First off it’s been WAY too long since I have updated this blog but I hope to be amending that soon now I finally figured out how ebooks work but enough about me…
I plucked Qwerty randomly off Twitter. It has far more reviews than most of my indie picks but I guess it’s author is experiencing a bit of a lull so I figured why not? The typewriter on the cover caught my attention and the blurb detailing a paranormal romance intrigued me.
Initially I wasn’t impressed. The first paragraph makes it obvious the book is about a writer as he’s editing something he’s writing. To make matters worse it plunges 100% into the cliché by not just making the main character a writer but also a stumblebum drunk driven mad by grief over the death of his wife.
“Oh lord, here we go…” I thought to myself before reading on. The thing about clichés is that you can write them if you write them well. I mean I’m sure Stephen King wasn’t disappointed with the sales for Misery. And I was happily surprised with this book. It was tight. The imagery was visceral, the pace in which details were released was perfect, the editing was precise, and it turned out to be a very well put together picture of a couple’s relationship.
All things considered it was masterfully written with a sultry noir vibe and a little twist ending – all of which made me nostalgic for this older type of writing. And it was only 80 some odd pages so it was a super quick read which is what I needed to jump back into the reading and reviewing game.
Qwerty: A Haunting can be purchased as an ebook or paperback on Amazon.