Relations that Suck: The Story of Eva and Dries Book Review
Eva is a vampire who struggles with who she is. She has adapted to feeding only as needed and as little as she needs to survive. Dries is a spider that cannot handle the mundane world of web spinning and searches for a new meaning to his life. They meet and both share a relationship that is life changing. The author weaves a story that makes you yearn to know more.
But the amazement of the story is not all that Ms. Yu has contributed to this book. She is also credited with the Art Director, Clothing Designer, and Artist. Each page of the book is a photograph of different models as they go through the struggle of the story. The pictures are so inviting that you find yourself inside each page. The details of the symbols, the clothing and even the doilies are so exquisite that one can stare at each page and wonder what profound meaning each holds.
The author knows that her beautifully dressed vampire and large spider will want her readers to know more and she provides this on her website. Yu provides us with a free study guide on her website as well. This study guide tells the meaning of each character, picture and symbol located within the book.
Ms. Yu wrote that she may write a prequel telling of Eva’s life before she met Dries. I encourage her to do this and will be one of the first in line to buy the book. Ms. Yu is a talented artist in both visual and linguistic talents that has created a piece of art that tempts all of the readers’ senses. It is definitely a book to be collected and enjoyed.