El misterio de Nightingale es una lectura gótica encantadora, peculiar y con un toque oscuro. Amaleen Ison mezcla a la perfección una visión cruda y realista del Londres suburbano con imágenes e ideas clásicas del infierno, demonios, portales y hechicería. También me encantó el conejillo de indias como compañero; ¡una inspiración! Millie Scrubbings, la heroína, es realista y empática, y aunque su situación es, bueno, paranormal, empatizas completamente con ella. Es una lectura corta súper imagin...

El misterio de Nightingale puede que sea una historia corta, pero el ritmo estaba tan bien logrado que pude tomármela con calma. Tengo que admitir que me preocupaba encontrarme con una historia demasiado comprimida en pocas palabras. Si bien, sí, probablemente sería una novela fantástica, porque Millie y el GP podrían vivir muchísimas aventuras limpiando el vecindario, no llegué al final sintiendo que la historia careciera de algo por su extensión. La prosa de Amaleen Ison fue bastante fluida, p...

El misterio de Nightingale fue simplemente brillante. Esta novela tenía todos los ingredientes de una lectura fantástica: ritmo rápido, escritura ingeniosa, altas apuestas y una gran dosis de ocultismo y lo paranormal (¡un tema del que nunca me canso!). Además, la autora Amaleen Ison parece tener un don para escribir descripciones asombrosas por su originalidad. En resumen, El misterio de Nightingale es una lectura fantástica de principio a fin, que recomendaría con gusto a todos mis amigos.

Another recommended short story. I really liked the world-building in this. London...rubbishy old estate...demons. It all really came together to create the perfect background and I definitely would not mind a full-length novel set against it. Millie was a likeable protag. You can easily tell she's been through a lot and now she's just trying to get through life. I felt that despite the doubt, she was very quick to accept her situation - but then that's probably down to the fact that this is onl...

A short story that is very fast paced and trip to the dark side. Millie (18) is having problems around her flat lately. People dying and the unusual neighbor that makes you feel uncomfortable to be around.She comes home to a package she has ordered of an assortment of candles and products to cast some spells. Soon a policeman is knocking on her door to let her know they have found a body in the lift, that has been there just about the same time she came home the night before.When she finally doe...

On the job training.THE TROUBLE WITH NIGHTINGALE by AMALEEN ISON has something for everyone. It's funny, it's gross, it's scary. Millie thinks she's got her life under her own control until she finds out that she's been duped into being Hell's Gatekeeper. She has everything she needs to do the job, except the knowhow. She has to learn fast from her guinea pig familiar. This short story moves at a fast pace, so hold on to your drawers and get ready for a really fun ride! I highly recommend this r...

I found myself chuckling quite a lot as I read The Trouble With Nightingale. Ison does a wonderful job envisioning paranormal elements such as witchcraft, heaven, hell and demons. I'm guessing this short story is a prequel to bigger things. At times I wanted to feel sorry for the main character, Millie, but at the end of the tale I knew she'd found her calling. Really cute ending which left me with a smile on my face. Well done, and I will be looking for more from this author!

I had the amazing pleasure of reading this tale during the editing phase, and right from word one Amaleen Ison set the spooky mood well enough all of the little hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. Seriously. Freakin'. Creepy. Her descriptions are spectacular, writing style smooth and engaging, and her imagination knows no bounds. This tale will have you gripping your e-reader, flipping page after page until you make it to the end. The Trouble with Nightingale is a must read for horror and...

3.5 stars, but on the 'high' side since I can't do 1/2 stars. The trouble I had with nightingale was that it was too short.It took me, *maybe* an hour to read and was a nice filler, while, of all things, G-Force played on the t.v. for my kids. This is significant, IF you read the book, but, I shan't tell you why it's important.Amaleen is a very descriptive writer who paints a very vivid and grotesque set of scenes with her characters. Now, because this is a short, there isn't much character deve...

Ison is cunningly-clever. The door to where evil dwells could be anywhere, in any city. She choose Nightingale in London. Reader beware: this short 'n' scary romp with demons and denial should be read WITH the lights ON and your back against the wall! Kudos to Ison on her debut story!