A Sign of the Times
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Girl trouble got you down? Do bigger guys kick sand in your face? You don’t have to take it anymore! All you need to turn your life around is a positive mental attitude, an open mind... and an Elder Sign burned into your right hand.
The nastiest spells from the Necronomicon are all over the Internet and personal growth has never been easier. In this new era, rock hard abs, explosive earnings, and better, longer sex are all on offer; one need only learn a few arcane symbols and offer their soul to Father Dagon.
Our kid Chester Swallow has had it up to here with his lousy job at the drive-thru and his rotten luck with the ladies. After watching a few how-to videos starring his favorite online influencer, he’s ready to take the plunge and sear an Elder Sign into his open palm. It’s a gutsy life choice and now things are going to change for Chester faster than you can say “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!!!”
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Summary
The narrator tries to make themself attractive to their significant other by getting into witchcraft, only to find they've gone too far.
Review
I picked up “A Sign of the Times” because a) I'm a sucker for a free book (which is how this was described), and b) the name Joe Hill seemed familiar. It turns out that a) it's a short story (though still technically an e-book), and b) I was thinking of some other Joe. Or actually, I somewhere had heard the name Joe Hill, but associated it with the work of other Joes.
As for the story itself – it's pretty thin gruel, frankly. It's mildly amusing, but longer than the joke it works around, and nothing you haven't seen many times before. Released for Halloween, it feels like a stocking stuffer for existing fans, not an invitation to potential new fans like me. If you like Joe Hill, this is harmless fun. If you're wondering who he is, this book may answer the question, but won't send you looking for his book; for those people, I'd say, skip this.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
