The Blacksmith by Susan Shultz

I decided to read this book because I stumbled upon it on my Goodreads feed. A horror novella? Why not? It is October after all. This is a great spooky read told completely through the first person perspective and thoughts of Ainsley.

This short novella could easily be read in an hour and a half. It is extremely intriguing. The premise of a divorced woman who lives by a graveyard and spends the majority of her time tending her "garden". Although this novella is short is length it is dense with material. In fact I think that the story line could be better justified if this was a full length novel. As long as the author adds some more traits to the main character in order to make it easier to the reader to empathize with her.

Rating: 3 / 5