So not for me. I was never going to like an American Soldier as a protagonist but I knew that when I was going in and I was assured it was only the first chapter and the story and prose made up for it.

However the writing (I won't say prose, there is none) is amateurish and dull, the dialogue unconvincing, and the characters two dimensional and not credible. I rarely give a very harsh review but I honestly think that this author has all the elements of a good novella but absolutely no writing ability to put it together.

In fairness now, my review is contrary to nearly everyone else's and I guess this novella may be lost in translation somewhat and only American audiences get it? That may explain my hate of the dialogue from the get-go? So a book that is very much for others just not for me?

However I still have to say, I will not be reading any more of her work and I am still looking out for good female horror writers. In the vein of [a:Samanta Schweblin|2898936|Samanta Schweblin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1545389695p2/2898936.jpg], [a:Shirley Jackson|13388|Shirley Jackson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1550251468p2/13388.jpg] and [a:Michelle Paver|119755|Michelle Paver|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1243618873p2/119755.jpg].

Apols for the grumpy guss review - I am so in the minority on this one!