I've had a love affair with Poe for years and you sound so much like him. The voice in your book is so powerful. I really don't say this very often so I don't want you to feel like I'm trying to feed your ego. You blow me away.
I feel like I'm inside Patrick's mind and I can already tell that he has a soul. I can see it and feel it. I love the way he stops his story to tell me he needs a drink before he can continue. I feel like I'm in the city with him. I can taste the whiskey as he drinks it. It makes my tongue tingle and my throat burn. He reaches inside of me and puylls out the most powerful emotions. The visions he gives me are real with both light and dark. It's like reading The Telltale Heart. I hear the sounds of the city and I feel the grates under my feet. I feel the hatred of the people that spit on him.
You mesmerize me.
- Tracy
I'm almost finished and I don't want it to end.
- Kristen
Dirschel's use of first person throughout this novel created the images and the character development that very few writers ever achieve. It constantly reminded me of reading Poe. I felt Patrick's frustrations. I heard his screams. I lived in his world of both dark and light. This novel left me spellbound. I can hardly wait to read his next one.
