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A review by sablou53
The Retreat by J.A. Baker
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC of this republished book. I understand this was originally published in 2017.
Wow, that was a crazy ride!!
This was a pretty unique book. For one, the writing is so detailed, so....grotesque at times I found myself flinching and physically making grossed-out faces. This never happens to me. I mean, I'm a huge fan of horror movies and used to seeing gross things. But something about the way Baker writes some scenes had me shocked. It was very effective to say the least.
Two, a couple of the perspectives we read from are truly unique and I've never seen from a book before. I don't want to give away what made them different but I was surprised by the authors ability to write them in a believable way.
There were a few twists and turns in here. They weren't the most shocking or mind-boggling twists but they made it engaging and the ending felt satisfying.
I'm rating this a 4 and not a 5 star due to some slow parts in the middle that felt like they dragged on a little bit. I wish the pacing of the book was like the beginning and the end because then I would have been fully engulfed!
Wow, that was a crazy ride!!
This was a pretty unique book. For one, the writing is so detailed, so....grotesque at times I found myself flinching and physically making grossed-out faces. This never happens to me. I mean, I'm a huge fan of horror movies and used to seeing gross things. But something about the way Baker writes some scenes had me shocked. It was very effective to say the least.
Two, a couple of the perspectives we read from are truly unique and I've never seen from a book before. I don't want to give away what made them different but I was surprised by the authors ability to write them in a believable way.
There were a few twists and turns in here. They weren't the most shocking or mind-boggling twists but they made it engaging and the ending felt satisfying.
I'm rating this a 4 and not a 5 star due to some slow parts in the middle that felt like they dragged on a little bit. I wish the pacing of the book was like the beginning and the end because then I would have been fully engulfed!