Foley

I'm a sucker for mystery. I really am. I love the thrill of discovering things alongside the characters. Something about mystery that makes you feel on edge and at the same time, makes you feel smart for guessing things right. And the author made me feel that! I'm hooked! I also like the horror undertone. This genre is very tricky to write. You can't write as you go because you will have to foreshadow a lot of things so as to not insult the readers for a sudden plot twist with no warning at all. I mean, you can if you're like Stephen King. Good luck with this, author. It has a lot of potentials. Keep it up.

Foley is about a cursed family. But what is the origin of the curse? All curses usually stem from greed or love. It's never hate in studies conducted on the topic. The Neptenus family is not any different. The deal was brokered between Fink Neptenu and the Devil through Rockerfellow. For every deal you make with anyone, it's transactional, not emotional. It's about a service, or a product, or a person one wants and in return they must forfeit something valuable. They must forsake someone, something dear to them, if a deal is made with the devil. Foley was a fourth generation of the cursed family. And he happened to be the one the family must sacrifice or he would have to sacrifice them willingly or unwillingly to honor the deal. Do you think deals that were brokered long ago by your ancestors can be broken? Do you believe that love and the way you treat someone can change their path for the better? Foley was unlucky enough to be born a Neptenu. As a third son, he would befall the worst life experience that could be dealt to anyone. He will learn from good folks and bad people what it truly takes to be simply Foley. Are we the sum of our experiences? Or simply following a path that was already mapped for us? I grew up in a storytelling culture. Foley's story took life when I was 12 years old and one family member made a peculiar comment to me one day. They revealed to me that in my family all the women were pre-selected by birth to be espoused by familial spirits, gods and there was nothing they could do about it. If they were to get married to humans, their marriages would dissipate like the wind or end horribly in some circumstances. I remember feeling lost, upset, and in disbelief. How could this be? That all women are pre-destined a certain fate just because they were born into an unfortunate family? It was equally intriguing and baffling. I want to point out that I see myself as one of those brilliant women who ended the cycle and pursued our own journeys into the sunset! #Breakthemold #Kindnessissexy #Iamtheuniverseandtheuniverseisme #Begoodwithinandbeguidedbylight After all, it's just another story stemming from life experiences and my keen imagination. Cheers, Ra!