Erosion: Of Friendship, Dreams and the Edge of a Cliff
A Novel
by Lucya Starza
“It all began when we found the bones…” This is the start of Erosion, a gothic novel set on the English coast, in 1987, the year of the Great Storm. Violent weather is but one of the problems a group of friends face when they discover an ancient grave inside a crumbling cliff and decide to unearth a skull. Supernatural mystery intertwines with the problems of human relationships, of earning money, of following dreams. Alison wants to spend a glorious summer writing her novel, Asher wants to wow audiences with his comedy routines, Zoe wants to make a living as an artist, Jo wants to make the world a better place and Baz just wants to help his friends succeed, but the events that happen change all their plans. Death and destruction test the bonds of friendship, yet moments of beauty entwine with scenes of horror as a magical summer becomes an autumn of devastation.
REVIEW
5 out of 5
The prologue warned me, but I still wasn’t fully prepared for how dark this story got – and I enjoyed every minute of it. Starza draws you in innocently enough, and before you know it, you’re standing in a dark pub making friends in a tiny town by the sea that has lost its former glory. The way things are described it’s like you’re there, in the MCs body, watching, feeling, hearing, even smelling all that they do. It kind of brought me back to my college days, (even though this is set during the summer I was born). Then the twist hits you, hard. You won’t see it coming, and it will leave you breathless. The weather is getting warmer here, but I had goosebumps covering my arms. If you enjoy a charming but creepy and dark thriller, you’ll want to grab this, and enjoy the chills as you read it!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lucya Starza is an eclectic witch living in London, England, with her husband and cats. She writes A Bad Witch’s Blog at www.badwitch.co.uk and is the author of Pagan Portals – Candle Magic, Pagan Portals – Poppets and Magical Dolls and Pagan Portals – Guided Visualisations. She edited the community book Every Day Magic – A Pagan Book of Days and also contributed to Weathering the Storm, Naming the Goddess, Essays in Contemporary Paganism and Paganism 101.