Novellas in series can be hit or miss for me, but after reading Evocation, I was really curious about Odd Spirits. This short story actually released in 2018 for the first time when S.T. Gibson and it was self-published. Earlier this month a new, rewritten edition was published by Angry Robot. Today I want to tell you about this story and what I thought!
A big thank you to Netgalley and Angry Robot for providing me with an eARC to read and review. This doesn’t affect my opinion in any way.
Learn more about the characters from The Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson’s Evocation in this gorgeously illustrated prequel novella to The Summoner’s Circle series.
It takes a lot of commitment to make a marriage between a modern ceremonial magician and a tarot witch work, but when a malevolent entity takes up residence in Rhys and Moira’s home, their love will be pushed to the limits.
Brewing up a solution is easier said than done when your magical styles are polar opposites; throw a psychic ex and a secret society in the mix, and things are bound to get messy.
Review
After reading Evocation, I was excited to see that Angry Robot was also publishing Odd Spirits. Rhys and Moira are both very interesting characters and I couldn’t say no to reading more about these two. I have to say I’d recommend this edition just based on the stunning illustrations incorporated throughout the story.
In Evocation Rhys and Moira are already a married couple who have been together for a few years, but in Odd Spirits we also learn how they met and ended up together. I actually really enjoyed this aspect of the story. They had me smiling quite often while reading that part of this novella. In Odd Spirits they seem to have an entity in their house that’s causing problems. As they’re trying to figure it out, their marriage is put to the test.
I honestly don’t think I would’ve stayed in my house with all of the creeping things that were happening in this story. I’m definitely too much of a scaredy cat. Rhys and Moira can’t always agree about what the best solution is and when David comes with the society Rhys is in to help, things get complicated. Part of me still wishes we got a bit more of the world and even their history with David, but I consider this a great spooky time read.
Moira and Rhys are also an example of a realistic relationship. Even when you’re married things can get complicated and it just shows us how communication, support, and love are two things that are very important. Odd Spirits has me even more excited for the release of Ascension next year.
Odd Spirits was a fun read and it made me very excited for the next book in the series. Are you a fan of novellas? Do you have any favorites? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear from you!
