Review: The Offering
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
I received a free download of "The Offering" by Joanne Clancy in exchange for an honest review. I have read all of Joanne's novels, and this crime mystery thriller set in Ireland was another winner. I couldn't put it down.Sofia Sheridan was a French musician who moved with her four year old son, Ben, to the remotest part of Ireland to forget her past and start again. It was the beginning of everything and also the end...They were kidnapped by a monster, a maniac full of anger whose laughter came from the devil. There were voices screaming in his head, telling him what to do. He had had a hard life. After his mother's death, his father had shipped him off to reform school in Dublin. He used to live in Sophie's farmhouse years ago. He grew up there but had been in and out of prison...and everyone in the village was scared of him.The characters in this novel are true to life, and the suspense level is constantly building, drawing the reader right into the scene. This was a book I couldn't put down until I knew what had happened...but WHY? I definitely will be thinking about this novel for some time to come.