Review: Wonderfully Scary
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
Wow! What a ride! This book was one pulse pounding twist after the other. I never knew what was going to happen next.The first chapter seemed a little clunky to me. It took me a little while to get into the book. By the second chapter I was hooked! I couldn't put it down. The story started off with a bunch of people that had went to school together showing up at a reunion at a house out in the country. The first chapter dealt with telling of their arrival and interaction with each other upon arriving. The author tried to tell a little back story on each character as they arrived. I appreciated knowing about each one, but it seemed like it didn't flow really well.The next chapter is where everything started to get strange, in a good way. I learned to absolutely hate a couple of the characters. That in itself shows that the writing in this story is terrific. To get someone to have such strong feelings for fictional characters is a sign of a great writer in my opinion. I have read several books where I didn't really care about most of the characters. In this book I felt something for each one of the characters. It was wonderful! I felt anger and annoyance, compassion and understanding, worry and anxiety, and a lot more emotions while reading this story.I don't want to get too into the actual story, as I hate giving away surprises. There is a body or two that shows up unexpectedly and everyone just goes haywire. It made me think of someone picking up an antfarm and shaking it. Everyone was running around, not knowing what to do or where to go. No one knew who to trust. Things just kept happening that seemed unexplainable.I really enjoyed that there was a mix of beliefs amongst the characters. It made for a more interesting story line. Every character had a totally different type of background. Everyone had a history with everyone else in the house. I was left clueless through most of the book as to what was really happening and who or what might be behind it.I totally recommend this book to anyone that likes a good mystery, horror, or just well written story. There are some graphic scenes so I would not recommend this for younger ages. Adults and mature upper teens would be the best audience for this book.Disclaimer: I received a copy of the ebook free for review purposes. All opinions are my own. I was not required to leave a positive review.