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xterminal's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
crowyhead's review
4.0
A chilling story... As a child, Amy was afraid of the old building on the hill, called Nazerill by the town's inhabitants. Now, at fifteen, she and her father have taken up residence in that same building, which has been converted into luxury apartments. But the house on the hill holds dark secrets, and they are worming their way to the surface...
mw2k's review
3.0
Not one of Campbell's better efforts. It starts out a bewildering mess, being introduced to a dozen or so characters who subsequently have zero or almost to do with the story. Halfway through the novel, it picks up and boy, does it ever. It's page-turning stuff, but why did a reader have to wade through a bunch of inconsequential padding first?
Trimmed of about a third the volume, and the meaningless first few chapters excised, this book would've been a five star effort, like The Hungry Moon was - which didn't tangle itself with pointless plot threads and insignificant characters.
Oh well. To quote a platitude, you take the good with the bad. You get lavish servings of both with this book.
Trimmed of about a third the volume, and the meaningless first few chapters excised, this book would've been a five star effort, like The Hungry Moon was - which didn't tangle itself with pointless plot threads and insignificant characters.
Oh well. To quote a platitude, you take the good with the bad. You get lavish servings of both with this book.
jmbz38's review
1.0
Was very disappointed in this book. Great premise, but absolutely no pay off. Excruciatingly slow pace with no build up of tension. The language is too British to be easily relatable. Side characters get featured in chapters that don't add to the main narrative. Then those characters are never featured again, if they are even mentioned again. The narrative starts linear than begins to backtrack between character perspectives. This kills any tension that might have been built up by the previous chapter(s). Boring book, there are better choices for horror out there. Avoid this one
jo_in_bookland's review
2.0
It took me a while to read this book as I found it to drag. There was a lot of repetition. I also found it difficult to read at times because of the writing style. Must be because the author is English, mind you I've read English authors before without encountering this.
That being said, the author was good at quietly coming up with scary and unexpected happenings. I was not expecting that ending!
That being said, the author was good at quietly coming up with scary and unexpected happenings. I was not expecting that ending!
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