Timshel
Format: kindle
ASIN: B007VFGUM4
Publish date: April 17th 2012
Publisher: Etopia Press
Pages no: 174
Edition language: English
A world where people are cursed just by being told they've been cursed? That's quite grim. Eiland and Charon cross paths quite accidentally and it's this meeting that starts the young men on a journey together. While I found the story very well written with solid world building this was just a bit t...
I really enjoyed this book. The plot, and the setting were well developed, and interesting. The cultures, and religion are fully formed, and play an integral role in the lives of the characters, but I never felt as if all the information was dumped on me at once, or in an unnatural manner. The chara...
4 HeartsFirst published at MM Good Book Reviewshttp://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/timshel-by-lillian-turner/Eiland is a sheltered 17-year-old. He has never seen outside of his village and has only heard stories of the outside world. When he comes across another boy in the orchard, a s...
This was really sweet and adorable. It read kind of like a fairy tale at times, but it worked with the subject. It's nice because while it does feature a gay couple, it's not erotica. The development was nice and the exploration into human nature rang true, but wasn't preachy.
I was rather impressed with this story. It is not a traditional one at all and for those looking for a romance, unfortunately, will not get one to their satisfaction even though there is a bit of it. What this story does have is the journey of two teenagers finding themselves in their travels togeth...