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A review by georgesreads
Mosaic by Catherine McCarthy
3.0
A story you will want to fly through in a couple of hours, interwoven with a subtle backdrop of terror. In “Mosaic” McCarthy creates a consistently uneasy atmosphere, that consumes the reader further as the plot develops (at a lightning pace may I add.) There’s absolutely no gore, just pure psychological horror. Impressive.
Robin specialises in the restoration of windows and doors, and when she receives a letter from a Mr Johnathan Hargreaves requesting she works on a stained glass window, she is all too eager to take on the challenge. Upon her arrival, it becomes apparent that the project will be challenging, and everything about the dilapidated is just slightly wrong. From the church’s dark and mysterious background, to the hidden inscriptions on the walls- Robin becomes obsessed with unearthing the church’s secrets. To do so, she must face her personal demons, as well as one that it all too real.
Robin is an incredibly complex character, initially I found her repetitive references to her father annoying, however believe me, all becomes clear. Hargreaves and Lydia are also very complex, as well as a source of great suspicion and paranoia for both Robin and the reader.
The twists were very twisty indeed, however, I did find myself calling the very big one at the end, which was a bit of a let down, however I very much enjoyed the journey McCarthy took us on to get there. I won’t share the details with you, but has I not predicted the relevance of the background figures… I could easily picture this being a 5 star read.
As I said, there’s no gore at all here, and it’s very fast paced.. hence why I’d recommend this to teens wanting to get into reading horror.
Robin specialises in the restoration of windows and doors, and when she receives a letter from a Mr Johnathan Hargreaves requesting she works on a stained glass window, she is all too eager to take on the challenge. Upon her arrival, it becomes apparent that the project will be challenging, and everything about the dilapidated is just slightly wrong. From the church’s dark and mysterious background, to the hidden inscriptions on the walls- Robin becomes obsessed with unearthing the church’s secrets. To do so, she must face her personal demons, as well as one that it all too real.
Robin is an incredibly complex character, initially I found her repetitive references to her father annoying, however believe me, all becomes clear. Hargreaves and Lydia are also very complex, as well as a source of great suspicion and paranoia for both Robin and the reader.
The twists were very twisty indeed, however, I did find myself calling the very big one at the end, which was a bit of a let down, however I very much enjoyed the journey McCarthy took us on to get there. I won’t share the details with you, but has I not predicted the relevance of the background figures… I could easily picture this being a 5 star read.
As I said, there’s no gore at all here, and it’s very fast paced.. hence why I’d recommend this to teens wanting to get into reading horror.