From a Poison Pen by B.P. Smythe

Read from March 20th - 26th 2016.

Published February 15th 2016 by Bloodhound Books

Format    Paperback - 386 pages

Review

..........'Now lying on her back, Myra knew this wasn't the best position. She twisted herself around, swearing as she banged her head and face in the process until she was resting crouched up on her knees. From there with great effort, as the line stretched and cut deep into her wrists, Myra raised her top half; then painfully rolled head-first over the wardrobe edge and flopped onto the marble tiles' .......excerpt taken from Lovers Leap. Lovers Leap is just one of ten short stories I have had the pleasure of reading in this book by B.P.Smythe. "B.P.Smythe, really? you wrote all these? how versatile are you?" Catchy little reads of varying length. Just enough to suck you in, get you comfortable, enjoy the read and then BANG, the macabre twist hits you head on and ties it all together in a neat little bundle. The author engages the reader right from the start and doesn't let go, enticing them to read more and more of these easy read shorts. Most of these stories have dark undertones to them leading to some weird but psychologically "oh yeah" revelation moments. There is a couple of grammatical errors and the last story, We'll Meet Again, I felt was overly waffled in segments. These very small issues did not hinder the stories at all and in fact, I'd go as far as to say We'll Meet Again was one of my favourite ones. I found myself quite captivated by a lot of the characters in the book. Many showing great depth of which I found connection even in the short time they invaded my head space. The writing IS simple and comfortable which readers who want a book they can just pick up and go with will love. The stories full of intrigue and a small element of suspense in some that will appeal to a diverse type of reader who appreciates anything from murder mysteries, war stories to dark humour. I recommend this book to anyone who I have described above and anyone who likes a little of a Twilight Zone esque feel to their reads. I will certainly be looking out for more works by this author. /http://www.bloodhoundbooks.com/from-a-poison-pen/ 4 out of 5 stars given.