy of this book provided to me by the author, which in no way affected the honesty of my review.
We're also in a period where social media is full of conflict based on politics, race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and more. With all of this tension, I don't want to read stories that seem to add to the conflict. I read for pleasure and escapism, not to feel angry and upset, and I prefer to read about characters I like. This is just too dark for me, and it fails the "would I want to spend time hanging out with these characters" test. I seem to be in the minority on this, so your reaction may be different.
I reviewed a free copy of this book provided to me by the author, which in no way affected the honesty of my review.
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