#Arrowood

[s0lavellan]

Faythe sucked in a sharp breath when her skin met with the cold bite of the grand piano. He released her with deliberate slowness.  “Lie back for me, Faythe…”

Commissioned Faylan scene (A Sword from the Embers) from the one and only @pandacapuccino ❤️‍🔥 Please DO NOT repost or tag as any other characters. Reblogs are always appreciated and welcome 🙏

[cowardlykrow]

Persephone AU

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

It’s spring and y’all know what that means! Summer festival announcement time! So let’s get to it. Woodsist Festival is a collaboration between: Woodsist, an indie label founded back in 2006 by Woods‘ Jeremy Earl. Founded in Brooklyn, the label is currently based in Stone Ridge, NY. For more information on the label, check out: https://www.woodsist.com Impact Concerts, the Hudson Valley’s premiere concert and festival producer, creating carefully curated music and lifestyle events showcasing internationally renowned artists alongside local crafts, food, libations and cannabis. For more information on the production company, check out: https://www.impactconcerts.com.  Arrowood Farms, a Hudson Valley-based sustainably-minded farm, brewery, distillery, dining and event destination that regularly hosts concerts and festivals including Woodsist Festival, Dirt Farmer Festival, Felice County Fair and Follow The Arrow Festival. For more information, check out https://arrowoodfarms.com.  Ground Control Touring is a boutique booking agency based in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, offering international tour booking services to a tightly focused roster of artists. Their hands-on approach to the careers of their clients has taken the recent form of producing bespoke festival and curatorial properties alongside them, including both Woodsist Festival and Felice County Fair in the Hudson Valley and additional events elsewhere throughout North America. For additional information, check out: http://www.groundcontroltouring.com Started back in 2009, the inaugural Woodsist Festival took place in Brooklyn and featured a lineup of Thee Oh Sees, alongside acts like Beach Fossils, Real Estate, and Kurt Vile. Since then, the festival has taken place in several different locations including Big Sur, Point Reyes National Seashore and Pioneertown, CA. The festival has been presented at its current home of Arrowood Farms since 2019 in partnership with Ground Control Touring and Hudson Valley-based concert promoters Impact Concerts. The festival has played there annually since 2021. Woodsist Festival returns to Accord, NY‘s Arrowood Farms. Taking place September 21, 2024 – September 22, 2024, this year’s lineup, which was curated by Woods’ Jeremy Earl, features headliners Yo La Tengo, Real Estate and Jessica Pratt, along with Woods, Haliu Mergia, the acclaimed Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jeff Parker, Ethan de L’Aïr, The Messthetics, 75 Dollar Bill Big Band, Rosali, Mystic 100s, Florry and Sylvia on two alternating stages. Arrowood Farms will also feature food from local Hudson Valley-based vendors and craft beer brewed directly on site. Tickets go on sale April 26, 2024 at 10:00AM ET and are available via www.woodsistfestival.com. 

[llady-in-red]

A sword from the embers

So.... How do I say this? I live the story, but this book had little development, I expected much more .... The ending won me over without a doubt, it was unexpected and fantastic, but I was a little lost in the pages during the time trying to understand the story and the direction it was taking.

And the smut / hot scenes between Reylan and Faythe.... not bad but I expected more 🥹

Rated 3 as I found the development weak. I hope the next one will be better and meet my expectations 😬

[masterofmaagnetism]

👀 <- he was reminded about A Monster In The Dark existing and is going to reread it later today bc god that was some good shit

fr fr?? that might be the motivation i use for the update ajsvsksgsksbs

[lady-wren-of-tella]

wip: book 1 rewrite

here's what i have so far of the book 1 rewrite just re-realizing i don't share much writing on here anymore (shoutout to the fanfiction days lmao. they helped a lot) so my writing style changes A LOT behind the scenes in between the times I do share stuff.

hopefully you enjoy

TRIGGER WARNINGS: injuries, death mention, intentional self-harm (not in the mental health context, but someone does quite literally hurt themselves purposefully)

if the trigger warnings above are something you are sensitive to, id suggest you steer clear of this as those things are the main focus of this opening scene. take care of yourself <3

(note: this is unedited lmao)

A cloud of red blooms around Zira’s hands when she dunks them into the basin, water warmed by the sun. She leans forward to splash the water on her face, jaw clenching when it hits the open wounds on her face. Face dripping, she dunks her hands in the basin again, scrubbing blood and grime off of her bronze skin and watching the water grow dirtier.

The flaps of her tent billow in the breeze, the heavy smell of death filling the air.

The great kingdoms of Imani and Lazia have fought for centuries over the stretch of territory between them. The war of this generation finds Imani’s princess fighting on the fields.

Zira stands up straight, water dripping from her fingers into the basin, and pain explodes from the deep wound in her abdomen. She grits her teeth to stop herself from making a sound, breathing deeply through her nose.

Should have taken the time to fix that chestplate.

“General,” Sergeant Arrowood says, stepping closer to offer herself as a support. The armor between them makes it awkward, but she shoulders Zira’s weight easily, carefully matching the general’s steps towards the wooden table in the center of her tent.

Zira steels herself against the nauseating waves of agony stemming from her side, haphazardly kicking aside one of the four chairs to clear a path before slowly turning around. She grunts softly at the feeling of her skin tearing, pressing her hands onto the table and easing herself onto its surface. She exhales heavily once she settles, relieved to take pressure off of her injured right knee as well.

Sergeant Arrowood steps away, still watching her general carefully. Blood and grime have been smeared all over her too, caked into the matted, messy remnants of her braid and staining the dark blonde strands of her hair.

Both of them look awful, armor and skin bloodstained, smelling of sweat and death.

The tent flap is pushed aside and Zira turns her head towards the movement.

“Your Highness.” The old man says as he bows, blue, tailored tunic revealing his role as a Healer immediately. The brown leather satchel slung across his body falls forward with the movement of his bow.

“Rise,” Zira says, the command coming out strained. 

The Healer stands and crosses the tent, gaze sweeping over Zira as he assesses her. “Please remove your armor,” he says in a voice crackled with age, setting his satchel on the table next to Zira as he comes to stand just beside her.

Zira gathers the remnants of her strength, taps into the awareness of metal humming perpetually in the back of her head. Exhausted from the battle before, Zira has to close her eyes and block out everything else around her. The ferrokinetic power in her blood sings when the metal of her chestplate peels itself away from her, leaving Zira in her ruined, flowy undershirt.

Her bones ache and Zira curses her own exhaustion. She lets the chestplate fall to the packed-dirt floor beneath her with a dull thud, watching the blood-covered steel stain the ground.

The battle had drawn on longer than either side had expected, and the continued use of one’s power tires even the most powerful and well-trained of mythica soldiers.

“Knife,” Zira says shortly, glancing at the sergeant the well of her power too spent to waste on forming a knife from any of the armor on her body. She takes the plain dagger that Sergeant Arrowood holds out to her unceremoniously, grip tightening around the hilt reflexively.

The wound in her side has gone untreated for too long, skin beyond repair. Even a Healer cannot prevent a scar now. Only fresh wounds can be healed without a trace.

Zira clenches her jaw as she brings the dagger to her own abdomen, the fabric of her once cream-colored undershirt ripped away hours ago. She tenses at the first contact between the sharp blade and the ruined skin around the wound, bracing her body for the pain.

No one in the tent says a word as Zira digs the knife into her open wound and slices it even wider, tracing the slice a sword blade had left behind.

The pain licks down her spine like lava and Zira cuts with practiced speed, blood bubbling up and coating the hands she had just washed clean moments ago. She grits her teeth together so loudly a muscle in her neck strains, hand shaking around the knife hilt.

Her vision swims, the bronze of her skin and the fresh blood muddling into a singular color and Zira’s blood spilling from her body makes the dagger’s hilt so slippery it falls from her hand onto the packed earth.

The Healer steps forward before Sergeant Arrowood and bends down to pick the knife up and even exhausted, Zira doesn’t miss the newfound pallor to his already pale skin. “Enough, Your Highness,” he says, tone hollow and voice hoarse. 

Zira narrows her eyes, contemplates punishing him, but the blood loss and the use of her ferrokinesis have made her shoulders sag and her eyelids droop so Zira doesn’t lash out when he nears.

He places one hand between her shoulder blades and the other comes up to press against the freshened gash in Zira’s side. His eyes fall closed, and a resolute focus washing over his wrinkled features.

Warmth blooms from the wound and Zira’s body relaxes as the Healer puts her body back together. She looks down to watch it happen, the threads of ribbon reaching across the gash to knit the two sides together, leaving behind the faintest of lines behind and Zira frowns at the sight of it.

The tent flap opens again and everyone turns their head towards the entrance.

A man salutes immediately, right hand clenched in a fist over his heart. “General, the numbers from today have been compiled,” he announces, and Zira notices folded paper in his left hand.

“Sergeant,” she says, nodding once, and Sergeant Arrowood retrieves the report from him, nodding at him once before holding open the tent flap for him to leave. Zira holds out a hand for the report, gratefully noticing the distinct lack of pain in her abdomen.

“Your Highness,” the Healer starts to say, hesitation evident, “can I continue my work as you read?”

Zira nods absently as the sergeant places the paper in her hand, unfolding it and quickly taking in all the information scrawled in neat script. “Out of the five hundred we deployed today, only eighty-six died in battle,” Zira says, noting Sergeant Arrowood’s approving nod out of the corner of her eye. “Twenty-four are currently in critical condition with slim chances of survival. One hundred and fifty more require medical attention before returning to the field. The remaining two hundred and forty are fit for combat.”

“Great numbers today,” Sergeant Arrowood says as Zira folds up the paper and bends her arm to put it on the table behind her. “I assume supplies are good as well?” The unusually muted tone in her voice makes Zira’s eyes narrow.

The Healer steps in front of her, though, blocking the sergeant from view as his hands come up to the scratches on her face. He brushes his thumbs over them, warmth washing over the general like a summer heat and Zira frowns at the thought of the little scar lines left behind.

I’ll fix them later, she assures herself. “The ferrokinetics on site are currently working on fixing a few swords and replenishing the stock of knives.”

Sergeant Arrowood hums, but the acknowledgement comes a second too late and Zira knows immediately that the woman has something heavy on her mind.

Eighty-six died today. Did she lose someone today?

The Healer steps away, restoring Zira’s sightline. “Please remove your armor so I can work on your legs,” he instructs gently, reaching over to grab his satchel. The scissors he pulls out catch the light shining through the light fabric making up the tent. 

Zira gathers her mental strength again, carefully dipping past her exhaustion to pull from her well of power. The ever-present awareness of metal sings in her blood as soon as she reaches for it, and Zira wills the bloody metal plates wrapped around her thighs, knees, and lower legs to peel away and join the chestplate on the floor.

The Healer quickly cuts away the legs of her pants, leaving a neat edge around mid-thigh. Something in his gaze flickers at the sight of the bruises dotting Zira’s skin and the toned muscles underneath. 

“Sergeant, if there’s something I need to know, tell me,” Zira says sharply as the Healer brushes his hand down Zira’s leg slowly, purple blossoms fading in the wake of his hand. “If you’re brooding over a personal problem, take that back to the barracks.”

Sergeant Arrowood turns away to sit down on one of the chairs around the table, the lack of rhythm to her movements betraying her exhaustion. Her armor clinks softly, as she turns around to meet Zira’s eyes again. “Firstly, Her Majesty sent a letter calling for your immediate return to the palace; it arrived while you were on the battlefield.”

The mention of Zira’s mother pulls the corners of Zira’s lips downward.

“Secondly, we may have won back the ridge today, but a high-ranking Lazian general was killed today,” the sergeant continues, reaching to pull out the tie at the end of her braid and running her fingers through the strands loosely. She grimaces with each pass but continues until her hair hangs free, limp and dirty around her face.

Zira’s frown deepens and the Healer moves to her other leg, removing the bruises with slow care. “They’ll return with more forces. We have to be prepared.”

“Excuse me, Your Highness,” the Healer interjects softly. “May I work on your knee?” he asks, pointing to the swollen mound of Zira’s right knee and the scar lines on each side of her kneecap.

The princess of Imani nods stiffly, forcibly willing the tension of his shoulders when he takes a scalpel from a case in his satchel. The blade glints, far more sinister than a dagger in the way it shines.

“Zira,” Sergeant Arrowood starts hesitantly and Zira whips her head around furiously at the lack of a title. Before, the sergeant had stood as proudly as always, the blood all over her completely normal but now her armor looks as if it weighs her whole body down and Zira finds herself pausing. “Lady Dorance’s body was recovered from the field.”

The Healer slides the scalpel along the side of Zira, tracing the scar as he cuts her skin open precisely and Zira forgets to keep herself from flinching.

“I’m sorry,” the sergeant continues. “I know you two were—”

“Nothing special happened, Liana,” Zira snaps, cursing herself for the slip-up.

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Thats the end of the snippet! Hope you enjoyed! and pls pls pls pop into my inbox with feedback if you have any :)

love yall <3

[rabbitcruiser]

Freemark Abbey Winery, St. Helena (No. 2)

In 1939, three businessmen from Southern California, Albert "Abbey" Ahern, Charles Freeman and Markquand Foster purchased Lombarda Cellars. Together they reopened the winery and renamed it Freemark Abbey (a combination which includes a portion of each partner's name). During the 1940s and 1950s the partners sold the majority of their wines to retail outlets in San Francisco. The winery went through several hands in the early 1960s before being purchased by a group of seven partners in 1966. After the purchase, the new owners made major improvements to the facility.[2] This core group owned the winery until 2001 when they sold it to The Legacy Estate Group. In March 2005 the Legacy Estate Group overreached and tried to consolidate Arrowood and Byron into one group. Eight months later, in November 2005, the Legacy Estate group went bankrupt and sold its assets in an auction. Freemark Abbey is now a part of Jackson Family Wines, which is owned by the family of the late Jess Jackson.

The winery won the New York Wine Tasting of 1973, a wine competition of 23 California, New York, and French Chardonnays. The blind tasting brought together 14 wine experts, including France's Alexis Lichine. Freemark Abbey Winery achieved international recognition when it achieved sixth place in the historic Judgment of Paris, placing ahead of two French and two other California wines.

Source: Wikipedia

[2bearbear]

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[oceansideappliancerepairs]

Appliance Repair in Oceanside CA

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[micro961]

Neko’- Peter Pan

Il nuovo singolo del cantautore siciliano trapiantato a Torino

"Peter Pan" è una canzone autobiografica che vuole gridare al mondo una storia personale di bullismo. E’ anche un’esortazione per darsi forza, lottare e non mollare mai, e non avere paura a gridare il dolore, con l’obbiettivo di poter aiutare con la musica la gente che soffre. Il brano con cui Nekò ha esternato i propri sentimenti è stato scritto in collaborazione con Lisa Brunetti ed arrangiato con cura e maestria da Gabriele Felsini.

Inizia la sua passione per il canto sin da piccolo. A 16 anni intraprende gli studi All'accademia Di Canto Moderno di Palermo. In seguito a piccole esperienze di palco, partecipa nel 2004 al Kemonia Festival come corista. Nel 2005 entra in finale al Festival del Lago e al Cantamare. Nel 2006 partecipa al Premio Lucio Battisti interpretando la famosa "E Penso A Te" del celebre cantautore. Nello stesso anno si piazza al terzo posto al Camastra Music Festival ed entra in finale al Politeama Festival interpretando un brano inedito scritto per la sua voce. A Gennaio del 2009 è stato in tv su TRM con "L'Accademia Il Mio Canto Libero", presentando un suo brano inedito e vince la terza edizione Dell'Accademia Il Mio Canto Libero a Palermo. A Febbraio 2014 nella settimana di Sanremo partecipa ad un contest "Saremo In Vetrina" esibendosi per 3 giorni di fronte al Teatro Ariston di Sanremo. Nello stesso anno partecipa al concorso televisivo "Seven Live" di Torino aggiudicandosi il primo posto in puntata. Nel 2016 si aggiudica il primo posto al concorso canoro Sportilandia e, a fine anno, realizza il suo singolo di debutto dal titolo "Più Forte Che Mai" di cui è autore. Nel 2017 escono due singoli: "Lascia Stare" cover del mitico Biagio Antonacci e "Scegli Me" brano successivamente presentato a Sanremo Giovani 2018, scritto in collaborazione con Mario Bellovino. Nel 2019 esce il nuovo singolo “Mentissi Ti Direi”, brano scritto e arrangiato da Edoardo Arrowood. Nel 2022 vince la sedicesima edizione del concorso canoro "ChierINfestival The Voice Award", interpretando "Adagio" di Lara Fabian. Nello stesso anno esce il suo quarto inedito dal titolo "Due Corpi E Un'Anima", mentre nell'estate 2023 esce il quinto inedito dal titolo "Odio L'Estate" entrambi ancora in collaborazione con Edoardo Arrowood. Nel 2024 esce il suo sesto inedito dal titolo "Peter Pan" in collaborazione con Lisa Brunetti e arrangiato da Gabriele Fersini.

CONTATTI SOCIAL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nekoofficialpage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NekoOfficialPage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nekoofficialpage/ X: https://twitter.com/NekoOfficial1 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nekoofficialpage

[cowardlykrow]

[newmusicradionetwork]

Dom Flemons Wins Top Honors in Acoustic Music Awards

Critically Critically Acclaimed folk artist Dom Flemons wins top honors in the 20th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) with his song “Traveling Wildfire”. He also won Best Folk/Americana/Roots Award as well with his song “Traveling Wildfire”. He also made history as the first African American to ever win the top award in IAMA’s 20 year history. Chicago, Illinois based Dom Flemons is an American old-time music, Piedmont blues, and neotraditional country multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He is a proficient player of the banjo, fife, guitar, harmonica, percussion, quills, and rhythm bones. He is known as “The American Songster” as his repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. He is a member of the Folk music group “Carolina Chocolate Drops” from their inception in 2005 until 2013. Flemons has released five albums in his own name, although two of those were collaborations with other musicians. With Carolina Chocolate Drops, he won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Dom Flemons also received a Grammy nomination this year’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Folk Album for his album “Traveling Wildfire”. “It is a great honor to win the Overall Grand Prize as well as the Best Folk/Americana/Roots category at the International Acoustic Music Awards. Over the past 25 years, it has always been my goal to create music that entertains, educates and inspires people of all communities.  Using a variety of instruments and old-time music styles it has also been my mission to make sure the music that I inherited from my friends and mentors lives on into the present. Thanks to my team and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for all of their support in making this prize a reality”, said Dom Flemons, this year’s top winner. Dom Flemons is signed to Smithsonian Folkways Records. Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian’s Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. Here is the list of winners of the 20th Annual IAMA: Overall Grand Prize Winner “Traveling Wildfire” by Dom Flemons INSTRUMENTAL FIRST PRIZE: “Atlas” by Karlijn Langendijk RUNNER-UP: “Roll Over O’Carolan Carolan’s Concerto” by Edward EJ Ouellette OPEN FIRST PRIZE: “Teaching Vincent Van Gogh” by SONiA disappear fear RUNNER-UP: “Won’t Be Around” by Terry Blade AAA/ALTERNATIVE FIRST PRIZE: “Lisbon” by Luke James Shaffer RUNNER-UP: “Soft on the Shoulder” by Arielle Silver FOLK/AMERICANA/ROOTS FIRST PRIZE: “Traveling Wildfire” by Dom Flemons RUNNER-UP: “Mary Dyer” by Todd Hearon BEST GROUP/DUO FIRST PRIZE: “I am a Wolf” by Violet Bell RUNNER-UP: “Breathe!” by Eric Dick & Celleste BEST MALE ARTIST FIRST PRIZE: “Beautiful Universe” by Francois Klark RUNNER-UP: “Blue Canadian Rockies” by Christian Parker BEST FEMALE ARTIST FIRST PRIZE: “The Well” by Alex Mabey RUNNER-UP: “Memphis Moonlight” by Deb Ryder COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS FIRST PRIZE: “Barranco” by Crowes Pasture RUNNER-UP: “Chasin’ Indigo” by Carley Arrowood ABOUT IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) promotes the art and artistry of acoustic music performance and artistry. In its 21st year, IAMA has a proven track record of winners going on to get signed and hit the Billboard Charts. Ricky Kej (1st Prize Winner 2018 IAMA, instrumental category) , based out of Bengaluru, India won the Grammy last year for ‘Divine Tides’, in the best immersive audio album category. Notable winners include Ellis Paul, Jonatha Brooke, David Francey, AJ Croce and more. Meghan Trainor was discovered by IAMA eleven years ago and is now a global phenomenon with #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts with “All about That Bass” (#1 for 8 weeks) and #1 on The Billboard 200 Charts with her debut album “Title”, won for a Grammy award for Best New Artist. 2nd Annual IAMA winner Zane Williams’s winning song was recorded by country music star Jason Michael Carroll, that song hit #14 on Billboard Country Charts and #99 on Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Jeff Gutt, finalist at the 9th Annual IAMA was a runner-up on X-Factor USA. Charlie Dore (known for her hit “Pilot of the Airwaves”) was the top winner in 2008. Information on winners and finalists, go to: https://www.inacoustic.com/winners Read the full article

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Song Premiere: Carley Arrowood "This Mess We Made"

Song Premiere: Carley Arrowood "This Mess We Made" @carleyarrowoodmusic @mountainhomemusic @americanahighways @melissalclarke #americanahighways #americanamusic #themesswemade #colors

Carley Arrowood – “This Mess We Made” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Carley Arrowood’s song (written by her sister Autumn Watson) “This Mess We Made.” This song will be part of Carley’s forthcoming album Colors, slated for release on March 29.  The album was produced by Jim VanCleve; recorded, mixed and mastered by Clay Miller at Crossroads Studios; with post production by: Clay…

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Rob has spent her life running from Sundial, the family’s ranch deep in the Mojave Desert, and her childhood memories. But she’s worried about her daughter, Callie, who collects animal bones and whispers to imaginary friends. It reminds her of a darkness that runs in her family, and Rob knows it’s time to return. Callie is terrified of her mother. Rob digs holes in the backyard late at night, and tells disturbing stories about growing up on the ranch. Soon Callie begins to fear that only one of them will leave Sundial alive...

Happy New Year, everyone! Hopefully you all had a fun NYE. I spent mine finishing up this doozy. This is my first interaction with author Catriona Ward's work. I have another one of her novels, The Last House on Needless Street, in my TBR pile (and it is always being checked out from my local library before I can get my hands on it). It was a ride, and I look forward to reading her other works. Let's get in to the review, shall we? As always, the DTDD link will be here for you to check for trigger warnings.

I will be completely honest. I did not like this book at first. The primary protagonist, Rob, is a character I found to be insufferable. There weren't really any characters that I liked enough to keep me reading, but the plot was interesting enough to where I continued on. And boy am I glad I did.

What I did like, though, was how Ward sets the tone for Sundial as a setting. Few stories can make me feel like I'm in the location they take place in, but Sundial drew me in. Another thing I found enjoyable was the twists. I love a good twist, especially when I think I see it coming from a mile away and end up completely wrong (my annotations were a mess from start to finish). Ward told a great main story. However, there is a tiny gripe I have about the "secondary" plot.

Rob writes a story called Arrowood in her free time, and those stories take up chapters in the book that I personally feel bring nothing to the table in the grand scheme of things. Ward could've omitted these chapters from the book and it wouldn't have hurt it in the slightest.

Overall, I had a good time with Sundial. It was an interesting read, and the characters were painfully human. There's so much more I want to say about it, but that would spoil things and I want future readers to go into this novel with as little information as possible so that they can form their own opinions. I will say this, though: I recommend it if you like dark stories, because believe me, there are some huge shadows looming over Sundial.

Rating: 💀💀💀💀/5