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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
For as long as I can remember, evil kids in stories have always given me the creeps. It's just the idea that something so small and innocent could be so genuinely horrible (I also blame the movie The Good Son, which I saw as a kid and which seemingly scarred me for life).
I was scared off of stories about evil children, however, by the abomination that is Baby Teeth. That book was so awful, and I hated it so much, that I almost didn't bother to pick this book up. Then I reconciled with the fact that Godsend was written in the 1970s, and probably was much better than Baby Teeth. So I gave it a chance.
I loved it.
The idea that Bonnie was doing all these nefarious things even from basically infancy was fascinating. I also loved the idea that she was left in the "nest" (the comparison to the birds was a very spot on one in the story), and had to cull the others in order to thrive and survive. I enjoyed watching the family slowly unravel, and the father struggle to get the mother to understand what was going on. That ending too! Like I really thought the mom was gonna go with it and things would end differently for Lily and just yes. I loved all of it!
All in all it was a good, quick read last night during a thunderstorm that left me totally satisfied. Way to save me after Baby Teeth, Bernard Taylor! I thank you immensely!
I was scared off of stories about evil children, however, by the abomination that is Baby Teeth. That book was so awful, and I hated it so much, that I almost didn't bother to pick this book up. Then I reconciled with the fact that Godsend was written in the 1970s, and probably was much better than Baby Teeth. So I gave it a chance.
I loved it.
The idea that Bonnie was doing all these nefarious things even from basically infancy was fascinating. I also loved the idea that she was left in the "nest" (the comparison to the birds was a very spot on one in the story), and had to cull the others in order to thrive and survive. I enjoyed watching the family slowly unravel, and the father struggle to get the mother to understand what was going on. That ending too! Like I really thought the mom was gonna go with it and things would end differently for Lily and just yes. I loved all of it!
All in all it was a good, quick read last night during a thunderstorm that left me totally satisfied. Way to save me after Baby Teeth, Bernard Taylor! I thank you immensely!
The Godsend is a tense and emotional story about a family who take in an abandoned baby. The parents, Alan and Kate, already have one daughter and three sons but when this baby enters their lives they immediately fall in love with her, name her Bonnie and she becomes part of their family. As time goes on, the family experiences tragedy upon tragedy and Alan begins to suspect adorable Bonnie is to blame.
This was my second Bernard Taylor novel and while I didn't love it quite as much as Sweetheart, Sweetheart it was still a really solid and excellent story. There is something about Taylor's writing that just really works for me. Maybe it's the Britishness. It's quietly beautiful and captivating, and has a bit of a cosy feel in that I can just fall into it and become totally absorbed in the story and the characters. The tension and emotion throughout the story was very well done and I did not see the ending coming.
This was my second Bernard Taylor novel and while I didn't love it quite as much as Sweetheart, Sweetheart it was still a really solid and excellent story. There is something about Taylor's writing that just really works for me. Maybe it's the Britishness. It's quietly beautiful and captivating, and has a bit of a cosy feel in that I can just fall into it and become totally absorbed in the story and the characters. The tension and emotion throughout the story was very well done and I did not see the ending coming.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes