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curiosityboughtthebook's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve always taken a liking to supernatural horror that have elements of folklore in them. In that aspect, Peter Fugazzotto’s novella certainly does not disappoint. This being my first time reading his works, I can’t say for sure how his other works compare to this one. But what I have found is that he has a knack for writing a dark and compelling story with a heavy topic matter.
His protagonist, Jessie, was not a character you will take a liking to. She is too selfish and focused on herself to realize how much her young daughter really needs her. The entire atmosphere of the novella was dreary and high on emotions. Very fitting.
Thanks to the author for the review copy!
His protagonist, Jessie, was not a character you will take a liking to. She is too selfish and focused on herself to realize how much her young daughter really needs her. The entire atmosphere of the novella was dreary and high on emotions. Very fitting.
Thanks to the author for the review copy!
wellwortharead's review against another edition
4.0
This was a short supernatural thriller steeped in folklore.
Jessie is a party girl whose good times have run out, along with the father of her child. Vowing to lay off the booze and drugs is easier said than done but that is the promise she makes in order to get her mother to take them in. Jessie tries, or thinks she does, to be a decent mother, but she just can't give up her nights in the bars drinking and drugging the pain away. It is after one such night, when the hangover is at it's peak and the burden of motherhood is more than she's willing to bear, that she wakes to find her daughter gone, wandered (or lured?) into the marsh. When she is found, she no longer seems to be the child she once was. Have the drugs finally addled Jessie's mind or is there some truth to the old folklore? The marsh does not give up it's secrets easily and Jessie may not be strong enough to find the truth.
I would recommend it to all horror fans.
I received a complimentary copy for review.
Jessie is a party girl whose good times have run out, along with the father of her child. Vowing to lay off the booze and drugs is easier said than done but that is the promise she makes in order to get her mother to take them in. Jessie tries, or thinks she does, to be a decent mother, but she just can't give up her nights in the bars drinking and drugging the pain away. It is after one such night, when the hangover is at it's peak and the burden of motherhood is more than she's willing to bear, that she wakes to find her daughter gone, wandered (or lured?) into the marsh. When she is found, she no longer seems to be the child she once was. Have the drugs finally addled Jessie's mind or is there some truth to the old folklore? The marsh does not give up it's secrets easily and Jessie may not be strong enough to find the truth.
I would recommend it to all horror fans.
I received a complimentary copy for review.
aconitecafe's review against another edition
5.0
A rollercoaster of a novella.
The intertwining of drug/alcohol use with the supernatural aspects of the tale have left me wondering if it was real or not. Did Jess really experience it all or is she out of her mind? Every aspect of the story made the other parts stronger for it. I love that, makes it so much more engulfing as a reader.
As a parent many aspects of the story were OMG SAVE YOUR DAUGHTER, but also, you brought this on yourself girl.
You'll love this read if you love supernatural tales that leave you with the creepy feeling that they could happen.
The intertwining of drug/alcohol use with the supernatural aspects of the tale have left me wondering if it was real or not. Did Jess really experience it all or is she out of her mind? Every aspect of the story made the other parts stronger for it. I love that, makes it so much more engulfing as a reader.
As a parent many aspects of the story were OMG SAVE YOUR DAUGHTER, but also, you brought this on yourself girl.
You'll love this read if you love supernatural tales that leave you with the creepy feeling that they could happen.
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