Title: Odd Spirits
Author: S.T. Gibson
Series or standalone: The Summoner's Circle, book 0.5, novella
Age Category: Adult
Published by: 8th October 2024
Pages: 115 p.
Genre: Urban Fantasy, occultism
About Odd Spirits
This is the story of how Rhys and Moira met, we get to meet these two characters a bit better through their story of how they are dealing with a malevolent spirit in their own home, and how they overcome the struggles they are facing.
My thoughts on Odd Spirits
Content warning: this review will contain spoilers for the book they will not be pointed out, proceed with caution. Also, I received a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Review copy provided by Angry Robots via Netgalley.
I was so happy that I was approved for this one as well, in October I have already published my review for the first book in the Summoner's Circle series, Evocation, which I loved. I was thrilled that I got the chance to review this as well.
The first thing I want to say about this little novella is that I would have preferred to read this before Evocation, I think it would have been a better introduction to the series. Also, this situation has been hinted at in Evocation, in which we do not get much explanation for what happened back then. Therefore I am glad that this story exists.
What I loved even more is that this story includes how Rhys and Moira met, I found this so exciting, and I was so cute! We get so much character out of this story, it really helped me love these characters even more than I already did.
I also feel that there are many more of the occult practices woven into this one story than was in Evocation, something I missed, I would like to see more of the society rituals and Moira's spell work as well, and I do hope that we will be getting it in the rest of the series.
I am excited to explore the rest of the series as it comes out, and will also be continuing with S.T. Gibson's other novels An Education of Malice and Dowry of Blood. The last one being inspired by Dracula, is of course a vampire story that I haven't read in a while.
Rating Odd Spirits
This novella was lots of fun, it packs a punch and explores a side of the characters Rhys and Moira from Evocation that we have not yet seen before. This edition is beautifully illustrated which makes it even more appealing for the book collectors that we are. The story has so much magic and character exploration in it, that adds to the reading experience of the series in general. As said in the full review, I would read this before starting with Evocation.
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