Mercedes M. Yardley is a whimsical dark fantasist who wears poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of many diverse works, including Beautiful Sorrows, Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy, and the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love.
She recently won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for her realistic horror story Little Dead Red and was a Bram Stoker finalist for her short story “Loving You Darkly.” Mercedes lives and creates in Las Vegas with her family and menagerie of battle-scarred, rescued animal familiars. She is represented by Italia Gandolfo of Gandolfo Helin and Fountain Literary Management.
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My Review
I was contacted by Black Spots Books asking if I would be interested in reading Darling by Mercedes M Yardley.
I saw and was excited to read that Mercedes had previously been awarded the Bram Stoker Award for previous work and as a fan of Bram Stoker, I thought this would be right up my street.
I thought it would be a supernatural read, but I do like thrillers and although it was well written, I wasn’t a big fan of this book as I had to re-read some pages a couple of times as it does get confusing.
Overall, I would still keep an eye out for more from this author, but sadly, this wasn’t the book for me.
