Review: Charming surprise... if you can call horror charming
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Mateguas Island took me by surprise. Most horror stories today depict vivid, visceral mayhem - but not Mateguas. In the tradition of novels like "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Haunting of Hill House", this tale builds slowly, evil hiding in dark shadows - just out of our reach - but we know something is out there!The characters are well drawn, believable and complex. The last 100 pages are riveting and lead to an unexpected climax.  I, for one, can't wait for the sequel. Keep writing, Ms. Watkins, keep writing.