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inky_bat's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down.
After the death of his mother, a young man accepts the offer to live in a cottage in the beautiful Highlands countryside. Strange things begin to happen, causing him to investigate the mysterious past.
This is the kind of book you need a fire, a cozy blanket, a dark and snowy night, and a cup of hot cocoa. I usually read pretty quickly, but the absolute beauty of it forced me to slow down and absorb every word. The atmosphere just sucked me right in, absolutely lovely writing, mysterious, and legitimately freaky! I was so engrossed in this story that even the smallest sound made me jump a little, and that hasn't happened to me since The Exorcist.
"The sun was hidden behind a single cloud, shifting the atmosphere into a kind of pre-storm dreariness as a slight breeze gently tossed the fallen leaves in an unorganised pattern across the footpath." - so dreamy!
People who enjoy a good classic ghost story will like this one, such as Edgar Allan Poe, or Algernon Blackwood, or those just into freaky ghost stories like Winter People, Hell House, or The Elementals.
After the death of his mother, a young man accepts the offer to live in a cottage in the beautiful Highlands countryside. Strange things begin to happen, causing him to investigate the mysterious past.
This is the kind of book you need a fire, a cozy blanket, a dark and snowy night, and a cup of hot cocoa. I usually read pretty quickly, but the absolute beauty of it forced me to slow down and absorb every word. The atmosphere just sucked me right in, absolutely lovely writing, mysterious, and legitimately freaky! I was so engrossed in this story that even the smallest sound made me jump a little, and that hasn't happened to me since The Exorcist.
"The sun was hidden behind a single cloud, shifting the atmosphere into a kind of pre-storm dreariness as a slight breeze gently tossed the fallen leaves in an unorganised pattern across the footpath." - so dreamy!
People who enjoy a good classic ghost story will like this one, such as Edgar Allan Poe, or Algernon Blackwood, or those just into freaky ghost stories like Winter People, Hell House, or The Elementals.
turtlesreads's review
4.0
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this story- so much so I read it in one sitting. Loved how the journey and friendship of the main characters evolves throughout- it's a short read (imo) but definitely worth checking out.
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