Reveling in occult rituals gone wrong, body horror, and the creeping dread of the Southern Gothic, Portraits of Decay paints an enthralling tableau of obsession, revenge, and a thirst for control that asks the question: why ruin a painting when you can ruin a soul?
Up-and-coming young artist Jefferson Fontenot has everything going for him: The hot New Orleans art scene has noticed him, and he's finally found his true love, Nevaeh Parker.
But Fontenot's bright future hides a darkness known as Gemma Landry-the artist's lover and art scene influencer. Gemma believes Jefferson's talent holds the key to her seizing control of the popular Carondelet Street Gallery. But when Gemma discovers Jefferson's infidelity, she enslaves the artist with a poison she acquired from swamp-dwelling witch Mirlande St. Pierre.
Now trapped in a rotting body and plagued by hellish visions, Jefferson finds himself reduced to a zombie-like servant for his unhinged ex, while Nevaeh is forced to embrace her past, hoping to save the man she loves. As the dark curse courses through Jefferson's veins, everyone involved soon discovers-in the most brutal of fashions-the terror that awaits when you cross Gemma Landry.
Thanks to Netgalley and Ruadan Books for sharing this Advance Reader Copy with me.
Portraits of Decay has been one of my favorite read this year from Netgalley library!
A dark and gore thriller with a New Orleans setup and a dash of voodoo.
Take old Cajun lore and a bit of twisted romance (No smut thanks for
that) with an artistic multi-medium background and you've got an
interested, wicked, twisted and gory tale with a great character
development and an emotional creative approach that I deeply loved !
We are following 5 lead characters with an alternative POVs during the
whole book, I thought it was a bit too much at first but the author put
it together perfectly.
Every one of them is connected in some ways, and emotionally broken in a
way. I loved how bold and straightforward the narration is. When the
story is starting to kicks and the characters shows their wicked face,
you need to be ready.
It's a nightmarish, creative and psychological
dark thriller dipping deep and perfectly in old Cajun lore and mixing
together New Orleans artistic vibes, Cajun folklore, and
frankenstein-ish tale of love, friendship, control and doing everything
to reach a goal (career, love, ...).
I totally recommend this one.
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