By H. M. Garber

Kyt Dotson’s forth volume, Portents, consists of three more chapters of her “Mill Avenue Vexations”: Morning At Vex’s, Enochian, and Photographs.

In the first chapter of this volume, Morning At Vex’s, we get another example of Kyt’s original take on magic as Vex employs the practical for protection while she and Patrick enjoy a lazy morning of making breakfast and planning the day.

In Enochian and Photographs Kyt explores metaphysical writing and rituals while keeping a down-to-earth plot lines such as the friendship between Nathan and Anthony and the budding relationship between Vex and Patrick real and interesting while she uses both as vehicles for plot advancing exposition.

Kyt’s descriptions of places infuse them with energy that keeps us interested and involved in the insular college world she has created.

The forth volume of Mill Avenue Vexations can be found at http://www.millvexations.com/read/index.php. This volume, as well as the previous volumes, is available for purchase in print format at http://www.millvexations.com/cart/.

1. tychon, May 24, 2008:

   I’m quite proud to say that I’m an owner of every volume Kyt has currently published.

   I’ve been a fan of fantasy and reading in general ever since my youth, and I find Kyt’s works to be a great addition to the genre. I particularly enjoy the very sensible approach Kyt has managed to take to integrating the fantastical with the mundane, allowing the reader to tie the two together without an unpleasant aftertaste. The use of actual places as the author has experienced them is something that brings an extra sense of life to the material, something more than can ever be had by using Generic Town, USA.

   Kyt is awesome!