ARC Review The Dark Side of the Sky by Francesco Dimitri

Introduction

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Blurb

A page-turning literary fantasy filled with terror and wonder, set in a sun-baked Southern Italy, for fans of The Girls by Emma Cline, The Magus by John Fowles and The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.

It’s been labelled a doomsday cult, but the Bastion might be humanity’s last hope. Amidst all the lies and chaos, come hear their true story, in their own words.

On the rural coast of Puglia, Italy, Becca and Ric run the Bastion, offering solace and a home for lost souls. Each year they welcome new members to join the Open Feast, where they teach them to release their burdens and create a better world, in a journey of self-discovery and spiritual teachings.

But the Bastion has secrets. The Bastion has a destiny. Deep in the Inner Pinewood, a place of real magic and beauty, they are all that stands against the dark forces that would tear the sky wide open

And what of those who call Becca and Ric liars? Cult leaders and con artists? What of those who tried to leave the Bastion? As it becomes increasingly difficult to tell truth from fiction, who can you trust to save us all?

Review

This was the first book by Dimitri I have read and I have to say that I did enjoy it. Even with the satirised events in the book taking aim perhaps a little more that paganism than circular religion and myself being a Pagan I still enjoyed the book. I also enjoyed the multiple perspectives the book offered and different tones that came with that. I found the characters a little bit flat at times or two dimensional which is what took a star off for me. I do understand these are flawed, broken and outcast characters but I had hoped they would develop a little more in the course of the novel. Then again I do feel this was partly the point – but it was just a little niggle for me.

Still a really good read and I may even pick up their other works in English in the near future.

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