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The Beautiful Evil
by
Robbi Bryant
Constance Sartone Jacobson never recovered the sudden death of her father when she was only five. Devastated by her husband's death and the scandal that ensues, Constance's mother, Madeline, does little to comfort her scared and lonely daughter. With nowhere to turn, Constance protects herself by closing off her emotions. Through vivid dreams and daytime visions Constance'...more
Paperback, 342 pages
Published
July 2nd 2011
by Createspace
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Mar 03, 2012
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This book reminds me very much of Sara Gran's 'Come Closer'. It's similar in that a character who's life is pretty structured, pretty consistent slowly but unarguably starts to slip away as they descend into madness...In Beautiful Evil the catalyst for the descent is a vase that Constance buys in a curio shop. Once she buys the vase nothing for her is ever the same again. She begins to walk on the dark side and begins to walk away from everything she's known for years..or everything she's though...more
Oh goodness! Where can I even start? Constance Jacobson, the protag, has such a vivid voice. On the surface she is the bored wife of an executive, hobnobbing with their wives at a boring convention. But she sees visions, has dreams about her departed Daddy and has an imaginary friend named Rose.
While the convention proceeds, Constance goes on a side street and spies a curio shop owned by a gypsy. A Greek vase catches her eye, not the least because it had appeared in her dream, a dream that convi...more
While the convention proceeds, Constance goes on a side street and spies a curio shop owned by a gypsy. A Greek vase catches her eye, not the least because it had appeared in her dream, a dream that convi...more
This story is deeply disturbing and stuck with me a few days after I finished reading it. That is why I am rating it 5 stars! Rarely have I come across a psychological thriller that explores a character's psychosis in such a vivid way that I felt like I was living in the character's mind. This is what author Robbi Bryant accomplishes as she takes us along for the manic journey of Constance, the main character of this book.
The mythological aspect of the story adds an extra layer of interest, but...more
The mythological aspect of the story adds an extra layer of interest, but...more
I'm not entirely sure how I felt about this book. I either really like a book or I hate it, this one I was kind of indifferent to. I didn't really care about Constance, or liked her much. It seemed at some points as if the author never really followed through with any of the thoughts. Things seemed to be left hanging and I never really caught much of a motivation for Constance's actions before the finding of the vase, or for the author. It seemed at a point as if the author just wanted to get to...more
The book title is perfect. Reading it was a crazy ride, tense and exciting and not at all what I expected. But who knows what to expect from a narrator who is a little psychotic, well maybe, a lot psychotic. Meet Constance, a shy troubled person, and Rose, who is at least flamboyant if not nasty wild, and Thisiphone, your local neighborhood nymph. Look her up. She’s a piece of work. From beginning to end, this trio keeps you on your toes, mentally that is. And the characters that Constance meet...more
Title: The Beautiful Evil
Author: Robbi Sommers Bryant
ISBN# 978-1460998243
“A Mind Blowing Experience”
‘The Beautiful Evil,’ by author, Robbi Sommers Bryant, takes you on a trip down a long dark path through madness. Under the control of a domineering mother, added to the loss of her father, Constance fights the demons that lurk at every corner.
Ms. Bryant manages to weave a story of psychological suspense using characters that are disturbingly real, and distressing situations that while maybe the r...more
Author: Robbi Sommers Bryant
ISBN# 978-1460998243
“A Mind Blowing Experience”
‘The Beautiful Evil,’ by author, Robbi Sommers Bryant, takes you on a trip down a long dark path through madness. Under the control of a domineering mother, added to the loss of her father, Constance fights the demons that lurk at every corner.
Ms. Bryant manages to weave a story of psychological suspense using characters that are disturbingly real, and distressing situations that while maybe the r...more
When Constance was five her father died tragically in a car accident. Her mother took to her room for weeks in grief leaving her in the capable hands of their housekeeper. When her mother emerges Constance becomes her sole focus, to be the perfect daughter and a proper lady is her mother's desire for her.
Years later with her marriage in trouble Constance comes across a curio shop on a business trip with her husband, when she sees the Grecian vase she has to have it. Back home again curiosity ge...more
Years later with her marriage in trouble Constance comes across a curio shop on a business trip with her husband, when she sees the Grecian vase she has to have it. Back home again curiosity ge...more
This book was good, I wont say it is one of my favorites but it is a good book. You can step into the settings fairly easy but sometimes it seems just a tad bit far fetched. Overall the book moves really well though there was a time or two I had to go back before going forward again to make sure I read it right. But as I said it is overall a good read.
A fascinating tale of one woman's descent into madness. I found myself horrified by the character's actions and yet understood why she made the crazy decisions that she did. The entire time I couldn't help but wonder where the story was going...how was it going to end. The conclusion the author came to seemed the sad, logical choice. Great writing!!
Koontz-like psychological thriller. Suspenseful tension throughout. She knows how to pace a book. Gripping protagonist. Finished Evil in 2 nights. Just one of those books you can't put down. And I ready a ton of thrillers & suspense! Sci-fi/fantasy geek too ;-)
The story here was utterly ridiculous and the protagonist was extremely unlikable and completely static. I forced myself to finish it just to see if the ending redeemed it, and it didn't at all. I still feel unfulfilled.
Jul 30, 2011
RL Gray
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Excited about reading this one. I met the author on twitter :-)
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I have to say that I didn't like this book because I never managed to find a connection with the main character. I felt that Constance was whiny and weak, and that the terrible things that happened to her could easily have been avoided if she had found a backbone. Although it is understandable that her dysfunctional childhood would have had repercussions, allowing herself to be taken over by an "alternate personality" was simply another way of avoiding dealing with her issues. Constance - and th...more
I usually love stories like this but I just could not connect with the main character at all. I wanted to see more from her and to see her grow in the story. I felt so disconnected that I could not enjoy it and it fell flat.
What a great book! Kept me going. Never a stumble in an unusual tale. Sometimes funny in taking apart a dysfunctional marriage and a woman on the loose. And a dark side. Wondered what was going on the whole time. Feared for a fumbled ending. But it worked. Well done all the way through.
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