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A review by kuyakojo
The Realms of the Dead: Crossfades and Bleedovers by William Todd Rose
3.0
What happens when we die? Chuck Grainger knows, and it's not always as it should be. Working for the Institute, he is tasked with helping spirits free themselves from a sort of limbo known as a Crossfade. When he is successful, the ghost may continue to it's destination. Handpicked as a young man, he has spent his best years in a strictly controlled environment, his physical body under hypersurveillance, mentally travelling to the weirdest places one could imagine. All in a day's work, until he is assigned to free Abigail.
I received an early copy of this book from Hydra through Netgalley. It contains two novellas, each following Grainger as he navigates the quotidian challenges of an Institute Whisk. Needless to say, some challenges rise darker than others and not all Crossfades contain mere innocents lost in the spectral woods. The Realms of the Dead are spooky enough and gory enough to satisfy a horror fan, but I did not always find the writing particularly compelling.
I received an early copy of this book from Hydra through Netgalley. It contains two novellas, each following Grainger as he navigates the quotidian challenges of an Institute Whisk. Needless to say, some challenges rise darker than others and not all Crossfades contain mere innocents lost in the spectral woods. The Realms of the Dead are spooky enough and gory enough to satisfy a horror fan, but I did not always find the writing particularly compelling.