S.T. Gibson

Evocation

Hannah Nugent

Ghosts were a different matter entirely. They lingered like watercolor washes over a painting, always just out of perceptibility but heavily, heavily felt. Ghosts were ripples of trauma echoing through the living world, reminders of horrible deaths and broken hearts and long, dark passages to realms Rhys wasn’t ready to contemplate. 

A captivating read. While the pace of the book is definitely fast, it does lend itself to a believable world of magical realism with established relationships and characters. S.T. Gibson does a fantastically wonderful job of showing rather than telling with this first installment and I personally cannot wait to read more. 

Cole Stoots

Great complex characters but I wanted more of the magical world and plot to go with the focus on the character relationships.

I liked it but I felt like it moved a little fast, I wish we could get some more character time and also some more setting bc the concept is so interesting, I am excited to get more though!

fris🐝

I finished this in one sitting. I haven't done that in years. I suppose it helps that I am doing a dopamine fast right now, so I do not have anything to do but read. However, I could have gone to other books throughout the day, and I didn't. I chose to finish this one.

Still, while I would day this is a good book, I would not say it is the best I've read. First off, if you go into this expecting intrigue and a mystery, you will be disappointed. The main draw of this book is the characters and their relationships with one another. If you do not want a lot of romantic angst, this isn't for you.

Good for me; I DID want a lot of romantic angst. Also, as a social worker, I really appreciated how the topic of alcoholism was handled. I'm not joking; I got misty-eyed at a few parts, which never happens. I loved the characters, but that didn't stop me from wanting to smack them upside the head a couple of times (in a fun way). 

I don't think this book is anything profound, but I do think it has a lot to say about queer, polyamorous love. I appreciated that and can recommend it. All I can really say is I enjoyed my time with this book. Check it out if this sounds interesting!

Emily B

3.5 Stars:

I finished this in one sitting. I haven't done that in years. I suppose it helps that I am doing a dopamine fast right now, so I do not have anything to do but read. However, I could have gone to other books throughout the day, and I didn't. I chose to finish this one.

Still, while I would day this is a good book, I would not say it is the best I've read. First off, if you go into this expecting intrigue and a mystery, you will be disappointed. The main draw of this book is the characters and their relationships with one another. If you do not want a lot of romantic angst, this isn't for you.

Good for me; I DID want a lot of romantic angst. Also, as a social worker, I really appreciated how the topic of alcoholism was handled. I'm not joking; I got misty-eyed at a few parts, which never happens. I loved the characters, but that didn't stop me from wanting to smack them upside the head a couple of times (in a fun way). 

I don't think this book is anything profound, but I do think it has a lot to say about queer, polyamorous love. I appreciated that and can recommend it. All I can really say is I enjoyed my time with this book. Check it out if this sounds interesting!

LOVED. I found it really impressive what Gibson was able to accomplish in only 300 pages. Great character arcs and development, and interesting plot that moved along at a decent clip, and a poly romance that was heavy on stunning tension and even a dare I say a bit slow burn? The occult was also interesting and not over powering the actual story in the book. It was everything I wanted out of this book, and well written on top of it all. 

Evocation

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