Kitty Horror

I received an E-arc from Darkfuse Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Nikki Lane is an washed up ex-porn star who, after a disastrous attempt to get back into the industry, instead finds solace at the bottom of a bottle.  After a near fatal binge drinking session she is given some advice from an old friend. Her friend tells that to get her life back on track she needs treatment from The Midnight Order. This treatment promises to rid her of her vices and help her make a fresh start.

As sceptical as she is, she joins 4 other people for the 'cleansing ceremony' and finds that while she is no longer tempted by her past addiction she feels oddly hollow. She grows concerned for the other participants, especially as one of the last things she remembers was the howl of a wild animal. It soon becomes clear that the treatment wasn't successful for all and that the ceremony is advantageous to more than just the participants.

Nikki is drawn really well by the author and makes a pretty sympathetic character, for such a short read she's given a fair amount of depth and you gain an understanding as to how her life turned out as it did. The other main character Adam was also quite likeable but not nearly as much info is given about him, especially once his true condition is revealed.

The writing flows nicely and I liked the authors style, it was not especially fast paced but it certainly kept my interest and I found myself keen to keep going with the story until finished. The story itself is a bit muddled and although Nikki is the main character it really is focused a lot on Adam which was a slightly disappointing story arc. I also felt that the end had too much going on with the order, the ceremony and Adam and it detracted from the promising story that was being set up so well in the beginning.

This is definitely worth reading but just got a bit cluttered with ideas towards the end.