Review: Gripping
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2013
"3:53am" is a rather intense and emotionally charged reading experience that I enjoyed very much but which I could not light heartedly recommend to just anyone without some prior words of warning.The story is a great and twisted tale of revenge but contains violence and is sexually explicit which might be slightly disturbing to some readers. However, I am sure to many readers this will be part of the attraction and apart from the violence and the sex there is nothing to warn you about. The book is written in excellent and compelling style, the author has great command of English and the story is cleverly told, adding further layers of appreciation to a gripping tale.As the story is short I don't want to give away much of the plot, only that there is a gruesome murder and we find out gradually why it was committed. There are great underlying themes of self image, self hatred and sexual orientation, that give this horror story added depth, something that I found very rewarding but that will not get in the way of enjoyment for those who just want a good horror story.The story stayed with me long after I had finished reading it.