“This book beyond lived up to expectations it pried into my soul within the first chapter, and I don’t think it’s leaving anytime soon. Weak Heart is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble for $4.99 as an ebook, and for free chapter by chapter at. She’s brash and perfect and makes you think of warmth and briney sea water. Isla is the most lovable of all of them and her character playlist reflects. It paints beautiful scenes and the characters are incredibly lovable, yet all have their flaws. This book is incomparable to any other and leaves you feeling haunted. It’s also funny at parts, I think, and I tried to take some tropes - love at first sight, friends to lovers, etc - and turn them on their head,” Gilmartin said. “I think there are some very spooky elements but it’s got magic and myth. This book is one mystery wrapped into another, and right as you think you know what’s going to happen something comes out of the blue but manages to make much more sense than what you were thinking before.

I think people get a very stereotyped view of Scotland and it’s people and our history, and I wanted to create media that broke that mold and show a Scotland that’s more than Loch Ness monsters and Braveheart,” Gilmartin said. “I’m from Aberdeen, Scotland and I love my country and our rich mythical history and I wanted to bring that into a story in a fun, new way. Weak Heart, written by Ban Gilmartin, an Aberdeen native (For those unfamiliar with European geography, Aberdeen is a port city in northeast Scotland) and is described as a queer fantasy horror writer. Prepare yourself to get wrapped up in the story of Thomas, a magician who can’t seem to get anything right, Isla, a selkie trying to find her best friend, and the Isle of Mab, one mystery wrapped into another. Simon Scannell, Staff Writer, Page Designer, Associate Editor

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