A review by aksel_dadswell
Muscadines by S.P. Miskowski

4.0

A gorgeous hardback from Dunhams Manor Press, with rich cover and interior artwork. The story itself is a nasty little slice of Southern Gothic so tangible you can feel the sweat beading on your arms and taste the tang of wine at the back of your throat, feel the night crickets' rough song prickling the back of your neck. There's some great character work here too, which is what Miskowski excels at; especially damaged, fallible, dysfunctional characters. There's always something broken - or about to break - in a Miskowski story, and nobody writes about these hairline cracks widening into gaping grins quite like her.