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5.0
The Forgotten Child follows Riley (a reluctant psychic) as she visits a haunted house, that was once owned by a serial killer. She experiences paranormal activity and as a result, she is thrown into an investigation that will not only put her life at risk her life but those of her friends.
Melissa Jackson has created a story that is fast-paced, easy to read and wonderfully creepy. It is atmospheric from the start, starting with some background information on the villain of the piece. We then meet Riley and her group of friends and the story just takes off from there. What follows is a really intriguing story, where we are rooting for the main character throughout, and easily one of the strongest (and scary) endings I have read this year.
It was refreshing to see a female main character who doesn't hate on her female friends and in fact embraces them. There was no girl hate throughout which this story could have easily done due to the content. The love story was lovely to read (if a bit sudden) and I loved that the male character took more of a back seat as Riley tries to make sense of what is going on.
There are definitely some creepy moments, especially when Riley get her dreams and visions, not just relying on blood and gore but a well crafted atmospheric situation which leaves the reader holding their breath.
I loved this book and look forward to more in this series. Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for a fair review.
Melissa Jackson has created a story that is fast-paced, easy to read and wonderfully creepy. It is atmospheric from the start, starting with some background information on the villain of the piece. We then meet Riley and her group of friends and the story just takes off from there. What follows is a really intriguing story, where we are rooting for the main character throughout, and easily one of the strongest (and scary) endings I have read this year.
It was refreshing to see a female main character who doesn't hate on her female friends and in fact embraces them. There was no girl hate throughout which this story could have easily done due to the content. The love story was lovely to read (if a bit sudden) and I loved that the male character took more of a back seat as Riley tries to make sense of what is going on.
There are definitely some creepy moments, especially when Riley get her dreams and visions, not just relying on blood and gore but a well crafted atmospheric situation which leaves the reader holding their breath.
I loved this book and look forward to more in this series. Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for a fair review.
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