Welcome to My Monday Minis.
This is where I review very short stories and flash fiction.
For today I’ll be telling you about The Shed
by Paul Levas
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I picked this up as a free download while looking for short stories to review on my Monday Minis post.
There are two different covers for this book.
I like this one from Goodreads the best.
And here is the one from Amazon.
My Review
The last thing Steve wanted to be doing was cleaning out the shed. He’d rather be sitting on the couch watching football, but his wife is counting on him.
He does odd jobs in the yard, stalling entering the shed.
Vivid flashbacks to what happened in there almost knock him to his knees.
No, he doesn’t want to go in there.
As you can guess, Steve does go in the shed.
It goes from weird to bad very quickly.
While I enjoyed this story, I felt the ending was just a bit disjointed or rushed. I seemed to stumble a little while reading it. Could be just me.
However, I did enjoy it, and even though I had an idea of what would happen to Steve, I had no idea how. The author got creative.
This is Book Two in a series, but from what I can tell, they don’t need to be read in any order. Each is a separate story with different characters.
I’ll read more from this author.
3 STARS
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Author Paul Levas
Paul Levas was born and grew up in Antioch, IL, but has lived in Phoenix, AZ, for the past twenty years. He is a writer specializing in the horror genre, and cites Stephen King and Dean Koontz as his major influences. He has three short stories published: The Shed, Sweet Temptation, and Shadows. He is also included in the anthology titled Grave Robbers. His story in that is titled Richie’s night out at The Hills Cemetery. He is currently working on a novel titled SHADOWLANDS, and a short story collection.
Go HERE for more about the author and his books.
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Awesome covers. I would pick them up to read on that alone. LOL Great review.
Both are a good representation of the story.
I agree that cover is eye-catching and mysterious; I’m very curious to read this story. I love short stories, read one very day and have been writing them for years, submitting to ezines and lit journals–a challenge but a motivating effort. I think the appreciation for shorts is fashionable again now (Flash fiction works great for lunchtime reads). And there’s something about reading a whole story in an hour that is very satisfying. We are such a “get-and-go” society now that short stories fulfill that need very nicely.
Hi Paula. I didn’t know you wrote some short stories. They are now one of my favorites to read and I love the challenge of reviewing them.
Hi Laura,
I would love it if you would review one of my shorts. I’ll get in touch with you. Thanks.
Please do! laurathomas61@att.net