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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Annie Blunt a childrens author has lost her husband in a tragic accident. So with son Charlie so goes to stay in a small town. Charlie finds a train set but Annie thinks there is something a bit off with the toy. Harry Cook chief of police in the small town of Lucknow is investigating missing men. A new shop has opened and it sells toy trains.
I have read many books by Linwood Barclay in the past and have enjoyed them so I wanted to this one ago.
I quite enjoyed this book. Its venturing into horror and does have an early Stephen King to it. I would especially say Needful Things and that particular book does get a mention.
The story is told in two timelines. Both Annie and Harry experience something unsettling and it's all connected to the trains. Both timelines are filled with tension and dread with supernatural goings on.
This book is for anyone who likes old fashioned horror very much like early Stephen King, or for anyone who wants to give horror ago.
Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for a copy to review.
I have read many books by Linwood Barclay in the past and have enjoyed them so I wanted to this one ago.
I quite enjoyed this book. Its venturing into horror and does have an early Stephen King to it. I would especially say Needful Things and that particular book does get a mention.
The story is told in two timelines. Both Annie and Harry experience something unsettling and it's all connected to the trains. Both timelines are filled with tension and dread with supernatural goings on.
This book is for anyone who likes old fashioned horror very much like early Stephen King, or for anyone who wants to give horror ago.
Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for a copy to review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This had no business being so captivating and creepy.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No