{"id":603,"date":"2023-05-13T09:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.novelty-fiction.com\/gazette\/?p=603"},"modified":"2023-05-13T09:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:59:17","slug":"tucked-inn-by-nadine-aucoin-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/gazette\/tucked-inn-by-nadine-aucoin-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tucked Inn&#8221; by Nadine AuCoin &#8211; A review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino Linotype, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Tucked Inn&#8221; by Nadine AuCoin is a chilling novella that grips the reader with its suspenseful plot and evocative portrayal of a family known as \u2018The Banishers\u2019\u2019 fighting against malevolent entities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino Linotype, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The story follows the <span lang=\"en-US\">eighteen-year<\/span>-old Lucy, who for reasons unbeknownst to her is held hostage by Madame Dominique and her minions: the perverted Darko and Drake, the handsome Allister. As she settles in, she begins to experience strange occurrences that suggest a dark force is lurking, and the unraveling of her own superpowers, which ultimately aid in her fight against the evil Henry!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino Linotype, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Perhaps the greatest strength of &#8220;Tucked Inn&#8221; is Nadine\u2019s ability to create a vivid depiction of the characters. From Lucy\u2019s heroic but yet naive fortitude, to Madame Dominique\u2019s regality and even Henry&#8217;s own fierce persistence, each character is fully fleshed out and believable. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino Linotype, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One must also commend Nadine for her work\u2019s sweet ability to keep the reader in a constant search for the truth. The pacing is perfectly calibrated, with moments of quiet reflection punctuated by sudden bursts of terror and confusion and sometimes even disgust. Her descriptions of the supernatural, which are instrumental in propelling the story forward, are vivid and unsettling, and the final confrontation between Lucy and the evil entity that is Henry, and every malice he represents, is truly harrowing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Palatino Linotype, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Nadine AuCoin\u2019s &#8220;Tucked Inn&#8221; is a gripping and well-crafted mystery novella that is sure to satisfy fans of the genre. 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