Oral Vices.Oral Vices Adrienne Jones Publish America ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1413734367 $24.95 316 pp. Oral Vices. Yes, what a title, and oh what a story! Adrienne Jones, author of many stories and a clever story titled Gypsies Stole my Tequila tequila Distilled liquor, usually clear in colour and unaged, made from the fermented juice of the Mexican agave plant. (See agave family.) It contains 40–50% alcohol. , has penned yet another exhilarating and adrenaline-inducing piece. Samuel Doherty, an artist looking to be discovered, winds up running into a giant selling jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. outside a local club. With the charm of a snake and a little opium-laced tea, the giant--Garr, stirs up Samuel's curiosity with an offer too good to be true. And indeed it comes with a hefty price. For all the fame, money, fortune, women, and riches, he is to wear a pendant pendant or pendent In architecture, a sculpted ornament suspended from a vault or ceiling, especially an elongated boss (carved keystone) at the junction of the intersecting ribs of the fan vaulting associated with the English Perpendicular style. around his neck. Before he has a chance to decline, Garr whisks him away, far into the future within his mind, and entices him with the fantasy life Noun 1. fantasy life - an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world phantasy life fantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" he longs for. How can he possibly resist such temptations? Greedily, Samuel accepts, and the giant, quite sure this man was "chosen for success" tells him to never to take the pendant off for his very life is dependant on Adj. 1. dependant on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent on, contingent upon, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent it. Five years later, Samuel has enjoyed the good life and sitting in the lap of luxury Noun 1. lap of luxury - in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury" ease, comfort - a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" , but strange visions gnaw away at him. He realizes the life he thought he wanted, wasn't really what he wanted at all. Just as there was a price for obtaining his fame, the fame itself had a price tag as well. Bothered by odd feelings or uneasiness, he wants to be rid of the pendant. What he doesn't realize is that the pendant acts like an all seeing eye, complete with shape-shifting creatures--morphlings--that are to watch over him. Samuel makes a special trip to seek out the giant, Garr, after having learned his lesson of looking a gift horse in the mouth, and hopes his life goes back to normal, when people didn't even know his name. Adrienne Jones writes with a whimsical wit that is full of adventure, vivid characters you want to meet someday, and a plot that takes you down one tumultuous road and up another. When you arrive at the end, you know you've been somewhere exciting and can't wait to embark on yet another journey. Oral Vices has not only a killer title (and this author knows how to pick a title), but has enough panache to keep you reading it all in one sitting. Addictive--yes, and a must read for everyone! Nancy Jackson, Reviewer www.nancyajackson.com |
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