Genre: Horror
Publisher: Sinister Grin Press
Publication Date: 19th Sept 2015
Pages: 324
MY REVIEW:
A copy of The
Weight of Chains by Lesley Conner was sent to Confessions of a Reviewer by
the publishers, Sinister Grin Press, in exchange for an honest review. This is
said review.
I do enjoy getting ARCS from Sinister Grin Press. You
never know quite what you are going to get because they do produce a very wide
range of stuff. This one was no exception. This is the first I have read by
Lesley Conner. In fact this is her debut novel.
Knew nothing about it before reading it then discovered it was about a
rather nasty little man from a long time ago in history.
The year is 1436. The place is Machecoul, France. Gilles
de Rais is the Lord of Machecoul. He mainly stays in his castle. A dark and
foreboding place. There are many rumours as to what goes on there and what he
is actually like. Some say he is the greatest master in all of France. Some say
he is a monster.
He tries to do his best by his people. He takes young
boys from the town and sends them to Paris to be trained as pages, and to give
them a better life. Some say the boys never leave the castle. He is, however
broke and needs a way to get some money together to pay off debts and keep his
lavish lifestyle.
Jeanetta, her brothers Jacques and Raul, along with her
parents have recently moved there. She has no idea why and their life is much
tougher in Machecoul. They have no money and no food and work is tough in those
times for an eleven year old girl.
Bridgette and Celia are new friends who try to warn them
about the master and what goes on in his castle. They should have paid
attention.
