Review: Wow...intense & scary
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
Here's the review from the "I love kids" adoption advocate - former foster parent - mom: AHHH. Run screaming from this book. Do not read.,delete,AUGHHHH.Whew. Now, here's the review of the person who loves spine-tingling, hair-raising horror - the kind that makes me scared of things that go BUMP in the night: This is a GREAT novel (novelette?). I really enjoyed it. Whew. It has all the elements of sheer horror - the inescapable sense of *wrongness* that some things/situations have, the feeling of impending doom, even the group of friends determined to discover the TRUTH, once and for all - the elements that could turn this into a campy, Saturday-night horror flick. The saving grace is Wise's skill with the prose - I honestly don't recall many (if any) grammatical errors or copy errors, which is very refreshing. The dialogue is natural and skilfully integrated into the story. The characters are interesting and unique, with flaws and strengths that create a flexible, ever-changing group dynamic. This is very typical of real life, and added a tremendous element of reality into a book that is frankly filled with the supernatural.The supernatural element to the story is very eerie and scared me. Mostly this is due to the fact that children are used in the supernatural horror, and definitely not in a good way. This was difficult for me, because I am a kid person. I had to keep saying "it's not real-it's not real-it's not real" during some scenes. But I got through it ;-)I do recommend this book, and I look forward to the next book in the series. I am dissatisfied with the ending, which is, I suppose, intentional. After all, if I felt like it was "over," I might not read book #2, right? :-DAdults only. Themes are too much for kiddos.