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Help for the Haunted
by John Searles
Outstanding, suspenseful, unique. One of the best books I've read this year.
Full review:
I loved this book so much. I had a hard time tearing myself away and wish I had had the sense to start this on a weekend so I didn't have to! Searles has created a thoroughly sympathetic heroine in Sylvie. Her (his) voice is authentic and believable as a teenager in a very unusual home situation. Every element of the plot is revealed in exactly the right place. The characters are all complex and how I felt about some of them at the beginning (very strongly), I felt very strongly in a completely different way at the end. I rarely see this in books and I was fascinated as things were revealed that made me change my mind. In short, Help for the Haunted simply blew me away. It's the best book I've read so far this year. I will be purchasing this for my library and recommending it to fans of Chris Bojalian, Christopher Buehlman and anyone who enjoys a well-written, suspenseful and emotional story. Outstanding.
SPOILER ALERT
P.S. And OMG, she-who-shall-not-be-named in her cage with that sign on it? SOOO creepy. A+++
Full review:
I loved this book so much. I had a hard time tearing myself away and wish I had had the sense to start this on a weekend so I didn't have to! Searles has created a thoroughly sympathetic heroine in Sylvie. Her (his) voice is authentic and believable as a teenager in a very unusual home situation. Every element of the plot is revealed in exactly the right place. The characters are all complex and how I felt about some of them at the beginning (very strongly), I felt very strongly in a completely different way at the end. I rarely see this in books and I was fascinated as things were revealed that made me change my mind. In short, Help for the Haunted simply blew me away. It's the best book I've read so far this year. I will be purchasing this for my library and recommending it to fans of Chris Bojalian, Christopher Buehlman and anyone who enjoys a well-written, suspenseful and emotional story. Outstanding.
SPOILER ALERT
P.S. And OMG, she-who-shall-not-be-named in her cage with that sign on it? SOOO creepy. A+++