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A review by kaz_loves_books
Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly
5.0
This was a very dark, intense book but very well written. It gripped me right from the start and wouldn’t let go until I finished. It was worth reading in one sitting, I had to know what had happened!
In 2001, Heidi was the victim of a brutal assault after being left for dead at the scene. Unfortunately, this meant she had suffered long term memory problems and even fifteen years later, her memory still wasn’t there. Her best friend Nina had not survived and no-one had been caught for her murder. Heidi’s sister, Anna, had gone missing at the time as well.
Come 2016, Heidi starts remembering small bits of her memory. She lets the police know and asks them to tell her what happened on the day of the attack which she has never been able to face hearing about before. She remembers her sister being taken! Due to that, Heidi decides she will give her memory a nudge so she visits Nina’s family. They used to live next door to each other. Danielle, Scott and Jason, are more amenable then Nina’s mum and together they start trying to put together what happened to the girls that fateful day. Other memories start surfacing as well. From the bunker Nina and her used to go to and where Nina had stored some stuff behind a brick. Heidi was keen to see if it was still there. Her first attempt was thwarted by someone following her to the bunker but she sensed him, she hid in the brambles all night. When she next went, the bunker hadn’t really changed over the years but more importantly, Nina’s stash was still there! So were the photos and the money…...
The police started looking into things that were brought to their attention but unknownst to some in the police, there was someone who had someone tracking Heidi and was keen to know what she knew as well. Trouble was, she didn’t realise how much danger she was in!
Although there were fifteen years between the initial events and Heidi’s memory starting to return, who killed Nina and attacked Heidi, did they kidnap Anna? Will we learn the truth? Read the book to find out.
This was a really intriguing, nail biting story in places, well thought out and planned to tease the reader. I certainly didn’t foresee the ending.
In 2001, Heidi was the victim of a brutal assault after being left for dead at the scene. Unfortunately, this meant she had suffered long term memory problems and even fifteen years later, her memory still wasn’t there. Her best friend Nina had not survived and no-one had been caught for her murder. Heidi’s sister, Anna, had gone missing at the time as well.
Come 2016, Heidi starts remembering small bits of her memory. She lets the police know and asks them to tell her what happened on the day of the attack which she has never been able to face hearing about before. She remembers her sister being taken! Due to that, Heidi decides she will give her memory a nudge so she visits Nina’s family. They used to live next door to each other. Danielle, Scott and Jason, are more amenable then Nina’s mum and together they start trying to put together what happened to the girls that fateful day. Other memories start surfacing as well. From the bunker Nina and her used to go to and where Nina had stored some stuff behind a brick. Heidi was keen to see if it was still there. Her first attempt was thwarted by someone following her to the bunker but she sensed him, she hid in the brambles all night. When she next went, the bunker hadn’t really changed over the years but more importantly, Nina’s stash was still there! So were the photos and the money…...
The police started looking into things that were brought to their attention but unknownst to some in the police, there was someone who had someone tracking Heidi and was keen to know what she knew as well. Trouble was, she didn’t realise how much danger she was in!
Although there were fifteen years between the initial events and Heidi’s memory starting to return, who killed Nina and attacked Heidi, did they kidnap Anna? Will we learn the truth? Read the book to find out.
This was a really intriguing, nail biting story in places, well thought out and planned to tease the reader. I certainly didn’t foresee the ending.