Review: Sooo, scary, sooo good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
This is the first installment in the Abyssal Sanctuary, is from the horror genre. The cover alone is frightening, and lets you know just what you are in store for, some scariness for sure. But it was the blurb sealed it for me. Most of you know that I am a big fan of the books you don’t read in the dark, the scarier the better, and this one definitely delivers. It follow 5 people that have their lives turned all which ways by a bunch of horrific events but the why is was the best part of this.These 5 main characters, Eric, Carmen, Justin, Christina and Tiffany were all great. We don’t get to know a lot about them, which I understand why. There isn’t a lot of time once everything starts happening. We do get enough that each of their own nightmare events pull you towards them. They each have their own struggles, their own fight for survival and those they they love too.The plot is about 5 people who’s POV’s we get to read. From each of them there is a little more information, and some secrets given. This is more plot driven than character driven, which I think it a good things when it comes to reading horror type stories. each of the 5 work at the same cafe, and each of their stories are all intertwined and come together as the story progresses. Lakefield View might sound like a beautiful place to maybe visit, but this is one creepy little town. There is horribly scary creatures pulling people down empty train tunnels, masked people appearing inside houses, awful murders and this strange woman who is just always popping and there says some terrifying things, some making sense and most not. The ending was a cliffhanger, and it was a freaking awesome twist to the entire story, but it does a great job setting up for the next book. One that I most certainly be on the lookout for.Hetherington did a fantastic job making me scared out of my wits and the more I read, I didn’t want to put it down. I wanted to know how all these people were all tied together and what scary thing could happen next to each of them. This is one of those books you don’t read at night and most definitely before you go to sleep.This is one that I would say if you are frightened easily, I would warn you to read only during the day. lol.. Seriously, this is one scary mamma jamma, and fans of the horror genre will enjoy it. The characters were great, and the plot moves quickly and keeps you guessing as to the who and the why. Can’t wait to read Ashes of the Innocent in October, just in time for Halloween.