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A review by beau_reads_books
The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn
5.0
Ho-ly shiyet. What a blast! Wicked from the start, “The Devil Crept In” had me staying up into the wee hours just to get to the end: I needed to know what was going to happen next!
Visceral imagery, compelling character delivery, past and present story merging together in one brutal climax, all compounded into a hellish and terrifying novel! Every paragraph was a punch to the gut, following the young narrator along and just hoping for the best possible outcome but knowing nothing good around the corner. Reading this was like driving next to a car with a blown tire but their windows are up and you can’t get their attention.
As much as I couldn’t put it down I did struggle with some of the content. As I’ve been warned, a lot of Ahlborn’s writing includes some grim, bleak, and unsettling concepts. “Devil” was no different. It packed a punch I will remember. Little bit like if “Rosemary’s Baby” had a modern sequel.
5/5 This was my first Ahlborn and definitely won’t be my last.
Visceral imagery, compelling character delivery, past and present story merging together in one brutal climax, all compounded into a hellish and terrifying novel! Every paragraph was a punch to the gut, following the young narrator along and just hoping for the best possible outcome but knowing nothing good around the corner. Reading this was like driving next to a car with a blown tire but their windows are up and you can’t get their attention.
As much as I couldn’t put it down I did struggle with some of the content. As I’ve been warned, a lot of Ahlborn’s writing includes some grim, bleak, and unsettling concepts. “Devil” was no different. It packed a punch I will remember. Little bit like if “Rosemary’s Baby” had a modern sequel.
5/5 This was my first Ahlborn and definitely won’t be my last.