Book: Death Wish by Gemma Vale
Reviewed by Anonymous
Rating: 4/5
Wow. This was a viscerally written plot of pure revenge and succumbing to your inner demon’s deepest desires.
Gemma writes with Synesthesia, making her words come ‘alive’ in every sense of the word. You don’t merely imagine, you practically taste and feel what she conveys within the pages. Making this read impactful, and at times nauseating and unsettling.
Lydia causes you to care for her so deeply. Wishing a better life for her. Even wishing for revenge on the people who hurt her. But that revenge is a slippery slope that you can’t help but tragically tread right along with her, pleading that things can be unwritten.
By the end of this story, you do not feel resolution but a gaping awareness of just how strong the mind can be. How volatile power can be. Lydia was a victim and by extension, the orchestrator of her destiny. My heart aches for her true self upon finishing her story.
Thank you Gemma, for letting me experience this powerful read before it makes it’s appearance in the publishing world. I’m going to sit here now, in silence, while I process all that I have consumed.