Romee booked a romantic Christmas vacation for her boyfriend and herself in a secluded rustic cabin high in thAn Unexpected Christmas Terror Surprise!
Romee booked a romantic Christmas vacation for her boyfriend and herself in a secluded rustic cabin high in the mountains expecting that her lover would pop the big question but at the last minute he literally dumps her. Romee is devastated and since she can't get her hefty deposit back she decides to go alone and try to recover and sort her life problems out since none of her friends are available to go with Romee for all of them had made previous holiday plans.
From the moment Romee arrives at the cabin something feels off, she hears many odd sounding noises and feels like she is being watched as well, but figures it's only because she's not used to being alone in a strange place. Six days to go and thinking this was a bad idea and maybe she should go back home when the snow starts falling and falling and then turns into a blizzard.
More noises, items which seem moved out of place almost as if someone came into the cabin which is impossible since she has never left and also she has been drinking quite a bit trying to drown her sorrows, so maybe her wine fueled imagination is creating havoc where everything is actually normal. Even if she wanted to leave now, she can't because It is wild outside with snow accumulating by the hour and whiteout visibility, plus the roads were already treacherous driving up the mountain in good weather so now it would be virtually impossible for Romee to navigate down the mountain roads without chains on her tires. Now the real terror will begin!
What else could go wrong? Well plenty more, and I've said enough and I don't want to give anything more away, so readers really should get this book to find out about the terror, the fun, the horror, the unpredictable nightmare that will reign down upon Romee.
What an entertaining and unexpected surprise this book was for myself. The storyline drew me in and I felt so bad for Romee and and her problems and I was forgetting this was going to be a horror/thriller and it didn't disappoint once the action started. The frigid and isolated mountain setting was definitely convincing and just added to the enjoyment of the story. There were many twists and turns packed into this novella with quite a bit of dark humor as well.
Romee could be a very comical and naive character but her dire situation brought out strengths and also some serious and humorous blunders where I didn't know how she would survive in this crazy, scary, sometimes very funny yet violent and brutal situations. All I know is I will never go on a secluded trip alone! Ever!
I definitely recommend this enjoyable and terrifying holiday novella by Meyer Matthews that can be read any time of year and I look forward to reading more from this author!
I want to thank the self-published author Meyer Matthews and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific book and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 DELIGHTFUL HORRIFYING ...more
The story begins in 1868 London when an art curator secures a box from an estate sale and unbeknownst to him the sealed box had originated in TransylvThe story begins in 1868 London when an art curator secures a box from an estate sale and unbeknownst to him the sealed box had originated in Transylvania. The box was never to be opened since it was said a mysterious evil resided within but since these people don't believe in legends or folklore, although sometimes being true, of course they opened the box which only held small bones. They never noticed the dark, shadowy, cold mist swirling around the room yet they did feel a pervading sense of malevolence weaving between their bodies.
Vampyr's are legends and spooky stories to be told as entertainment at fancy dinners and parties but soon this one vampyr will find a new home in London if it can keep it's rare tastes secretive until it finds others of it's kind to join it so they can become a new society, because there are plenty of necessary, abundant meals for their acquired taste to be had in this overly, populated city.
I enjoyed this atmospheric book so much and I can't wait to find similar books that have such a unique twist on a well known vampire topic. This book was so well-written and edited which made it even more pleasurable to read. I loved the historic element of nineteenth century London capturing their style of speaking, the way they dressed, their modes of travel through the city, the shops, the inequality of the wealthy and the poor was depicted so wonderfully that I felt as if the story was really taking place all around me.
I thought that all the characters were richly developed and I found myself really caring or despising them. I just love when books make me feel emotions I wasn't expecting especially from a horror novel. I can't recommend this book highly enough, a true favorite read of the year for myself and I know that other horror fans will be impressed as well. I'm looking forward to reading more books from 'Richard Gadz' in the future!
I have given a rating of 5 RAVENOUS VAMPYR ...more
Three twelve year old little girls are having a camping out sleepover in Chloe's backyard. Excited to tell spooky stories and eating smore's until theThree twelve year old little girls are having a camping out sleepover in Chloe's backyard. Excited to tell spooky stories and eating smore's until they're ready to burst the girls are just over the moon with being allowed to have this great adventure. That is until the sudden scratching sounds outside their tent and feeling something hard and slithering moving on the ground beneath their sleeping bags. What began as a night of fun is quickly turning into their worst nightmare especially when no-one answers their screams for help!
This was such a wonderfully, special, horror book geared for middle grade young children that had a little bit of everything. I found this story very appropriate and scary for kids yet so much fun. I only wish these types of books were around when I was that young since this was definitely a really good horror book. Being an adult I can honestly say that I enjoyed this story even though it was written for middle grade children. There was so much hokey fun and hijinks along with scares and a monster plus some great, gory entertainment. I just love the author Jeff Strand and this was another well-written horror book that I would highly recommend to any parent to buy for their kids! I know if they enjoy fun, scary stories they will thank you over and over for this one.
I want to thank the publisher "Sourcebook Kids/ Sourcebook Young Readers" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 1/2 CREEPY AND FRIGHTENING ...more
This story begins on October 1, 1970 and needs on October 31st and is the perfect book for the Halloween Season.
FSO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO VERY VERY GOOD!!
This story begins on October 1, 1970 and needs on October 31st and is the perfect book for the Halloween Season.
Four boys who are the closest of friends are enjoying their childhood and unburdened lives until the night the tall, old stranger dressed in all black wearing a cape and top hat arrives in Maplewood New Hampshire. The man rents a room in the only boarding house along with several other seniors living there including an old pulp horror writer who hasn't left the home in over forty years believing that some of his horror stories came true and the entities he knows he saw are still out there searching for him and he has been in hiding all this time. The boys love this author's books and visit him on a regular basis and now they want to find all the information he can share about this dark stranger.
Peculiar events started happening the day that man arrived and every day that passes a darkness envelops the town and now children are disappearing plus a few other people yet the adults don't connect the dots and find anything unusual until it's too late. Will the boys convince people that they need help to stop the evil that's taking over their once safe and comfortable town or will everyone be swallowed up by the darkness that refuses to leave Maplewood and seems to have huge plans that will take place on Halloween night especially for all the trick or treaters and anyone else who dares to be out on October 31st!
This book was deliciously atmospheric, entertaining, enjoyable and well-written. An intriguing coming of age story for the boys and a great nod to the older generation as well. The characters are very well developed with delightful humor thrown in as well as the eerie darkness that encompasses every chapter. This book was hard to put down since I was enjoying it so much and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. This was my second book by this author 'Gregory Bastianelli' which was called "Snowball" and I highly recommend reading that if you enjoy a great Christmas or winter horror novel.
I wasn't sure how everything would come together by the end of the story but it all played out with many questions answered. The parts I didn't care for happened at the end of the book, maybe I wanted it to end more seamlessly although I believe it had more of a horror effect since it didn't wrap up with a pretty bow the way I expected. Horror books are very subjective and they don't always play out the way the reader wants it too but believe me this was a fantastic, fun, creepy, frightening horror book that I recommend to all horror readers!
I want to thank the publisher "Flame Tree Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this exciting horror novel and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 CREEPY AND SPOOKALICIOUS ...more
The saga of Detective Natalie Ward and her great team and friends at the station confront the most heinous killer of Natalie 's cEmotionally Stunning!
The saga of Detective Natalie Ward and her great team and friends at the station confront the most heinous killer of Natalie 's career and she also feels she has dealt with this monster before but her new boss seems to care more about the political nature of the crimes and wants a quick resolution instead of listening to Natalie's instincts which may just put more young girl's lives in jeopardy. Natalie's home life out is out of control and she knows that life altering decisions must be made for herself and her family but with the pressures of the case taking all of her emotional and physical strength, she knows that she must not take any impulsive actions because she doesn't want to cause her children more emotional suffering than is absolutely necessary. She is angry all the time with her husband and feels the love has faded so much that she just can't find forgiveness in her heart anymore. Nat is so overwhelmed right now that any decision may be the wrong decision to make with her workload and her personal life. Will Natalie make the right choices or will this case be her complete downfall in every aspect of her work and her family's future?
This was a WOW of a read! I felt emotionally spent after reading this book. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading a few of the other books first so you can have a better feel of everything that has been going on in Natalie's personal and work life. The build-up is essential to the decisions that Natalie believes she must finally make. Nat is a tough woman who is always trying to balance her home life and career but with the hours and emotions that she must put in trying to solve homicide cases there isn't much time leftover at the end of each day to take care of her family's needs. Nat is a great human being but a very flawed individual which brings home the struggles of of a crime fighter especially when the job of being a mother and wife are always crying out for her attention and no matter how much she gives it will never be enough or will the opportunity finally present her with some new choices? Could they be opportunities or only temptations?
Please, oh please Carol Wyer, bring on many more books to follow up on Natalie Ward! I am so addicted to this chaotic drama and I can't believe how emotionally invested I am with all the characters in this series!
I want to graciously thank the author "Carol Wyer" and the publisher "Bookouture" and if course Netgalley for allowing me to read this "Stunner" of a book!
I Highly, highly recommend this novel plus all the other books in the series! I have given a rating of 5 Emotionally Addictive
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Emotionally Stunning!
The saga of Detective Natalie Ward and her great team and friends at the station confront the most heinous killer of Natalie 's career and she also feels she has dealt with this monster before but her new boss seems to care more about the political nature of the crimes and wants a quick resolution instead of listening to Natalie's instincts which may just put more young girl's lives in jeopardy. Natalie's home life out is out of control and she knows that life altering decisions must be made for herself and her family but with the pressures of the case taking all of her emotional and physical strength, she knows that she must not take any impulsive actions because she doesn't want to cause her children more emotional suffering than is absolutely necessary. She is angry all the time with her husband and feels the love has faded so much that she just can't find forgiveness in her heart anymore. Nat is so overwhelmed right now that any decision may be the wrong decision to make with her workload and her personal life. Will Natalie make the right choices or will this case be her complete downfall in every aspect of her work and her family's future?
This was a WOW of a read! I felt emotionally spent after reading this book. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading a few of the other books first so you can have a better feel of everything that has been going on in Natalie's personal and work life. The build-up is essential to the decisions that Natalie believes she must finally make. Nat is a tough woman who is always trying to balance her home life and career but with the hours and emotions that she must put in trying to solve homicide cases there isn't much time leftover at the end of each day to take care of her family's needs. Nat is a great human being but a very flawed individual which brings home the struggles of of a crime fighter especially when the job of being a mother and wife are always crying out for her attention and no matter how much she gives it will never be enough or will the opportunity finally present her with some new choices? Could they be opportunities or only temptations?
Please, oh please Carol Wyer, bring on many more books to follow up on Natalie Ward! I am so addicted to this chaotic drama and I can't believe how emotionally invested I am with all the characters in this series!
I want to graciously thank the author "Carol Wyer" and the publisher "Bookouture" and if course Netgalley for allowing me to read this "Stunner" of a book!
I Highly, highly recommend this novel plus all the other books in the series! I have given a rating of 5 Emotionally Addictive...more
This is a story of a young married couple moving into a house that the wife absolutely hates and she also happens to be pregnant.
Emily and Miles LawreThis is a story of a young married couple moving into a house that the wife absolutely hates and she also happens to be pregnant.
Emily and Miles Lawrence have a solid, loving relationship and are excited to start their family since they have wanted to have a baby for a long time. Emily has a stressful pregnancy with complications and their new house is making it worse for her. She hears noises and a little girl's whispering voice and the room that will be their nursery has a bad feeling plus closet door open and close on their own but Miles thinks it's all in Emily's overactive imagination from her hormonal stress. Things continue to worsen for Emily and their solid marriage is showing cracks that are turning into craters as time goes on and she knows the house is haunted but why won't Miles believe her even when he's now witnessed strange events that he shouldn't be able to ignore.
Emily suffers postpartum depression after experiencing the most unbelievable, traumatic birth of their new baby. Their marriage is falling apart and the house is dangerous but Miles still thinks it's all in Emily's head and she will get over all these irrational thoughts as the baby gets older but he will soon find out that is not what the house has in store for this family but by the time he realizes everything is out of control it will finally be too late!
This was a terrific, disturbing, creepy and very spooky haunted house novel. The writing was atmospheric and captured the eerie essence of being haunted and being powerless against evil which one can't see yet is everywhere although the people closest to you don't believe you and think everything you experience is all your imagination. I can't imagine what that would be like to be locked away with horror attacking you and your family but no-one believes you.
The author EV Knight captured a complicated pregnancy and postpartum depression wonderfully and It's important for women and men who have never experienced this horrible and misunderstood mental health issue to take a peek into what some women, sadly have to suffer through to have children of their own. This particular case was a horror novel in itself. Whoa, what an unexpected ending!!
I really enjoyed this book filled with subtle and also in your face graphic, horror! I highly recommend this novel to all horror lovers but maybe not to women who are currently or planning to get pregnant in the very near future because it will definitely give nightmares to those in a sensitive state!
I want to thank the publisher "RDS PUBLISHING/ Screaming Dog Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 DISTURBING AND SCREAMING ...more
Nicola Laughton has had a raffle death ticket from the day she was born with the horrible, unrelenting illness of cystic fibrosis. Nicola never thoughNicola Laughton has had a raffle death ticket from the day she was born with the horrible, unrelenting illness of cystic fibrosis. Nicola never thought she would ever marry but she did meet the love of her life and sadly he died shortly after their marriage in a horrific traffic accident. Anton's last words to her as he died in her arms was "I'll be waiting" and some witnesses claimed to see his spirit hover over his body for a few moments. Ever since then Nicola has visited mediums and attended seances seeking to prove or disprove of life existing after death.
Nicola rents a summer house by the sea and brings her best supporters, her brother-in-law who is a sceptic and another friend whom she met at one of her seances and who definitely believes in the afterlife and hopes Nicola will find her answers. The medium she hires is also a scientist who comes well recommended.
Shortly after they arrive strange and bizarre occurrences begin to descend upon the group, subtle in the beginning but when swarms of black insects hover outside the house where Nicola can't even go for a walk due to her breathing and the insects flying in her mouth and eyes whenever she steps outside. It is a very strange phenomena to be sure and now Nicola wonders if she's made some very bad decisions about needing to have contact with Anton since all the paranormal experiences seem aggressive and dark so maybe she's made contact with something else and how will she make it all come to an end without any harmful entity attacking her and her friends. Something at this beach house has gone very, very wrong!
Kelley Armstrong has written another suspenseful and terrifying novel that I hated putting down and coming to an end. I enjoyed all the characters and felt they were well developed and I also loved all the twists and turns that K.A. always include in her books. This novel was so enjoyable and entertaining and I am so looking forward to reading many, more books by this author.
I recommend this book to any reader who wants something spooky, unsettling, suspenseful with some tense horror that never lets up and yet a great, back and present story concerning Nicola's chronic,deadly illness and her courage and stamina of beating the odds of her life expectancy by never giving up! I also loved the fantastic, explosive ending that I never saw coming which kept me on the edge of my seat through the last few chapters!
I want to thank the publisher "St. Martin's Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 1/2 SUSPENSEFUL AND NERVE SHATTERING ...more
Priscilla (Prissy) and her five Zeta sorority sisters have stayed good friends since their college days and now Prissy is hosting a huge reunion for mPriscilla (Prissy) and her five Zeta sorority sisters have stayed good friends since their college days and now Prissy is hosting a huge reunion for many of the other women who attended their university. The main reason for the reunion is a special tribute to their other beloved sister (Lupe) who lost her life in a fatal push down the stairs by a young man who was obsessed with Lupe and was seen covered in blood fleeing their sorority house.
All the women now have careers and have financially done very well for themselves and live very high end life styles but not without many problems and secrets that will cause anger, mistrust, jealousy and contempt among the women. When after the night of the reunion one of the sisters goes missing and strange events start to follow them especially Prissy, she knows she must get to the bottom of why someone seems to be stalking all the women, and then another of the sisters is found dead although the police don't think the events are related except all the sisters and their husbands are probable suspects even though Prissy fears someone is out to destroy all the sisters who were home years ago on the night their beloved Lupe was murdered.
This was such an entertaining and fun novel that never had a boring moment and also had plenty of suspenseful twists and turns. A few of the women were very annoying and obnoxious yet that made the book more enjoyable. (Characters one loves to hate!) The girls were so materialistic and self-centered and quite the drama queens that it was hard to swallow sometimes, although I'm sure this was the effect the authors were looking for and it was laughable at times unless I was rolling my eyes at their selfishness but underneath all the facades the sisters did really love one another.
Some parts of the book I really disliked were quite a few of the in your face sex scenes and talk that were pretty crude and unnecessary. There wasn't any type of romance just very descriptive talk and it was a little disappointing for me but I'm sure many readers won't have a problem with it and I guess my gripe was that there was too much of it throughout the book and I wish it could have come down a few notches but that's just my opinion!
The last third of the book took on some serious notes and personal struggles that were unexpected and appreciated. I had a hard time putting this book down because something was always changing and the low-key suspense was hanging at the end of every chapter which I loved. I definitely recommend this fun mystery/thriller to all readers who enjoy fast paced drama queen stories!
I want to thank the publisher "Harlequin Trade Publishing" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this novel and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 3 1/2 OBSESSIVE STALKING ...more
Out of the blue Liv receives a cryptic note in the mail from her best friend in high school who she hasn't had contact with since after their graduatiOut of the blue Liv receives a cryptic note in the mail from her best friend in high school who she hasn't had contact with since after their graduation ten years ago with the words "I Need Help". Immediately, Liv leaves Boston and goes back to their New England town to find Sam and help her with whatever problem she is so fearful of that she felt Liv was the only person she could turn to. As soon as Liv arrives back home she discovers that Sam has been listed as a missing person yet most people especially her two roommates seem unconcerned.
Liv vows to herself that she will do everything possible to find Sam and find out who she was afraid of and why would she run away especially without telling her own mother or (secret) boyfriend what was going on. The two roommates happen to be the girls who Sam couldn't stand in high school and warned Liv to stay away from them back then. They called themselves the " Sisterhood" and never interacted with any other classmates or boys during that time. They were quite beautiful and still are but cold and distant yet alluring as well. The young women have done very well for themselves yet Liv knows that they are harboring secrets about Sam and are trying to weave Liv into their little clique while Liv thinks she will go along with their plans since this is the only way to find out what really happened to Sam.
They invite Liv to stay with them until Sam returns while Liv feels an impending darkness and gloom in the home's shadows and she hears unsettling noises and voices in the night while unintentionally she gets carried away under the hypnotic spell of the women and only realizes she went too far pretending she believed in their way of life until it finally was too late and now Liv's life and lives of everyone she loves is in mortal danger and now there isn't anyone she knows who could help her out of this unbelievable situation where she has completely lost herself.
This was a fun, subdued and dark gothic/mystery/horror story revolving around a missing woman and witchcraft hiding in the background and finally coming out full force in the last third of the book. The beginning of the story was so enthralling and drew me in but then started moving somewhat slowly while the book kept going back and forth from the present to the past which I enjoyed but it lost some of the suspense for myself. When the story started delving into the supernatural it became a lot of spooky fun and I couldn't wait to find out how Liv would handle the events which took place. I enjoyed all the characters and some of their back stories although I thought Liv was too naive and impulsive in many of her actions and I wished she had shown more restraint and thoughtfulness in carrying out her plans to find Sam. All in all it was a good book with an eerie aura throughout the story which I loved and would definitely recommend this book to all readers who enjoy dark blended witchcraft blended with the growing pains of young women into adulthood!
I want to thank the publisher "Random House Publishing - Ballantine" for the opportunity to read this digital copy and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 3 1/2 DARK AND BEWITCHING ...more
Sleepover is the fourth book in the Natalie Ward detective series and it was the best and I hope Carol Wyer continues to Carol Wyer Has Done It Again!
Sleepover is the fourth book in the Natalie Ward detective series and it was the best and I hope Carol Wyer continues to write more in this series!
The story surrounds a missing 14 year old girl from a lower income family and the remains of a body found in a mansion that had mysteriously burned down on the other side of town. There are many twists within this story and many shady characters that the police have to keep interviewing over and over because there are so many lies being told and facts being held back from friends and even family of the deceased. When another body turns up a few days later and the detectives are pulling out their hair trying to to make sense of the connection between the two people. On top of all the work quandaries, Natalie is dealing with personal problems that are becoming insurmountable to handle while she is working these cases. Then a suspicious suicide occurs that has connections to these cases and the writer takes you on a terrific rollercoaster ride of Who, What When and Where and Why.
I love this series and just want more and more. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will not be the final book because Natalie is such a complex and interesting character that there are endless stories that can be woven around her and her team of detectives. There is so much mystery and drama within this book that it is very hard to figure out who the killer or killers are. This book had great storytelling and was very well-written leaving me wanting more mysteries from this author.
I want to thank the publisher Bookouture and Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity of reading this marvelous book!
I highly recommend this book and series by Carol Wyer and have given a rating of 4 Marvelous
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Carol Wyer Has Done It Again!
Sleepover is the fourth book in the Natalie Ward detective series and it was the best and I hope Carol Wyer continues to write more in this series!
The story surrounds a missing 14 year old girl from a lower income family and the remains of a body found in a mansion that had mysteriously burned down on the other side of town. There are many twists within this story and many shady characters that the police have to keep interviewing over and over because there are so many lies being told and facts being held back from friends and even family of the deceased. When another body turns up a few days later and the detectives are pulling out their hair trying to to make sense of the connection between the two people. On top of all the work quandaries, Natalie is dealing with personal problems that are becoming insurmountable to handle while she is working these cases. Then a suspicious suicide occurs that has connections to these cases and the writer takes you on a terrific rollercoaster ride of Who, What When and Where and Why.
I love this series and just want more and more. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will not be the final book because Natalie is such a complex and interesting character that there are endless stories that can be woven around her and her team of detectives. There is so much mystery and drama within this book that it is very hard to figure out who the killer or killers are. This book had great storytelling and was very well-written leaving me wanting more mysteries from this author.
I want to thank the publisher Bookouture and Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity of reading this marvelous book!
I highly recommend this book and series by Carol Wyer and have given a rating of 4 Marvelous...more
Devon and her identical twin Drew (Andrea) are as different as night and day except for the fierce love between them. They share four other lifelong fDevon and her identical twin Drew (Andrea) are as different as night and day except for the fierce love between them. They share four other lifelong friends from daycare until present day who they can't survive without. Devon is fun loving teenager and wears long bleach blonde hair as well as eyebrows and the most unusual standout makeup whereas Drew is deeply serious and excels in her studies and attends an exclusive private high school as well. So when Devon discovers Drew will graduate a year early she decides to throw the best (and last) summer that the six friends will always remember with joy.
A graduation party for Drew given by her school friends and also to meet Devon and their crew, but it's not what the gang quite expected. The two groups are from two different worlds financially and socially so it is awkward for the two groups to mesh but then one of the boys suggests playing with a Ouija board containing a twist and even though Devon's crew does not like this idea, instead of speaking up Devon agrees to play. First mistake, never go against your own gut instincts especially when they are calling to you loud and strong! Within a few days all hell will break out and life will never be the same for some of these kids!
Sound good? I thought so, unfortunately this book wasn't meant for myself but for an older teen audience not less than 16 years of age yet under 25-30 years old. I enjoyed the premise of the story but for me it was just way, too slow so it became a DNF at 40% read. I dislike not finishing a book but I could not continue with this one.
There wasn't enough scares or thrills and it was just much, too talky instead of exciting action (imo). To be completely fair, maybe this book picked up on the excitement factor, further on but sadly I couldn't hang in any longer although I think it could be perfect for older, teen readers But Not the content was was not geared for the younger, innocent minds that parents would like to stay in that mode. Parenting is hard enough as it is without wild actions, promiscuity, foul language etc. I do enjoy YA horror books but this one was not for me but I can see many younger readers enjoying this one!
I want to thank the publisher "Simon and Schuster Children's Books" and Netgalley virtue opportunity to read this book and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 2 1/2 CREEPY UNFINISHED ...more
Young Ben, who was born and basically raised himself in the sweltering, heated swampland deep in Louisiana, who never had a fair chance of experiencinYoung Ben, who was born and basically raised himself in the sweltering, heated swampland deep in Louisiana, who never had a fair chance of experiencing what it was like to be just a boy at thirteen years of age but going on eighty. Ben begs, borrows and steals everyday just to provide for his little brother and himself until the day he is charged with a serious crime and has two choices, a child reformatory sentence for years or a court approved wilderness reform program over the summer whose statistics are highly successful and Ben's abusive custodian, Aunt Nikki gladly signs the papers, happy to send Ben away while she still will continue to receive the small government pension for the two brothers which is the only income she lives on, so this is a wonderful solution for this despicable, so-called guardian.
If any adult had ever taken an interest in Ben, they would find he has an exceptional, gifted intelligence and an unusual, quick instinct of reading into human behaviors without knowing or understanding how different and special he actually is and could have a real future if anyone had ever given a damn about his well being. All these gifts and more will become relevant and important to the few boys he will befriend at camp who also have some great life survival skills which will play into each boy's quest to find out what's really going on in this unusual camp where all the counselors seem overly happy and helpful but the boys all sense something sinister and possibly evil going on behind the scenes but eventually they will discover the most unbelievable and terrifying secrets that their young minds could ever have imagined playing out and and how could they escape when they're deep in the Montana mountains, hours away by car to the nearest town or telephone. What will happen to all the boys at camp but especially to Ben, Trent, Rodrigo and Billy?
WoW! I must say I loved, enjoyed and was truly captivated by this well-written coming of age horror novel. This book was a slow-burn yet the atmospheric settings and scenery along with the beautifully written descriptions and dialogue were executed wonderfully (imo). The authors Matt and Harrison Query did a fantastic job of incorporating the essence of innocence, violence and horror together in a way where I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I'm now looking forward to reading the Query brothers other book "Old Country" which many readers seemed to have enjoyed as well. The reason I didn't give five stars for this fantastic book was there were a few unanswered questions I had by the end of the novel but otherwise I'm so pleased that I had to pleasure to read this really, special horror story!
I want to thank the publisher "Atria Books" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!
I have given a rating of 4 CREEPY AND HORROR FILLED ...more
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