Description from Iain's website:
"Accidents have been happening at Raymeady Manor.
The only suspect is an 8-year old boy.
But there’s no way a child could be responsible for so much misery… Is there? Sammie has a secret, want to hear it?
When washed-up priest Angela Murs and skittish ghost hunter Tim Golding are summoned to a vast countryside estate, they have no idea what to expect. While it’s clear that the young resident Samuel Raymeady is a very disturbed child, there’s surely no way he could be behind the recent spate of accidents and deaths around his home. He’s just a boy…
Sammie is dirty, malnourished, and perhaps the victim of a negligent mother, but as Angela and Tim’s investigations take them deeper into the mystery, they realise that there is more going on than they ever could have imagined.
First came The Exorcist. Then came The Omen. Now there’s another creepy child to keep you awake at night."
~~~~~~~~~~
I am a fan of this author's work having read and enjoyed several of his other books but have to admit that this one just didn't do it for me.
Now don't get me wrong, it's not a bad story, it's just a bit cliché and I really struggled to connect with any of the characters although having said that, they were well developed and I did think "Sam" was well done and suitably creepy. There were some good twists but, unfortunately, I didn't find it particularly scary and although there are some tense moments, there just wasn't enough for me.
Overall, a pretty good read for readers who are of a nervous disposition and don't like to be too scared or freaked out.
Now don't get me wrong, it's not a bad story, it's just a bit cliché and I really struggled to connect with any of the characters although having said that, they were well developed and I did think "Sam" was well done and suitably creepy. There were some good twists but, unfortunately, I didn't find it particularly scary and although there are some tense moments, there just wasn't enough for me.
Overall, a pretty good read for readers who are of a nervous disposition and don't like to be too scared or freaked out.
~~~~~~~~~~
Connect with the author:
Website where you can get 5 free books just for subscribing to Iain's mailing list and I can confirm that he has never bombarded me with emails
No comments:
Post a Comment