“In a single week in the summer of 1973, a quiet suburban neighborhood implodes when generations of mystical deceit become too much to bear. Drawn to the web of secrets and lies, the other worldly slivers refuse to be ignored, pushing one family to the brink.”
–From https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/slivers/
Another good read from a fellow blogger! I’m so impressed with the talent in my small WP circle. “Slivers” is the second book written by Vicki Atkinson and her first fiction novel. I loved her first book “Surviving Sue” which documents her life as a survivor with her mother who was an alcoholic, had Alzheimers, anxiety, depression and Munchausen’s. Vicki not only survived, she championed her disabled sister while becoming a licensed professional counselor with a doctorate in Adult Education and degrees in Psychology.
I’ve been reading reviews and snippets of “Slivers” on Vicki’s blog VictoriaPonders and I couldn’t wait to get my copy.
The supernatural elements of “Slivers” are based on Scottish lore of creatures with a hive mind. I knew the book was going to be spooky but it surprised me with twists and turns. The characterrs were well developed and Vicki did an amazing job with the kids. They seemed real with distinct personalities and voices.
I’m not going into more detail, but encourage you to read it.
This is the third book by bloggers that I’ve read in a few weeks. I wrote reviews of Eve Marie’s “Quest for Absence” and P.J. Gudka’s “Perfect” HERE. Eve’s blog is Cupcakecacheblog and Pooja’s is Lifesfinewhine.
I highly recommend all three books. They are better than anything I’ve read lately!
Elizabeth! I’m thrilled with your review! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments and insights. Means the world to me to have your generous endorsement. Xo! 😘
I’m grateful you liked my review! It was a fun read with so many surprises. It was not what I was expecting.
That sounds very interesting, like a mixture of non-fiction with mystical elements, fiction. Interesting.
I wrote a novel years ago when Harry Potter was a big deal. My book had a touch of supernatural. A publisher requested the entire manuscript then sent me a letter than they wanted a rewrite with more supernatural included. I realized they wanted another Harry Potter, which my story was not.
Yes, sometimes they want more of a type with novels. The story behind the author of the Harry Potter series and her struggles as she wrote in coffee shops, living on assistance always fascinated me more than her series but I had many students who were big fans of the series.
I was never a Harry Potter reader. But my son loved the series. Yes, the author’s story is fascinating.
Yes, she worked very hard with very little. Amazing!
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Again…thank you so much! 😊💝😊
Thank you for creating an exciting novel!
Aww…appreciate the feedback, dear one! xo! 💝
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I wish we could go back to 1973!!
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Love that cover! It looks like somewhere in the NorthEast.
Vicki is from the Chicago area but I’m not sure the town her book takes place.
It is interesting. I realize that often I like to read novels or check them out based on setting and the author’s background. I really like novels which are true to form for the novelist and they use their backgrounds or their familiarity with setting. I do like mysteries! Thanks for introducing all the novelists!
This book has to do with her Scottish heritage which is interesting. At the end of the book she introduces an ancestor who has an interesting life story.
Oh, interesting!
Love this exchange! Agree, agree…old houses, settings drawn from our own history. Appreciate you both! 💝
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We do have a wonderful WordPress group of writers here, Elizabeth! 💞📚✍️
There are so many gifted and talented people. As well as kind!
Including you two lovely and talented ladies. So good to be in your good company, Lori and Elizabeth! 💝
You are too kind!
No…but I’m honest! 🤪❤️🤪
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This really is such an amazing community we have here! 😊
It is! I feel privileged to be part of it.
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I’m falling behind here. So many good books to read by fellow bloggers, too little time. Thanks for sharing Elizabeth!
All three were good books. Next we need to read yours!
I agree! 🙂
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Sounds very creative. I am not one for spooky books but it does sound interesting with the and turns. I do love our WP community. Are you still working on the childrens manuscript you had written? Rooting for you!
Thanks for asking about my children’s manuscript. I have several that I’m working on and looking for places to submit. Vicki’s book was exciting and fun.
You are welcome!! Have you gone to the website query tracker? Its really good! Provides a HUGE list of publishers for you to query and gives you information about them and keeps track of the queries you make.
I have used that in the past. Also SCBWI has an annual market report that lists all children’s publishers and if they accept submissions. Then I check out the websites for more information.
Love this review of Slivers, Elizabeth! You are on a roll with some lovely recommendations!
I’m so glad you enjoyed my review. That was such a suprising book by Vicki.
Great review, and I just finished reading it, so I agree with your takeaways.
I’m glad you read “Slivers” and also liked my review.
Absolutely! It’s a good one.
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I really enjoyed your review of Slivers, I’m currently reading Surviving Sue and hoping to read Slivers when I can get my hands on it. Thanks so much for mentioning my book too (and reading and reviewing it!). We have so many talented writers on WordPress, we’ll never run out of books to read.
Yay! I had a feast of incredible bloggers’ books the past couple weeks including yours. I connected so much with Vicki and “Surviving Sue” because I wrote a fiction manuscript based on my family history. It was a similar story to Vicki’s but divided up into two parents with issues rather than one. Vicki had one parent with all those issues. I wrote this manuscript several decades ago but decided against publishing it at the time until they both won’t be hurt by it.
I’m so sorry you dealt with similar things too, it was probably more difficult with both parents having issues. I can understand that, it’s best to wait to publish it since that would probably hurt them to read.
It occurred to me that it wasn’t worth it now. Plenty of time ahead and more time to work on rewrites.
Time tends to make us look at things differently.
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