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thomaswjoyce's review against another edition
5.0
Another excellent entry in the Skillute Cycle. Miskowski really has a way with bringing her characters to life and intertwining the different storylines. I couldn't put it down.
thomaswjoyce's review
5.0
Another excellent entry in the Skillute Cycle. Miskowski really has a way with bringing her characters to life and intertwining the different storylines. I couldn't put it down.
charshorrorcorner's review
4.0
The last installment of the Skillute Cycle delivered more of the lovely prose I'm used to getting from S. P. Miskowski.
This novella elaborates on the story begun in the novel Knock Knock. A tale about small town life, its secrets, its rituals, and its inhabitants. It's good stuff.
I like the fact that women play a strong role here too -it put me in mind of Thomas Tryon's Harvest Home-a book I have no qualms recommending, in addition to this one. However, for best results read Knock Knock before In the Light-to properly complete the Cycle.
I've read a few books from Omnium Gatherum now, and have been impressed with each of them. This one was no exception. The same holds true for S. P. Miskowski´s work and I'm excited to see what she does next!
Recommended for fans of quieter, literary horror.
I was provided a free copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review. This is it.
This novella elaborates on the story begun in the novel Knock Knock. A tale about small town life, its secrets, its rituals, and its inhabitants. It's good stuff.
I like the fact that women play a strong role here too -it put me in mind of Thomas Tryon's Harvest Home-a book I have no qualms recommending, in addition to this one. However, for best results read Knock Knock before In the Light-to properly complete the Cycle.
I've read a few books from Omnium Gatherum now, and have been impressed with each of them. This one was no exception. The same holds true for S. P. Miskowski´s work and I'm excited to see what she does next!
Recommended for fans of quieter, literary horror.
I was provided a free copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review. This is it.
errantdreams's review
5.0
Ruth is an interesting kid. Her mother, Michelle, obsesses over her weight–she even gives her specifically one-quarter of a grapefruit with her breakfast, and it’s a routine joke between her and Jeffrey, Ruth’s father, that couldn’t she at least have a half of a grapefruit? Yet somehow neither parent notices that Ruth doesn’t laugh at this joke. Her parents don’t seem like bad people; they’re dysfunctionally human. The characterization is wonderful and oh-so-believable.
The story also picks up the tale of Henry and Alicia Colquitt, whom you may remember from Knock Knock. We find out more about Ethel’s husband Burt, Henry’s mother’s death, and the origin of the house with all the bird feeders that shows up in The Worst Is Yet to Come. Miskowski has a knack for writing about trapped women and what happens when they finally decide to break free, as well as the interactions between income level and social level in a rural area. I look forward to more Skillute stories!
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2019/03/short-take-in-the-light-s-p-miskowski/
The story also picks up the tale of Henry and Alicia Colquitt, whom you may remember from Knock Knock. We find out more about Ethel’s husband Burt, Henry’s mother’s death, and the origin of the house with all the bird feeders that shows up in The Worst Is Yet to Come. Miskowski has a knack for writing about trapped women and what happens when they finally decide to break free, as well as the interactions between income level and social level in a rural area. I look forward to more Skillute stories!
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2019/03/short-take-in-the-light-s-p-miskowski/
shaunhamill's review
5.0
A fantastic finish to the Skillute cycle, bringing everything full circle. Surprising, moving, with taut plotting that hurls the reader forward. My favorite entry in the series.
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