Reviewed by Dee

TITLE: The Statue

AUTHOR: Zathyn Priest

PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press

LENGTH: 52 Pages

RELEASE DATE: December 15, 2016

BLURB:         

Journalist, Tristan Church, wants to expose Galloway Mental Hospital’s dirty secrets. He isn’t prepared for the hell he witnesses, or prepared to meet Zane. He realises the young man is a Galloway patient, and the boyfriend Zane speaks of exists in his mind.

Tristan’s own relationship is on the rocks and, when Eli leaves, he falls apart. While Tristan fights to save his own sanity and get Eli back, he must also fight for Zane’s right to love a man no one else sees. A man who scares away hallucinations, takes away Zane’s fear, and is trapped inside a statue.

REVIEW:      

Judging by the cover, I didn’t really know what to expect when I downloaded this story, but the blurb called to me. And I’m so pleased it did.

The story is told in first person and completely from Tristan’s point-of-view, and oh wow what a trip. The man put himself, and me, through an emotional wringer. The saying the grass isn’t always greener fits the theme of this story perfectly. I’m sure anyone who has ever been in a stale relationship and has wondered if the sexy stranger might be a better option, will stop and think twice.

Mark is a despicable man, with no moral compass. Something Tristan finds out the hard way. The fear I felt for Tristan when he went to Mark’s house was heart stopping. I wanted to reach into my kindle and castrate Mark!

Moving on. Zane, oh be still my heart, what a beautiful human being. A young man in love with a statue, who in his schizophrenic mind is very, very, real. The friendship between Tristan and Zane will thaw even the hardest of hearts.

“In the end, love is always only the reality of the two people who share it. Your love isn’t my reality. My love isn’t your reality. Lucas is Zane’s reality.”

I don’t want to give a second of the plot away but will finish by saying, this story is poignant with layer upon layer of depth and fully developed characters.

It’s the first story I’ve read by Zathyn and it will be far from my last. The fact it’s short didn’t bother me as it lacked for nothing and I don’t think my heart could’ve taken anymore.

I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves finding themselves deeply immersed in the plot, regardless of genre.

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