The new cover is by the talented Amanda Rainey.
Here is my review of the novel on first release:
If you liked Madigan Mine, you’ll still like Perfections but they don’t occupy quite the same space.
Ian Mond, Kirstyn’s co-host on the Writer and the Critic described it as more of a character piece. Kirstyn herself has tentatively called it modern urban gothic, situating it at the subtler end of the horror continuum.
And I think Perfections is a subtler piece of work than Madigan Mine. I always had suspicions with what was going on with Kirstyn’s first novel, it had a stronger affinity with well known Horror tropes.
Don’t get me wrong though, Perfections is still gut wrenchingly nasty at times, enough to really unsettle you but I was hard pressed to figure out where the horror was going to emerge - which of course kept me slightly on edge.
Now you notice here I am avoiding telling you the story. And I am not going to reveal …[read on]
If you are a fan of subtle, creeping horror I recommend picking this one up.
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