written by
Jennifer Caress
published
by StoneGarden
(2008)
ISBN-10: 1600761178
ISBN-13: 978-1600761171
Review
by Ty Schwamberger
10.22.2009
In Dragging Wings by
Jennifer Caress, the author takes the paranormal to a whole new level. Gone are the normal stories of little green
men coming out of a lighted shiny disk.
Caress reaches out and touches you
with stories that could happen to
anyone of us if…they truly existed…or
do they?! There are eight short stories
in this collection and none of them disappoint.
I believe I would give away too much of the paranormal surprise in
each story if I were to detail it here.
The best way to find out how Caress takes the stale idea of the
paranormal and turns it into something unique is to read the book
yourself. Though, I can tell you that
this collection of short stories centers on the town of
Caress did a wonderful job of implementing these two fabulously
made-up characters into each storyline.
It isn’t quite apparent from the first story, but these two strange
looking friends have a connection and you and I are unlikely to ever have with
anyone or anything else. Their traits and abilities are ‘out of this
world’ can they use them to assist people with the difficult times they are
experiencing in life. Though, I suppose
you could say that ‘life’ is a relative term in these tails. Again, you’ll have to read the entire
collection to see what I mean.
On a personal note, being a horror writer I’m usually not too
interested to read about paranormal things or events. The semblance of the paranormal just doesn’t
scare me enough into reading or watching a movie that involves strange
occurrences or events that happen because of a being from another world. Though, having said that, I was pleasantly surprised with Dragging Wings. As I stated before, Caress took the idea of
the paranormal in a new and different direction that even fans of
straight-up-horror can appreciate.
So, if you’re in the mood for something a little different than the
norm as far as the paranormal goes, I would highly suggest picking up a copy of
this collection.
It’s out of this world as far as I’m concerned.