{"id":10365,"date":"2024-08-28T22:20:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2024-08-28T22:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:20:16","slug":"book-review-the-little-season-by-s-c-mendes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-the-little-season-by-s-c-mendes\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Little Season by S.C. Mendes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Little Season <\/em>by S.C. Mendes<\/p>\n

Blood Bound Books, 2024<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9798878808958<\/p>\n

Available: Kindle edition<\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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You have to give S.C. Mendes credit: in a genre that has some repetitive plotlines, he always comes up with an original one, and this is no exception.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite imaginative, and trying to figure out how it ends will keep the reader busy till the final pages.\u00a0 There are enough questions on life in this one that it would actually make for a good choice for a horror book club discussion group.\u00a0 The book isn\u2019t shallow: it has some good depth to it.\u00a0 There are some pretty nifty illustrations, too!<\/p>\n

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The protagonist, Jordan Carter, is one of those aimless sorts drifting through life, just hopscotching from one job to the next, with no real clear plan, other than trying to help take care of his ailing mother.\u00a0 He finds an ad that seems like a godsend– get paid to eat one meal, (sponsored by a company called Talons) give reactions, and pocket $600, with the possibility of further meals.\u00a0 His problems start with the horrible physical and mental reactions he has to the meal, but the possibility of money is too good to turn down.\u00a0 It becomes a mystery, with Jordan trying to find out why the food causes such odd reactions.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s where the story really hits its stride, since there are a few competing ideas as to why the meals cause reactions.\u00a0 Jordan\u2019s New Age, mystic, neighbor, Michelle, has a theory; the occult doctor in the story has another; and of course, there is the actual reason behind Talons, which the reader will get eventually.\u00a0 This is a good example of combining a few different ideas into one new one, with parts of all included.\u00a0 Most people have heard the idea of \u2018good karma\u2019 and \u2018bad karma\u2019: most people know that everything is made of atoms that vibrate under certain stimuli; and, most people have heard of demons and angels.\u00a0 What Mendes has done is combine seemingly disparate ideas into one that makes perfect sense for a fiction story, and tied that in to a new definition of what exactly sin is, and why bad things happen in the world.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good amount of material to ponder over in a 150 page book, and it certainly holds your attention until the end.\u00a0 Surprisingly, this actually has a sort of happy ending, not something usually found in a Mendes book!\u00a0 The whole book is a strong contrast in light and shade, in terms of the characters.\u00a0 None of them are really bad people, but they aren’t saints either.\u00a0 They are what they seem to be– realistic people, each with there own strengths and flaws.<\/p>\n

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The bottom line is, this is quite good, and won’t bottom you out, like the author’s masterpiece The City <\/em>did.\u00a0 For readers of this book: for a bonus, try finding the Easter egg hidden in there referencing Mendes’s fellow author Lucy Leitner.\u00a0 It’s well hidden, but it’s there.<\/p>\n

Recommended.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Murray Samuelson<\/p>\n

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