“You’re so white,” they mocked when he mentioned liking apple cinnamon oatmeal.
I watched this Facebook thread explode this week:
– Some defended pumpkin spice
– Others attacked “white people food”
– Fries in milkshakes became a war zone
But as I watched their eyes fill with zeal over breakfast choices, I remembered another mother’s eyes…
Big news: The Midwest Book Review just reviewed Brotherhood of the Wolf: The Lesser Evil. Their Senior Reviewer discovered what we already knew about Constantinople, 1417: A city where “there was always something new to see, always a new food to try, or some new trinket from a faraway land.” Here, where Christian and Muslim worlds collide, a mother sits across from her son at breakfast. Her eyes never leave his face. She knows that somewhere in the shadows, another pair of eyes watches – an “old friend” whose warm smile masks a cold hunger.
Like a wolf sizing up prey.
The reviewer was gripped by this “commanding” tale where diverse faiths and ancient powers clash in a city teeming with life. Half told in words that gut-punch, half in stark black-and-white art where:
– Eyes scream what lips can’t say
– Shadows creep like hungry things
– A mother’s love meets ancient evil
“Easy to pick up, hard to put down” wrote D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer at Midwest Book Review (and this is just the first of several major reviews coming). This is a fantasy which has history with teeth, where Constantinople “comes to life in all its diversity and attractions.”
Warning: When you see what she sees, that Facebook food fight will feel like children playing with sparklers while a forest fire rages.
To the things we dare to witness,
Wes
P.S. Some stories burn into your mind. This is one: https://talesofkhayr.com/untold-tragedy/
P.P.S. Watch this space – more reviews are on the way. In the meantime, we are building up the page where you can order your own physical copy of the book.
