Murmur

I got this book on Tuesday and finished it today, which if Friday. I would have read it faster but I had work and other real world crap to handle. This was not what I expected going in, and that's a good thing. I had read the things people said and was going in thinking the book would be horrific and sexy (it was both, honestly) but, and I should have known this because I've read him a few times already, what I didn't realize was just how Funny it was! Dark, grotesque, twisted humor, sure. But that's some of my favorite kind. Not only was it funny, gritty (wow, was it gritty), and sexy, it also keeps you on your toes. You're never quite sure how much of the protagonist's world is real (or if any is) and how much is in his head. It's off-balancing but in a good way.Well worth your time. Pick this one up.

Murder, madness, mayhem, love, family drama wrapped in truly excellent prose. Oh, an demons, did I mention there are demons. A tale of a tortured musician living a life of luxury and the sex drugs and Rachmaninoff lifestyle. A world renowned classical violinist with an alcohol problem and his own personal demon, a literal demon, tries to juggle his career, his love life and his family drama. All of this is complicated by his visions of Hell in earth and the torment of carrying around his own literal personal demon, Murmur, who haunts his ever moment. Patrick Freivald weaves steamy erotic scenes, ritual murder and a complicated family life and personal history into a sexy and brutal horror novel. I highly recommend Murmur. It's a wonderfully disturbing and wickedly fun read.

Davis MacArthur is a violin virtuoso who should be living a blissful life. He plays at Avery Fisher Hall to sold-out crowds, gives to the needy, is in a loving relationship, and comes from old money. He’s also overcome alcoholism and mental illness. But the demon he keeps bound in the pillbox in his pocket wants his soul, and one misstep means he’s damned forever. Davis also has to contend with the arrival of a new demon in town intent on his destruction and the pile of mutilated bodies that the police believe are linked to him.This book is exciting, nerve-wracking, sexy, dark, and damn fun. Davis does his best to do the right thing and save his soul and loved ones, but can he against the onslaught of demonic forces who can conjure horrors humans can’t even begin to imagine? Is his resolve and magic strong enough? You’ll read this book on the edge of your seat terrified to turn the next page, and you’ll love it.

With the daily anxiety that all of us carry this year (Covid-19, unemployment, financial ruin, extra messy political circus, wildfires, running out of hurricane names...), Patrick Freivald gives you a chance to escape and experience a whole new set of worries. If you have never experienced a psychotic break or had to watch a loved one question reality, this is your chance to do it without expensive therapy and medications afterwards.Brew a hot beverage of your choice, curl up in a comfortable chair, cuddle up with a pet, and let the author help you escape 2020 for a while.

This novel is beautifully written. Full of demons, lust and steamy encounters, hellish scenescapes, love and sin. The protagonist, Davis, was complex, flawed, talented, and tormented. I highly recommend this book.

I'm a big stephen king fan - but i thought i'd try a new author out for some variety - pleasantly surprised at how much i loved reading along - couldn't put it down. great character development, plot twists, and an ending that caught me by surprise. i've got a new top author to add into my reading list mix!

This novel had everything you could ask for. It had a love story, a mistery, a searial killing, it was thrilling, sexy, psychoyic, disturbing, intriguing, humorous and entertaining. Definitely a good read.

Among the age-old questions, isn’t it? Demons, or delusions? Actual paranormal forces at work or plain old mental illness at play? It’s a problem that’s plagued Davis MacArthur all his life. Those closest to him are sure it’s all in his head ... if he takes his medication like he’s supposed to, the visions and voices will go away.Or, as Davis believes, do the pills fog his mind, cloud his senses, prevent him from perceiving the world as it really is? What if he needs to stay clear-headed and vigilant against the hellscapes of torment no one else can see? How else is he supposed to control the soul-hungry entity bound to him?Now, to be fair, Davis has always had something of a skewed view when it comes to the real world ... he was born into circles of wealth and high society and political connections, he’s a celebrated superstar violinist, he’s never had to struggle like so many of the rest of us.You might therefore think he’d be an easy character to despise, just one more privileged white guy with no idea of struggle. Instead, he still comes across as a decent, well-meaning, sympathetic character. So, in a strange way, does his personal demon, Murmur.Or maybe it’s just me, I don’t know, but I felt for them both, trapped in their soul-bound dysfunctional relationship. I felt bad for Murmur, strange but true, even before an even worse demon enters the picture. A demon so evil even Murmur is afraid, a demon with its sights set on Davis.Through a series of deceptive sexual temptations and murderous horrific acts, it seeks to utterly destroy him and claim his soul for itself, and never mind if Murmur’s got dibs. Which brings up another of those age-old questions: better the devil you know or the devil you don’t? Does Davis rely on Murmur’s help to resist this new threat? And, if so, at what cost?

Just like that amazing cover, Patrick Freivald's MURMUR is a beautifully-written novel with unbelievably dark passges.The tale focuses on a young, famous violinist living in New York City. The issue? He has a small demon he keeps in a pill bottle. The demon, from which the book takes its title, has been bound to the bottle by the musician. Add to that the fact the world is filled with demons and imps which hide just behind the veil so only some humans can see them and you've got a tale of seduction, murder, lust, sex and music. All packaged up for readers to keep second guessing what's happeing, whether the demon woman trying to seduce our hero is really as bad as we thing and... well.... too much said will ruin the story.Freivald writes with a beauty and finesse few authors could pull off. His vocabulary is impressive, his details are spot-on and his characters are not only believable but, for the most part, likable.MURMUR's gorgeous on all fronts and a lover of horror and mystery would do well to spend time in its pages.