A review by laura_c_
The Whistling by Rebecca Netley

4.0

The book sort of starts off Act 1 by ticking boxes on the generic horror checklist. Nothing strictly wrong with this but ultimately neither the setting, nor the final reveal are terribly original. Nevertheless, it definitely gets spooky as the plot speeds up through Act 2 and turns into something more satisfying. I'm not sure if there's a good reason it took so long to get the village gossip to reach this point but the scene setting in Act 1 was okay if slow. I am doubly pleased because starting off I did think it might be another 'The Boy' scenario (ie. Creepy Victorian child living in the walls). Nice autumn-y story, well-paced.