{"id":16132,"date":"2025-07-10T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=16132"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:00:03","slug":"book-only-the-stains-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-only-the-stains-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Only The Stains Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2470\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_onlythestainsremain.png?fit=250%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Only The Stains Remain\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Only The Stains Remain<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/ross-jeffery\/\">Ross Jeffery<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2021-07-20\">July 20, 2021<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/cemetery-gates-media\/\">Cemetery Gates Media<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 138<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58381878-only-the-stains-remain\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Only The Stains Remain is the haunting story of Jude and Kyle, two brothers whose lives are destroyed when, following the death of their mother, their three abusive uncles Dwight, Lucius, and Lenny move in to the family home. But whilst Jude suffers to a degree, Kyle is the one who takes the brunt of their attention, submitting himself to preserve his younger brother\u2019s innocence.<\/p>\n<p>As a grown man, Jude\u2019s mind turns to vengeance for what they have endured. He has waited a long time, but now he is strong enough, and cold-hearted enough, to do the deed. Enacting one harrowing revenge after another, Jude\u2019s dark quest to punish the wrongs of the past will show that after all is said and done, only the stains of the past will remain.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47NZNHH\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-07-10T05:00:07+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Only The Stains Remain\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-only-the-stains-remain\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Only The Stains Remain\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Ross Jeffery\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/ross-jeffery\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 138,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Cemetery Gates Media\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_onlythestainsremain.png?fit=250%2C399&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-07-20T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/58381878-only-the-stains-remain\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Only The Stains Remain<\/strong> is a brutal, soul crushing novella that destroyed me. A story of two young brothers facing a nightmare at the hands of monsters. Jeffrey plumbs the depths of human depravity to deliver a story of trauma, grief, vengeance, and absolution. The prose was beautiful and frankly cathartic. I wept so much reading this book and couldn&#8217;t put it down even when it was hard to stomach. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the extremely heavy subject matter, the story is handled with care and never felt exploitative. The abuse in this book is heavily implied but thankfully not graphic. Reviews that compare this story to Jack Ketchum are on point. The story of bleak, violent, and emotionally resonant. It&#8217;s a book I&#8217;ll never forget.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;To <em>kill<\/em> a monster, you have to <strong>become a monster<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Alcoholic Parent, Child Abuse, Child Death, Child Sexual Abuse, Gore, Murder, Parent Death, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Only The Stains Remain is a brutal, soul crushing novella that destroyed me. A story of two young brothers facing a nightmare at the hands of monsters. 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