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thecaffeinatedreader's Reviews (685)
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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This was such a phenomenal start to a new crime series, I really enjoyed DI Kennedy's first foray into mystery.
She's a seasoned DI with a new partner and her own rumoured reputation to contend with and that makes the investigation that much more difficult to pursue.
Boys have gone missing, they always do, it's 'what boys do' but when one body appears in a gruesome discovery, DI Kennedy is put on the trail to discover who murdered him and if there will be more.
While Kennedy is on the case, there's another who's also sorting their own investigation, Michael was Nichol's social worker and when he misses meeting the boy and he goes missing, Michael begins to fear for the teen's life. Is Nichol the murderer's next victim?
Halliday has a good grasp on the violence and unease to write about this sort of case, it was creepy and addictive and I could hardly put it down at times. I just wanted to keep knowing what was going to happen next. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion, my full review will be up on my blog as part of the tour.
This was such a phenomenal start to a new crime series, I really enjoyed DI Kennedy's first foray into mystery.
She's a seasoned DI with a new partner and her own rumoured reputation to contend with and that makes the investigation that much more difficult to pursue.
Boys have gone missing, they always do, it's 'what boys do' but when one body appears in a gruesome discovery, DI Kennedy is put on the trail to discover who murdered him and if there will be more.
While Kennedy is on the case, there's another who's also sorting their own investigation, Michael was Nichol's social worker and when he misses meeting the boy and he goes missing, Michael begins to fear for the teen's life. Is Nichol the murderer's next victim?
Halliday has a good grasp on the violence and unease to write about this sort of case, it was creepy and addictive and I could hardly put it down at times. I just wanted to keep knowing what was going to happen next. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion, my full review will be up on my blog as part of the tour.
informative
slow-paced
This was more of an information dump of names and dates and I was hoping for more of a cohesive narration and expected it to be more about the chapel itself than the family. Also, there were so many William Sinclairs that I got very confused haha. Still, it had some neat facts.
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I thought this had a great start, creepy and reminding me of more of the classics such as Jackson or Matheson. Unfortunately, once we got to part III/the middle it really slumped and the writing focused on more of the MC(s) which weren't really the creepy part of it all. With the shift in focus, it left me feeling disappointed and the creepiness drained away until I got to about part VI.
The ending saved it for me, bringing back the creepiness and having the sort of open ending I can only expect and love from horror books.
There was overall way too much referring to H.P. Lovecraft and the romance aspect of it didn't suit me, but, overall still an enjoyable and mostly creepy read! Thank you to NetGalley and TitanBooks for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
The ending saved it for me, bringing back the creepiness and having the sort of open ending I can only expect and love from horror books.
There was overall way too much referring to H.P. Lovecraft and the romance aspect of it didn't suit me, but, overall still an enjoyable and mostly creepy read! Thank you to NetGalley and TitanBooks for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
