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Black Candle Vigil
Black Candle Vigil tells the story of Samhain night in the small, rural village of Aberlaine, England. Every year in Samhain, two villagers hold the Black Candle Vigil in the Old House — a whole night of making sure the black candle stays lit and keeps the angry ghosts at bay from the village. When Patrick Lane's sister is up to participate in the vigil but too scared to follow through, he volunteers to replace her. This turns out to be a mistake, as his vigil partner is the only person in the village he doesn't want to see: his ex, Ronan Thorn.
The candle goes out, and the pair find themselves stuck together in a haunted house from dusk to dawn. But at least they're not alone; there are ghosts aplenty.
Black Candle Vigil is a chilling LGBTQ+ romance, tailored to provide all your Hallows’ Eve feels.
The candle goes out, and the pair find themselves stuck together in a haunted house from dusk to dawn. But at least they're not alone; there are ghosts aplenty.
Black Candle Vigil is a chilling LGBTQ+ romance, tailored to provide all your Hallows’ Eve feels.
129 pages, ebook
Published October 14, 2021
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May 5, 2024
DNF @ 74%.
This started out promising enough, and in spite of it having a second chance trope (which I don’t care for), the premise of the book seemed interesting.
Right away, the editing, or lack thereof was apparent. There’s names & starts of sentences missing capitals, there’s extra letters and missing letters in words. Sometimes this would lead to having to read a sentence through a few times. And a lot of these weren’t even words and would have been caught in a spellcheck.
Some examples of typos:
- papers for Friday class
- shaping up to be a god year
- moue of distate
- knowing dul well
- through hi watering eyes
- been taught music in that guitar
- own worts fears
There’s also the mention of “if it had been her sister”, in regards to Elenor doing the vigil. As far as I can tell, it’s just Ronan and Elenor, so either Ronan’s gender got swapped at some point and the “her sister” escaped the edit, or the author just got it wrong altogether.
And at the cottage, Patrick removes his coat and then in the next room removes his jacket. *Maybe* he was wearing a coat *and* a jacket, but based on how the rest of the editing went, I’d say not.
Patrick mentions how pissed his mom is gonna be about the ruined sofa. Why would Patrick’s mother care about a sofa that isn’t hers in a cottage that isn’t hers? The Thorne’s maintain the cottage, so if Ronan isn’t pissed, why would Patrick’s mom be?
“Scoffed” is used 12x in this book. That’s a lot of scoffing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much scoffing in a single book. Not necessarily a bad thing, but repetitive enough that I actually counted how often it appeared.
As for the story itself… I don’t really care for Patrick.
For starters, he is being completely unreasonable, continuing to insist that Ronan should have just told him he was a ghost slayer and not cheating on him, in spite of Patrick only just realizing ghosts and demons exist. If, 4 years ago, Ronan had said, “I swear I’m not cheating, I’m just killing invisible entities”, I’m sure that would have gone over peachy.
And then there is the whole vigil and demon cage. It’s a tradition, if nothing else, but Patrick had to still fuck it up. But Ronan tells him multiple times not to open the door, but he does, and now the vigil is fucked. No worries, it might only lead to the apocalypse, no big deal. But then get things under control until Patrick is like, better open this door again, and once more, Ronan tells him not to multiple times.
So, now the demons are free, and it’s a race to midnight to seal them back up, but I just don’t care. Patrick is a butthead and Ronan should go find someone who isn’t so annoying to bang instead
This started out promising enough, and in spite of it having a second chance trope (which I don’t care for), the premise of the book seemed interesting.
Right away, the editing, or lack thereof was apparent. There’s names & starts of sentences missing capitals, there’s extra letters and missing letters in words. Sometimes this would lead to having to read a sentence through a few times. And a lot of these weren’t even words and would have been caught in a spellcheck.
Some examples of typos:
- papers for Friday class
- shaping up to be a god year
- moue of distate
- knowing dul well
- through hi watering eyes
- been taught music in that guitar
- own worts fears
There’s also the mention of “if it had been her sister”, in regards to Elenor doing the vigil. As far as I can tell, it’s just Ronan and Elenor, so either Ronan’s gender got swapped at some point and the “her sister” escaped the edit, or the author just got it wrong altogether.
And at the cottage, Patrick removes his coat and then in the next room removes his jacket. *Maybe* he was wearing a coat *and* a jacket, but based on how the rest of the editing went, I’d say not.
Patrick mentions how pissed his mom is gonna be about the ruined sofa. Why would Patrick’s mother care about a sofa that isn’t hers in a cottage that isn’t hers? The Thorne’s maintain the cottage, so if Ronan isn’t pissed, why would Patrick’s mom be?
“Scoffed” is used 12x in this book. That’s a lot of scoffing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much scoffing in a single book. Not necessarily a bad thing, but repetitive enough that I actually counted how often it appeared.
As for the story itself… I don’t really care for Patrick.
For starters, he is being completely unreasonable, continuing to insist that Ronan should have just told him he was a ghost slayer and not cheating on him, in spite of Patrick only just realizing ghosts and demons exist. If, 4 years ago, Ronan had said, “I swear I’m not cheating, I’m just killing invisible entities”, I’m sure that would have gone over peachy.
And then there is the whole vigil and demon cage. It’s a tradition, if nothing else, but Patrick had to still fuck it up. But Ronan tells him multiple times not to open the door, but he does, and now the vigil is fucked. No worries, it might only lead to the apocalypse, no big deal. But then get things under control until Patrick is like, better open this door again, and once more, Ronan tells him not to multiple times.
So, now the demons are free, and it’s a race to midnight to seal them back up, but I just don’t care. Patrick is a butthead and Ronan should go find someone who isn’t so annoying to bang instead
October 29, 2023
Long ago Ronan and Patrick broke up after years of Patrick dealing with Ronan's lies. He gets to the point where he has to walk away.
Now 4 years later, due to his mother's meddling, he not only learns about what secrets Ronan was keeping from him, but he also ends up trapped inside with the man.
I thought this concept was really quite interesting, I enjoyed reading this story. I found it unique, I liked how the cottage was a tether of sorts. I also enjoyed how Patrick was packed full of energy and Ronan helped channel it to defeat the demons/ghosts. I wouldn't say there is much romance in this book, I feel like the vigil was definitely the main plot. There is a scene or two where both MC's are kissing and have a steamy moment, but there isn't a lot as far as building up a romance. That was written as though that happened before the events in this book, and in the book they just were able to clear the air and pick up where they left off.
I was expecting a bit more romance but I still enjoyed reading this book.
Now 4 years later, due to his mother's meddling, he not only learns about what secrets Ronan was keeping from him, but he also ends up trapped inside with the man.
I thought this concept was really quite interesting, I enjoyed reading this story. I found it unique, I liked how the cottage was a tether of sorts. I also enjoyed how Patrick was packed full of energy and Ronan helped channel it to defeat the demons/ghosts. I wouldn't say there is much romance in this book, I feel like the vigil was definitely the main plot. There is a scene or two where both MC's are kissing and have a steamy moment, but there isn't a lot as far as building up a romance. That was written as though that happened before the events in this book, and in the book they just were able to clear the air and pick up where they left off.
I was expecting a bit more romance but I still enjoyed reading this book.
October 8, 2023
Stuck in a house with the man he can't help but still love, Patrick learns a lot about his feelings, his former boyfriend and the spooky town that he lives in.
The story is atmospheric with lyrical writing at times. It's fairly short, so the story moves along quickly, getting to the crux of the issue - secrets.
Ronan, and a lot of the town, have kept so many things from the younger generation. Ronan himself only knows because of his horrible father. Once they are unveiled, then he comes into himself and steps up to be the hero.
I like a lot of things about this second chance romance. The townspeople were great characters and I couldn't help but root for the main characters.
The story is atmospheric with lyrical writing at times. It's fairly short, so the story moves along quickly, getting to the crux of the issue - secrets.
Ronan, and a lot of the town, have kept so many things from the younger generation. Ronan himself only knows because of his horrible father. Once they are unveiled, then he comes into himself and steps up to be the hero.
I like a lot of things about this second chance romance. The townspeople were great characters and I couldn't help but root for the main characters.
March 4, 2024
yes
I’ve only read 14 pages and it’s already mentioning Susan and Death from Terry Pratchett’s discworlds series so five star it is! It also seems funny and well written and I really liked the two previous books so I’m sure I’ll like this one just as much.
I’ve only read 14 pages and it’s already mentioning Susan and Death from Terry Pratchett’s discworlds series so five star it is! It also seems funny and well written and I really liked the two previous books so I’m sure I’ll like this one just as much.
January 22, 2023
I found this a little slow moving but once it got into the meat of the story it really took off! I liked the concept of a yearly vigil and the whole town participated. The romance was a second chance.
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