Review of 'Crickets Sing for Naomi'

'Crickets Sing for Naomi' by Eden Royce has a gorgeous has almost ethereal quality. It mixes the real and the fantastic. The protagonist Naomi is a empathetic woman who is more than what she seems.

I love the natural use of language used by the characters. Often story dialogue can read as artificial and this does not suffer from that. A sense of reality (whether in non fantasy or in fantasy/sci fi) draws in the reader more and makes one engage with the characters - whether you listen to the story or read it. Her descriptions too are marvellous - creating a rich background of sights, smells and tactile elements. It adds to the world building because the reader/listener can in their imagination, feel what they feel because it is described that beautifully. It is nuanced and makes the reader/listener empathise with the characters.

The narration of the audio version is engaging, beautiful in tone, clear and delivers the story in a elegant yet down to earth way.

There is a great sense of nature right from the get go - a unearthly beauty and the subtle within the textures of description flows like stroke of a lovely painting. With each metaphorical brush, we are lead deeper into the narrative so naturally that it seamlessly blends the natural with the supernatural. The connection to nature is reminiscent to me of Emily Bronte (where the Yorkshire Moors were almost a character in itself) where the crickets felt as much of a character as any other features in the story. Naomi's connection to them has a feel of Dario Argento's 'Phenomena' (in regards to Naomi having the connection with in a way that reminded me a little to Jennifer Connelly's character in 'Phenomena').'Crickets Sing for Naomi' is a gorgeous unique fantasy. Well worth listening to the audio or even read the short story itself. A five star read.

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et go - a unearthly beauty and the subtle within the textures of description flows like stroke of a lovely painting. With each metaphorical brush, we are lead deeper into the narrative so naturally that it seamlessly blends the natural with the supernatural. The connection to nature is reminiscent to me of Emily Bronte (where the Yorkshire Moors were almost a character in itself) where the crickets felt as much of a character as any other features in the story. Naomi's connection to them has a feel of Dario Argento's 'Phenomena' (in regards to Naomi having the connection with in a way that reminded me a little to Jennifer Connelly's character in 'Phenomena').

'Crickets Sing for Naomi' is a gorgeous unique fantasy. Well worth listening to the audio or even read the short story itself. A five star read.