A review by deadhighwaybooks
Come Forth in Thaw: A Dark Fantasy Horror Novella about Trauma and Mental Illness by Jayson Robert Ducharme

5.0

I was gifted this book by the author for an honest review.

A desperate, devastated mother arrives in a New Hampshire state park in order to find her missing son who she suspects has come here to commit suicide. This heart wrenching, grief heavy tale is one you won’t soon forget. Your heart will be heavy, if not completely ripped out by the time you reach the end.

In this novella, we travel along with a grieving mother searching for her son, but we also delve into a struggle of what depression can do to a person mentally and physically. Depression isn’t the only mental health theme in this story, but you will see once you read this for yourself.

Do you have what it takes to pick this up and travel with this grief stricken mother? This dark horror/fantasy will blow you away in ways you didn’t know you could be blown away. This is a novella that should not be ignored. It slaps the hell out of the old taboo of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and not talking about things.

This is the second story I have read by Jayson, and I honestly am blown away by his talent. I can’t wait to see what he does next. The novella packed a punch where every word counts. The description was beautiful.