RH Hale
Today, I’m showcasing my fourth author for Indie April: the incomparable and supremely talented RH Hale.
Twitter has been a good source for finding talented writers of truly amazing books. My reading life has been enhanced many-fold by these wonderfully creative people.
RH Hale is one of the most talented of the literary finds I’ve come across. And I’m so thankful I did.
Her two books
Church Mouse: Memoir of a vampire’s servant
and
Church Mouse (Book 2): The Change
elevate the vampire novel to a new height. Yet these books are more than just vampire novels. For Rona Dean, the human servant, the watch dog for these supremely deadly creatures, tells us her story. And by doing so, we are given an insight into what it’s like to live on the knife-edge of terror day in and day out; and, through this daily exposure to terror and incredible horror, we see Rona, the church mouse, change, grow, and eventually earn the respect of the monsters she serves.
Gothic novel? Or are these books a coming of age story? A tale of macabre terror? Or a philosophical treatise on what it truly means to be human?
Perhaps Church Mouse is all of these, and more.
Ms Hale’s storytelling is superb throughout. We are given atmospheric descriptions of places, and mood evoking pictures of settings. Her characters are alive, real. You can touch them, feel with them, feel for them.
Her command of the novel form is equal to that of the most mature of writers. Her words mesmerize us, evoke deep feelings in us, touch all of our senses — they let us see and experience Rona’s world.
These two novels are simply brilliant. They are gothic masterpieces. They are among the finest horror literature being written today. They rightly belong next to the classics: “Dracula”, “Carmilla”, and “The Vampyre”.
Simply put, Ms Hale is one of the finest indie authors writing today. She is nonpareil.
Church Mouse, Book 1, Amazon US
Church Mouse, Book 2, Amazon US
Church Mouse, Book 1, Amazon UK
Church Mouse, Book 2, Amazon UK
Church Mouse, Book 1, Amazon Canada
Church Mouse, Book 2, Amazon Canada
Church Mouse, Book 1, Amazon Australia
Church Mouse, Book 2, Amazon Australia
Church Mouse, Book 1, Amazon Germany
Church Mouse, Book 2, Amazon Germany
Comments are always welcome. And until next time, happy reading!
