I find myself rather fond of this story, yes it does have a few flaws (including a somewhat less colourful Poe than we're used to) but the gloriously Gothic nature of the tale and the dark yet strangely hopeful ending makes it a perfect little story for any and all Poe fans. I love how Wilson weaves together the presence of Lenore and her abilities, the arrival of Poe and of his familiar, Grimm. The swamp setting just adds to the atmosphere with its sense of unknown and foreboding and of a danger not seen as Lenore's and Poe's lives become entwined in unexpected, yet expected, ways. A delightful read even if it is a little flat in places (but then when you use a character like Poe your writing is going up against his, not a comparison that I would want), I can see me coming back to this again and again.

Very creative, i enjoyed how the author pulled so much together. It worked nicely. Fun read.

A fun take on Poe and the supernatural history of The Raven. Definitely dark. Definitely emotional. Perfectly Poe. Worth reading and getting an in sight into a man who's writing is as much myth as fact.

I recieved this book through the read it and reap program and overall I was very pleased with it. It has a great story that can easily be expanded on and even though there were some slow parts I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a story based in reality with a good dose of fantasy

Disclosure: I received a free audible copy of this via Audiobookblast.com for an unbiased review.

I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book, but after the first 10-15 minutes of listening, I was hooked! This is a somewhat creepy, imaginative story about a meeting between Edgar Allan Poe and a variety of others - both human and supernatural - that leads to the creation of The Raven. I listened to the audio version and the narration was excellent! I recommend this to anyone who likes Poe, has some interest in the Great Dismal Swamp or is just looking for a slightly off-beat book to listen to.

Sort of a fairy-tale feel to it and some interesting ideas, but I never really felt invested in the story or cared about the characters. The biggest criticism I have though is that making it about Edgar Allan Poe seemed totally unnecessary; I really can't think how the story would change at all if the protagonist was someone else. You wouldn't get the link to The Raven, but that was tenuous at best anyway.

Perhaps it's because I'm not much into fantasy that I couldn't get into this book. In general I felt it lacked depth. The characters were flat, the plot was predictable and the writing mediocre. About one third of the way into the book I started skimming the pages - I don't like to abandon books, but I came pretty close with this one. I was relieved when Lenore was finally gone and chuckled when Poe had the dream that inspired the poem - at that point, all I could think of was The Simpsons version of "The Raven."

I don't appreciate writing that "tells" me what is developing, rather than actually developing - and, unfortunately, this is such a piece. I also just didn't have any investment in the characters, and nothing at all was resolved in any way. I don't mind open ended endings, in fact I'm often disappointed when a story is too neatly wrapped up in the end - but this brought up all sorts of complex plot points and relationships, and then simply did nothing with them. I think the author was probably going for the sort of (non) "endings" that Poe himself did in his stories, being that he is one of the main characters... But he simply didn't achieve that.