There’s some definite Hades and Persephone elements, for those of you familiar with Greek mythology. But it works just fine for how it’s put together. It seems like a missed opportunity not to just embrace the horror elements that fill the whole story from top to bottom. Add to that a creepy Puppeteer who turns people into living dolls to better feast on their souls for years at a time, and you’ve got some fertile soil for nightmare fuel. The Faire draws people in, steals bits of their souls, and feeds it to it’s own immortal workers to sustain them and itself. This is labeled as Dark Fantasy genre, but it’s got all the makings of an excellent horror story, if the writer had leaned a bit more that direction. A creepy, semi-sentient Faire is all things wonderful. I have so many mixed feelings about this story, it’s hard to know where to start. Despite everything she sees, and everything she fears, she can’t seem to keep herself away from him…or the Faire. Determined to add Cora to his collection of “dolls”, he begins a pursuit that both intrigues and frightens Cora. An act which puts her in the sights of the demented and fiendish Puppeteer, Simon. When she braves her way through the Dark Path into the fair, she unwittingly gives it a little piece of herself. It’s as if the fair is from an entirely different time period. Only there’s something odd about the vintage tents and odd costumes. So, when the old fair is brought back by a mysterious new owner, she’s more than a little excited to check it out.
Series #: Book 1 of the Harrow Faire SeriesĬora Glass is bored with her life and her dead end job. “Come one, come all, to Harrow Faire…and greet your sweetest nightmare.” – The Contortionist, Kathryn Ann Kingsley
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