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Patrick is a survivor in a
post-apocalyptic world. On Samhain night, when his band of
fellow survivors is celebrating in a dance, a strange man
approaches Patrick and entices him to take a walk through
the woods. The strange thing is not that a stranger
approached him – but that Patrick seems to recognize him in
a deep and visceral way…
Caradoc is a former river deity that
has been forgotten and relegated to wandering aimlessly in
the mists of the Otherworld. His existence has been a
torture for centuries but on this Samhain night Caradoc will
get his revenge on the man that condemned him to an eternity
of nothingness – Padraig – when Padraig renounced his
worship of Caradoc. Caradoc is certain that Padraig has
been reincarnated into Patrick and Caradoc will enact his
revenge on him to the best of his ability and make him pay.
But what will happen when Patrick
recalls his life as Padraig and decides to make it up to
Caradoc?
Feast of the Flesh is a
tale about hate, love, redemption and faith. Caradoc is not
a very sympathetic character as he is full of hate and
vengeful thoughts; however, he is redeemed at the end when
he chooses faith in his worshiper over maintaining his anger
and hate. Patrick is also a difficult character to like as
he revels in his torture at the hands of Caradoc. Still,
Feast of the Flesh is by turns dark, poignant,
sexy and redeeming making it an interesting read. |