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A review by mcintoshheidi
Pig Island by Mo Hayder
4.0
This is the story of the Psychogenic Healing Ministries Foundation and their off-the-rails cult leader, Malachi Dove. This secretive religious community live in isolation on Pig Island. In the face of accusations of devil-worship and Satanism, a journalist, Joe Oakes, is invited out to meet them. Little does he realise that things are going to get very personal...
Like all good thrillers, this book has got some real heart-stopping moments, and plenty of twists and turns along the way. It is told alternately from the perspective of Joe, and that of his slightly delusional wife, Lexie. Normally this would irritate me in a book, trying to keep track of who is speaking, but in this book it kind-of works, as you get the story from different viewpoints. the writing style is a bit clunky and heavy-handed. I read on the back that the author teaches courses in Creative Writing, and it feels very much as though she has thrown things in to tick boxes of "what makes good writing", rather than it flowing naturally. However, the book does whisk you up in the story, gripping as it is, so in terms of escapism it is a real treat!
Like all good thrillers, this book has got some real heart-stopping moments, and plenty of twists and turns along the way. It is told alternately from the perspective of Joe, and that of his slightly delusional wife, Lexie. Normally this would irritate me in a book, trying to keep track of who is speaking, but in this book it kind-of works, as you get the story from different viewpoints. the writing style is a bit clunky and heavy-handed. I read on the back that the author teaches courses in Creative Writing, and it feels very much as though she has thrown things in to tick boxes of "what makes good writing", rather than it flowing naturally. However, the book does whisk you up in the story, gripping as it is, so in terms of escapism it is a real treat!