What if the man of your dreams is also the one of your nightmares?
Edwin Matthews just wants to get some sleep. Traveling by steam train with hi...
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Jan 21, 2009
Daisiemae
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This book has several interesting elements to it. First-ALL of the characters written are interesting and well developed. Second-the mystery of Marco Satori kept not only his future lover, Edwin, and me as the reader on the edge of my seat. Marco's has a wickedly seductive and mysterious quality about him, that is very appealing.
Edwin Matthews has been frail most of his life. Suffering from horrible nightmares, he never allows himself to relax...much less sleep. Because of his More...
Edwin Matthews has been frail most of his life. Suffering from horrible nightmares, he never allows himself to relax...much less sleep. Because of his More...
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Jan 11, 2009
Sarah
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Edwin Matthews just wants to get some sleep. Traveling by steam train with his family, the melancholic nineteen year old is plagued by restless nights and recurring dreams of a fiery disaster. When a mysterious magician comes aboard, the troubled insomniac’s trip takes an interesting turn. From Samhain Publishing.
I am not usually a huge fan of short stories or novellas. I read so quickly it is nice if my books last longer than 5 minutes! However, Sleight of Hand does not suffer from More...
I am not usually a huge fan of short stories or novellas. I read so quickly it is nice if my books last longer than 5 minutes! However, Sleight of Hand does not suffer from More...
Feb 08, 2009
Paul
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The beautiful cover art by Anne Cain hints that this story has a Yaoi-inspired genesis and, after reading it, I have no doubt that the author Katrina Strauss was at the very least intrigued by that genre. For once, I feel that the publisher’s blurb accurately represents the plot, with only one addition needed for the purposes of this review: It is important to note that our hero, Edwin, is traveling along with his mother and sister, the latter having agreed to marry a significantly older man
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May 15, 2009
At the beginning of the twenty century a family of three, mother, brother and sister are travelling by train to reach the future husband of the young woman. It's not a marriage of love, but an agreement: the older man will provide a comfortable home to the two women and will pay the tuition for the young man, too weak and bad illness to sustain himself and his family. It's years that Edwin is weak in body as in mind, having continuous nightmares that don't allow him to sleep and subsequently wor
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Aug 13, 2009
Jenre
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This historical, paranormal m/m is set at the beginning of the twentieth century and follows a period of about 48 hours of a train journey. Edwin is travelling across the country with his mother and sister so that his sister may marry a rich elderly man and save them from financial hardship. Edwin is a repressed homosexual which causes him to have periods of depression and insomnia. On the train he meets with Satori, a travelling magician, hypnotist and spiritualist who arranges to have tea with
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May 05, 2011
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Sleight of Hand by Katrina Strauss is a M/M paranormal steampunk romance that had me captivated from the first page to the last. While short, this novella was able to bring to life a nicely developed world, great characters that I thoroughly enjoyed and a lingering paranormal air that tinted the story with a thrilling touch of mystery that was at times mildly chilling and utterly enticing. But, what definitely kept my interest the most was the More...
Sleight of Hand by Katrina Strauss is a M/M paranormal steampunk romance that had me captivated from the first page to the last. While short, this novella was able to bring to life a nicely developed world, great characters that I thoroughly enjoyed and a lingering paranormal air that tinted the story with a thrilling touch of mystery that was at times mildly chilling and utterly enticing. But, what definitely kept my interest the most was the More...
Apr 01, 2011
Shira
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As a writer of both homoerotica and heteroerotica, I read this story with a critical eye and, to be honest, bought it to check out my competition! What a pleasant surprise, to read such a well-written story. True, there are a few spots where the editing could have been a bit better (at one point the main character is lying on his back, then all of a sudden he's on his stomach), but these small blemishes did not take away from the beautiful language of the piece and the clever plot (and twist at
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Dec 07, 2011
Peebs
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I got this e-book from Amazon because it part of the recommendations Amazon provides. I wishlist a lot of yaoi/BL books.
And then I read it. The book had a certain amount of pages, but was very disappointed that a quarter or more of that was previews for other books. I felt cheated. Yes, lots of books have previews, but run to 2 or 3 tops. This had more than that and I couldn't get to the last page of the novel easily.
The story itself had no depth. The characters were not More...
And then I read it. The book had a certain amount of pages, but was very disappointed that a quarter or more of that was previews for other books. I felt cheated. Yes, lots of books have previews, but run to 2 or 3 tops. This had more than that and I couldn't get to the last page of the novel easily.
The story itself had no depth. The characters were not More...
Dec 05, 2010
Aurora
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Sleight of Hand blends yaoi, steampunk and paranormal elements into a highly addictive cocktail that left me clamoring for more. Good thing that the next one is already “in the shaker”. I love it!
Edwin is beautiful, frail, barely nineteen, and suffering from bipolar disorder (or as he describes it “vacillating between bouts of ennui and restlessness”). When his father passed away, the family was left without support. Edwin was unable to “step up” and fill his father’s role due to his More...
Edwin is beautiful, frail, barely nineteen, and suffering from bipolar disorder (or as he describes it “vacillating between bouts of ennui and restlessness”). When his father passed away, the family was left without support. Edwin was unable to “step up” and fill his father’s role due to his More...
May 17, 2011
Without a doubt, one of the most captivating novellas I've read in this genre. The writing is exquisite, the characters are refreshingly out-of-the-ordinary, and the storyline is pure magic. A unique reading experience all around, and one for which a sequel is long overdue. (That's only my humble opinion, of course -- but it just so happens that even my humblest opinions are the right ones. *g*)
May 28, 2011
Anna
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When I saw cover of this book I had to have it because the dark haired man reminded me of Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji. I was pleasantly surprised that Satori had some similarities with my beloved character.
The main character Edwin is likeable as well as his sister Alma. And Edwin love interest is mysterious.
Short and easy, nice story.
The main character Edwin is likeable as well as his sister Alma. And Edwin love interest is mysterious.
Short and easy, nice story.
Jan 24, 2009
Rachel
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For a short novella it packed a punch! There was plenty of mystery, interesting characters, hot sex and a very fast paced storyline. I loved it!
Sep 25, 2011
Sarah
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Twas okay. Not horrible, not especially boring, but not that great either. I was surprised that there were several words/bits of vocabulary that I was not familiar with. It's a light piece, with a bit of explicit material (which were pretty good). All in all, not bad, but nothing worth bragging about.
Feb 28, 2011
AshleyAlexis
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I really enjoyed this one. It was a very short read but it told a great story.
May 02, 2011
Autumn
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I just finished this one and I liked it. My only complaints (if you can call them that) ARE that this is a relatively short book, and that the begining made me think that I might have missed a page or two.
Dec 14, 2010
Luly
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As everything Katrina does, this is a very special story. Paranormal-fantastic with vintage flavour. Katrina has a special way to create a decor around their characters giving always a surprise in the end. Love overcoming Good and Evil at the same time. Nicely done.
Jul 07, 2011
MandyM
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Recommended by AshleyAlexis. OK story with a steampunk setting but I was left feeling a little melancholy at the end.
Apr 14, 2011
Dlee
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I liked it up till the end. I would have preferred a realistic ending rather than a mystical one.
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