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Succubus (eBook XXXIII)
| Succubus | |
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 Succubus eBook Cover, written by J.L. Stanford | |
| Author(s) | J.L. Stanford |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Services |
| Publication date | September 14, 2021 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 33 Pages |
| ASIN | B09GDQZSVX |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
Succubus is an eBook written by J.L. Stanford. In this work one of the characters can be described as a Succubus.
Overview
- Title: Succubus
- Author: J.L. Stanford
- Published By: Amazon Digital Services
- Length: 33 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B09GDQZSVX
- Publishing Date: September 14, 2021
Plot Summary
A man by the name of Eddie Winters is trying his best to eek out a lower class living. One night, he makes a mistake that leads to chain of odd events. Shadowy figures in the corner of his eye, strange nightmares, faces where faces shouldn't be . . . all act to bring him face to face with his inner demons, an actual demon, and a horrible choice.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on November 28, 2021
Eddie Winters leads a harsh life that builds barriers around him. An encounter leads to his past returning and the unleashing of a succubus intent on his soul. Whether or not he can find escape isn’t as important as if the succubus will ever leave him.
The work is a mixture of myth, mystery and self exploration that works well in telling the story. It’s very focused on that, there’s little time spent in events that aren’t core to the plot. It is a bit difficult to follow at some points, mainly in the grammar and word structure, and I found myself trying to piece together events and connect them to prior ones in the work. That’s not a bad thing. but it led to some confusion.
The succubus of the work, who is never named. is not the stereotypical evil sexual being but more of a ghost, a presence than anything else. She’s a primal force seeking something and as things unfold she’s more a horrific power to push Eddie onward.
The work needs another editing pass to clean things up somewhat. Again it’s the oddities of the writing style, the somewhat flat dialogue as well takes a lot away from the storytelling. I’d like some of the scenes to be clearer, to be more to the point. There’s moments that feel skimmed over and expanding on those would do a lot to make things better.
Three out of five pitchforks.
A very different sort of succubus story, it isn’t erotica and as such there’s something telling to be found. Perhaps the succubus isn’t as present as she might be, but she’s still a force to be reckoned with.