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Harlita (eBook)
| Harlita | |
|---|---|
 Harlita eBook Cover, written by Justin Bedard | |
| Author(s) | Justin Bedard |
| Publisher |
Amazon Digital Services Smashwords |
| Publication date | September 8, 2018 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 303 Pages |
| ISBN | 9780463434161 |
| ASIN | B07H3KYPNX |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
Harlita is an eBook written by Justin Bedard. In this work the character Alisha Harlita and her daughters Sandra, Monica and Tina are Succubi. As well Tera, the Queen of the Succubi, makes an appearance.
Overview
- Title: Harlita
- Author: Justin Bedard
- Published By: Amazon Digital Services & Smashwords
- Length: 303 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B07H3KYPNX
- IBSN: 9780463434161
- Publishing Date: September 8, 2018
Plot Summary
No one is ever prepared for the worst.
With his father's murder and his own torment at the hands of a nefarious cult, nine-year old Lance Parker's simple life is shattered. Through nothing short of a miracle, he is whisked to safety and soon adopted by the succubus Alisha Harlita and her three daughters, a new life of endless wonders in wait for him.
But the scars alas run too deep, and Lance's heart seems broken beyond repair. He can't sleep for fear of dreaming of all he's lost. He can't bring himself to trust his new mother and sisters no matter how much love they show him. He is convinced he's nothing more than a burden. His mind further fractures with every passing day, and soon enough...
...he comes to believe he'd be better off dead.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on October 30, 2018
There is evil in the universe, it does evil things for evil reasons. Souls are damaged, the pain never leaves. In all of the darkness there is a spark of light, a belief that there is a purpose for one young soul without a family. But the battle within tests the family who wants him, even if he cannot believe it.
The work is a slow-burn story of the main character Lance, facing the loss of his father, being tormented and seemingly lost before a mysterious woman brings him to a family of succubi who’s souls are broken and lost in a way that is like his own. What follows is the struggle within Lance to find a way to believe what they offer, to understand that he has worth, and there is a future for him beyond the darkness of his past.
It is a terribly sad story much of the time, Lance is very much his own worst problem in how seeing his worth or trying to accept that the family of succubi want him to be part of their family. Some of those moments are so dearly dark, but they need to be told to make the turning point of Lance’s story matter.
Lance is so dearly young here, a boy with the weight of his loss holding him, more strangling him and not being able to actually explain to the succubi that need him as family. Growing up is a terribly thing sometimes, and sometimes help comes from unexpected places.
The succubi of the story, the Harlita family of Alisha and her daughters Sandra, Monica and Tine, are so dearly close to my heart and yes, there is an appearance of a certain red-tail named Tera, but she’s more of a catalyst really. But then, one cannot be anything than what one is. Alisha and her daughters are all wonderful, they have their own personalities and voices, Monica is especially so veery central to this story by far as is Tina, who is the baby of the family and I adored her.
This is very much a story about succubi that are based on my idea of them, they are wonderful and I love them all dearly of course. But more so, this is a story about Lance, about a young soul that matters…. as much as the author himself does.
Five out of five pitchforks.
A story of understanding, acceptance and the importance of family. The beginning of a series about one soul finding what he needed in the multitude of colours found waiting for him. All great writing starts with seeing into oneself and putting words of hope on the page. One of my most cherished stories about Succubi… ever.