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duchessofreadin's review against another edition
5.0
This was a really interesting read, although there were a few places where my stomach rather turned.
Alan Carter has returned to his hometown, determined to figure out what happened to his sister. He knows what he saw, but no one believed him, minus one person, his best friend.
Now, he is determined to break the curse that hangs over the town once and for all.
Alan Carter has returned to his hometown, determined to figure out what happened to his sister. He knows what he saw, but no one believed him, minus one person, his best friend.
Now, he is determined to break the curse that hangs over the town once and for all.
wildgurl's review against another edition
4.0
Children To The Slaughter (Slaughter Series Book 1)🍒🍒🍒
By A. I. Nasser
2016
E-book
Terrifying. .
Melington is a small town. The kind if place to move to start a family. Raise your children. Except Melington has a secret...for years, as long as anyone can remember, the children who live here disappear, mysteriously.
20 years ago, Alan Carter's sister was one of those children that disappeared. He has returned to Melington to find out who or what is responsible. Alan intends to expose this towns secret, but is constantly followed and sought by the town "council"....and as Alan gets closer to the crux of the secret, his brushes with the "council" become more frequent and more deadly....
Will he make it?
Very good, liked the characters and look forward to the next one in the series. Thanks to Amazon for the free copy to review.
By A. I. Nasser
2016
E-book
Terrifying. .
Melington is a small town. The kind if place to move to start a family. Raise your children. Except Melington has a secret...for years, as long as anyone can remember, the children who live here disappear, mysteriously.
20 years ago, Alan Carter's sister was one of those children that disappeared. He has returned to Melington to find out who or what is responsible. Alan intends to expose this towns secret, but is constantly followed and sought by the town "council"....and as Alan gets closer to the crux of the secret, his brushes with the "council" become more frequent and more deadly....
Will he make it?
Very good, liked the characters and look forward to the next one in the series. Thanks to Amazon for the free copy to review.
bkmckown's review against another edition
3.0
The plot is really creepy and I like the basic idea of the story, however, the characters fell terribly flat for me and it ended oddly. It had an epilogue and a bonus chapter that wrapped it up but continues in a series. I felt like this should be a one and done story, i don’t fell invested enough in the characters to want to read a second one. I still gave it 3 stars because the story itself was scary enough.
petra_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Alan Carter returns to his hometown Melington 20 years after his sister's abduction. He has been obsessed with her disappearance, firmly believing that the abnormally high number of children disappearing from the town isn't simply a coincidence. He decides to expose the town's secret and sets himself on a collision course with the town's council.
Alan's present day story is interjected with journal entries from 1826 written by Jeremiah Carter who has lost his daughter. These two plotlines come together cleverly at the end, and although the book doesn't end with a cliffhanger as such, the story resumes in [b:Shadow's Embrace|30057653|Shadow's Embrace (Slaughter #2)|A.I. Nasser|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1461963080s/30057653.jpg|50469088].
This was my first time reading anything by A.N. Nasser and I have to admit, if it hadn't been for Jake Urry gifting me a copy of the audiobook, I probably wouldn't have picked this book, simply because the title sounded too disturbing.
It is no doubt a horror story, but it was actually quite subtle. There is some violence and obviously, a dark theme involving children, but it's more creepy than bloodthirsty horror. I really enjoyed it.
The writing was taut and generally very well done. The only thing I found slightly irritating was the repetitive nature in which Deborah was referred to as "the brunette".
The quality of the audio production was terrific. At the beginning of the audio, I thought I was listening to two different narrators. It was really well done. The suspenseful tone and the spine-chilling nature of the horror elements were done perfectly.
Recommended for anybody who enjoys sinister mysteries with some horror and/or paranormal elements.
Alan's present day story is interjected with journal entries from 1826 written by Jeremiah Carter who has lost his daughter. These two plotlines come together cleverly at the end, and although the book doesn't end with a cliffhanger as such, the story resumes in [b:Shadow's Embrace|30057653|Shadow's Embrace (Slaughter #2)|A.I. Nasser|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1461963080s/30057653.jpg|50469088].
This was my first time reading anything by A.N. Nasser and I have to admit, if it hadn't been for Jake Urry gifting me a copy of the audiobook, I probably wouldn't have picked this book, simply because the title sounded too disturbing.
It is no doubt a horror story, but it was actually quite subtle. There is some violence and obviously, a dark theme involving children, but it's more creepy than bloodthirsty horror. I really enjoyed it.
The writing was taut and generally very well done. The only thing I found slightly irritating was the repetitive nature in which Deborah was referred to as "the brunette".
The quality of the audio production was terrific. At the beginning of the audio, I thought I was listening to two different narrators. It was really well done. The suspenseful tone and the spine-chilling nature of the horror elements were done perfectly.
Recommended for anybody who enjoys sinister mysteries with some horror and/or paranormal elements.
wulfwyn's review against another edition
4.0
The story is about Alan whose sister disappeared when they were young. Alan has come back to the town where it happened to try to find out what happened to her. A lot of children have disappeared over the years and he wants to know why. What happened to them all?
I liked that it was more spooky than just out and out violent. I like the way the author wrote it with Alan in present day and a journal from 1826. The author did an excellent job with blending the two time periods. The characters were connected through generations so you really get the full impact of how long the horror has gone on. There are bonus scenes at the end of the Audible version. I don't know if they are included in the ebook. The book is part of a series.
I enjoyed the narrator, Jake Urry. He has a good voice and puts emotions into his reading. At times I forgot it was just one narrator.
If you are reading the book yourself you may find the beginning slow going as the author builds the story. It does quickly pick up though. I think this was better in the audio version. It is more like someone is telling you a story they know. I stayed with it better. If you like spooky, atmospheric stories you may like this one. If you are looking for violent, gory stuff you probably won't.
I would like to thank the editor for providing me with a copy of the book from Audible for review purposes. The review is my honest impression of the book after listening to it. I received no compensation for this review.
I liked that it was more spooky than just out and out violent. I like the way the author wrote it with Alan in present day and a journal from 1826. The author did an excellent job with blending the two time periods. The characters were connected through generations so you really get the full impact of how long the horror has gone on. There are bonus scenes at the end of the Audible version. I don't know if they are included in the ebook. The book is part of a series.
I enjoyed the narrator, Jake Urry. He has a good voice and puts emotions into his reading. At times I forgot it was just one narrator.
If you are reading the book yourself you may find the beginning slow going as the author builds the story. It does quickly pick up though. I think this was better in the audio version. It is more like someone is telling you a story they know. I stayed with it better. If you like spooky, atmospheric stories you may like this one. If you are looking for violent, gory stuff you probably won't.
I would like to thank the editor for providing me with a copy of the book from Audible for review purposes. The review is my honest impression of the book after listening to it. I received no compensation for this review.
lilyn_g's review against another edition
4.0
A.I. Nasser’s Children to the Slaughter is a relatively short but creepy take on the classic “sins of my father” tale. In this one, the founding fathers of the town of Melington screwed the pooch in a case of wrongful conviction. Ever since, their town has been scarred by disappearing children, a pervasive evil, and an age-old conspiracy. Except after Alan Carter witnessed his sister’s disappearance, he became determined to figure out what was going on. Figure it out, and put an end to it once and for all. So after twenty years, and with a plan, he returns to his old hometown. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned.
This was a good read. Children to the Slaughter took me about a week to listen to on my daily commute to and from work. It’s only 154 pages in e-book form. The author does a good job of establishing the setting right away, and the flashbacks to the time of the original ‘sin’ were interesting. The tension builds pretty well, but I had trouble connecting to the main character. I understood why he was doing what he did, I just didn’t particularly care about him. Still, the story carried along quite well. I hated what was happening to the children, but I also strangely felt sorry for the people involved in the conspiracy. I also liked that there was just a bit of romance involved. Nothing that in any way took away from the story. Just enough to provide the slightest tinge of nostalgia.
Jake Urry did a good job narrating it. His voice has a creepy quality all by itself, so there were certain times during this story when he sent a shiver down my spine. I just wish he read a tad bit faster. Still, with the Audible app, that’s easy enough to fix. As I’ve noted in a previous review, his voice is one of those that can easily be sped up.
Overall, Children to the Slaughter was an entertaining listen/read. It’s definitely creepy, without being gore-filled or anything like that. The story actually ‘officially’ ends around the 5 hour mark, but there’s about an hour of a ‘bonus’ that will really screw with your head.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the narrator for review consideration
This was a good read. Children to the Slaughter took me about a week to listen to on my daily commute to and from work. It’s only 154 pages in e-book form. The author does a good job of establishing the setting right away, and the flashbacks to the time of the original ‘sin’ were interesting. The tension builds pretty well, but I had trouble connecting to the main character. I understood why he was doing what he did, I just didn’t particularly care about him. Still, the story carried along quite well. I hated what was happening to the children, but I also strangely felt sorry for the people involved in the conspiracy. I also liked that there was just a bit of romance involved. Nothing that in any way took away from the story. Just enough to provide the slightest tinge of nostalgia.
Jake Urry did a good job narrating it. His voice has a creepy quality all by itself, so there were certain times during this story when he sent a shiver down my spine. I just wish he read a tad bit faster. Still, with the Audible app, that’s easy enough to fix. As I’ve noted in a previous review, his voice is one of those that can easily be sped up.
Overall, Children to the Slaughter was an entertaining listen/read. It’s definitely creepy, without being gore-filled or anything like that. The story actually ‘officially’ ends around the 5 hour mark, but there’s about an hour of a ‘bonus’ that will really screw with your head.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the narrator for review consideration
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