A review by bunnieslikediamonds
Castle by J. Robert Lennon

4.0

Lennon is one of those authors whose books I always get excited about, although I don't always love them. I think I've read all of them (six?) and they're all very different, which in itself is fascinating. This one was creepy as hell. Eric Loesch returns to his hometown, buys a house and a piece of land and starts exploring the surrounding forest. The townspeople aren't thrilled to meet him, which is understandable since he is haughty and aggressive. His parents died a violent death, and something traumatic occurred in Eric's life recently. It's obvious to the reader, though not to Eric, that he is completely unhinged. The answers to his condition turn out to be terrifying.

I stayed up all night reading this, thinking: "Surely it can't get any worse than this?" And then it did, and I thought "Well there's gotta be some hope for redemption here at least", but there wasn't. There's just evil and darkness, and it's not exactly enjoyable but it's damn good.