Overall Take:
If you’re looking for an unconventional historical read with vampires, then you need to check this one out.
Star Rating:
4 Stars
Genre:
Historical Horror
Synopsis
A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.
Thoughts:
This is a really interesting historical fiction, with vampires. What a fun twist. This is a very atmospheric book; it felt almost like there was a cloud over my head the whole time I was reading it. Just very moody and borderline creepy. I loved the format of this book. It had a little of the present, but most of the book is told via journal entries, which I enjoyed. I think that this author writes really interesting and unsettling horror books. They’re always unconventional and different, which I appreciate. There is some gore in this book, but it wasn’t horrible and I think that it fit the story nicely. I enjoyed how this story was told, and how atmospheric it was. The characters were all well written and enjoyable and I liked getting to know them as the book went on.
Publication Date:
March 18, 2025
Author:
Stephen Graham Jones
Page Length:
448 pages
Thank you too:
Thank you to @sagapressbooks and @stephengrahamjones for this arc copy. All thoughts are my own.
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