When I Look At the Sky, All I See Are Stars (Author's Preferred Edition)

De: Steve Stred

Narrado por: Linda Jones

Dr. Rachel Hoggendorf has seen it all.

An accomplished psychiatrist, she’s always prided herself on connecting to the patients who’ve been brought to the facility, no matter how difficult or closed-off they are.

That is, until David arrives.

At first, she listens to what David has to say. How he claims to be four-hundred years old and possessed by a demon. Her diagnosis is multiple personalities and approaches his treatment as such.

But as their time together continues, David begins to share details he shouldn’t know and begins to lash out violently. When Rachel brings in her colleague Dr. Dravendash, David’s behavior escalates and it’s not long before they begin to wonder if David just might be telling the truth.

That he’s possessed by a demonic presence… and it wants out.

A visceral, thrilling novella, ‘When I Look At the Sky, All I See Are Stars’ is everything you’d expect from 2X Splatterpunk-nominated author Steve Stred. Frantic pacing, hooves and horns and the growing dread that what lies beyond this plane is a land filled with ash and a place we never want to visit.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

‘From philosophy to spirituality and all the complicated weigh-stations in-between, Steve Stred’s ‘When I Look At the Sky, All I See Are Stars,’ is a gore-soaked psychosexual possession story sure to leave you breathless, both from the full-on assault of the author’s gift for splatter and suspense, but also in anticipation of whatever he does next.’ — Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award-winning author.

‘Steve Stred unleashes a full throttle terror that will delight readers of both possession and cosmic horror. This one torched my eyeballs!’ — Tim McGregor, author of Eynhallow and Lure.

‘A deliciously malevolent slice of cosmic horror. Sinister and unrelenting, it breathlessly propels you into the unknown.’ — Evan Dickson, screenwriter, V/H/S/85 and Totem

Not my vibe

I hate leaving “bad” reviews, but I really didn’t care for this book. I just really didn’t care for the writing style or dialogue. Throughout the entire book, I thought that I was just being overly critical and thought that I was just being picky about the way it was written, but then I got to the author’s note and realized that the author wrote it that way on purpose.

Knowing that he did it on purpose definitely changed things, because at least I knew it wasn’t me imagining things. But with that being said, this writing style was just not my vibe.
And I also did not care for the audio narrator either.
I really only finished the book because it was short, and I knew that I could power through it. But another interesting thing to note, is that the Kindle version of the book is 162 pages long, but the story itself was only 111 pages long. The last 50 pages consisted of the afterword and sneak peaks of the authors other works. Which was just interesting, I’ve never seen that big of a chunk in a book not actually be part of the story itself.

All in all, I feel bad for leaving this review because I am definitely not an educated book critic. All I can do is explain my experience and my overall vibe with this book, and people are welcome to take it or leave it.
I also want to mention that I am not suggesting, nor would I ever suggest that other readers should not read a specific book, or that it’s a waste of time/money or anything of the sort. Just because I didn’t like something doesn’t mean a million other people won’t love it.
So take this review with a grain of salt, it’s just the opinion of one person!🫶🏼