Small Angels: 'A twisting gothic tale of darkness, intrigue, heartbreak and revenge' Jennifer Saint

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She reached out to one of those sweet pink and white flowers, but just before she was about to pick it she had a feeling that she shouldn’t, that it would be a huge mistake – The small storytelling voice had crept back into her mind – she had been too distracted by the woods to guard against it. Lucia tells us the story of her family, of the bargain they had made to keep the village safe all these years. The chapter telling the tale of Harry Child’s dogs is enough to raise the hairs on the back of your neck and ensure that one never sets foot in uninviting woods or haunted churches in faraway villages ever again. A ghostly forest, a wedding, a gothic tale of darkness, and family secrets, what more could you want in a story!

Elphine’s chapters (the ephemeral character, Lucia’s not-quite-there sister) are pure, intoxicating fairytale. One can even interpret it as just the way good exist even evil exists but the good always overpowers the bad or the evil.This tattoo design will always keep reminding the person what are the things that he is doing wrong and what is the thing that he is doing right.

What she doesn’t expect are the villagers’ concerned faces, her fiancé’s remoteness, or the nagging voice in her head that whispers to her of fears she didn’t even know she had.The intrusion of Chloe’s internalised story voice is a particularly effective technique when it comes to fragmenting the reader’s sense of continuity, tapping into that horror-genre mood of apprehension: ’The breeze tugged at the flowers and the dog roses shed petals over her head. Something about the Mockbeggar woods, the mystery surrounding it, the uncanny narrative and the unspoken danger all came to life at once. Will Lucia Gonnes, the only family member to be left on Blanch Far, the family farm, and the only person left in the village to know the full secret of Mockbeggar, step in and help save Chloe?

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) is sometimes derided as one of the worst popular poets ever, but although her poetry may lack the polish or depth of many of her contemporaries, there’s something to be said for her simple, direct style, which she uses to good effect in this poem (reproduced in full here), which likens women to angels and, through this connection, uses the angel motif to symbolise Love. Although some poets have used angels to symbolise love, especially divine love, others have used the trope of angels and the angelic in more surprising ways: witness Milton’s great epic poem which heads our list. No matter what size or location you choose for your tattoo, it’s sure to be a meaningful reminder of faith and hope. Small Angels by Lauren Owen has depth and themes that are interwoven within the pages of a creepy forest and the family it haunts the most. You know already what is going to happen 😴 but you read on… because if you’re anything like me you’re not a quitter.

Just like Chloe was immediately taken by Brian’s story in the pub, I also had to hear the end of this story! This illustration of the angel tattoo keeps reminding us about the childhood innocence that every one of us had when we were small, but with time we lost that innocence. Smaller tattoos may need to be placed in more discreet areas of the body, whereas larger designs may require more visible spots such as the arm or back. She has the dress, the flowers, and the perfect venue: Small Angels, a charming old church in the village where her fiancé, Sam, and his sister, Kate, grew up. Small Angels is a novel that will stick with you, creeping along at the back of your mind long after you’ve finished.

And while the meandering pathways and twisting story lines can at times feel disorienting, this beautifully written modern ghost story is an enchanting place to get lost.Owen’s writing is lushly descriptive and drew me in completely, and I felt like she described the haunting yet enchanting essence of Mockbeggar in a really effective way.