tashreads2manybooks's Reviews (1.06k)

Shadow House

Anna Downes

4.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a fast paced, creepy and haunting thriller about families, communities and superstitions.

Six years ago, 14 year old Gabriel disappeared from his rural home. Some claimed he was taken by the devil, some say it was a witch, but no one has answers and he was never found. Now, Alex arrives in a newly established eco-village with her two children wanting a fresh start - only, strange "gifts" keep appearing on their doorstep. Bone. Doll. Blood. Are the events of the past about to repeat themselves?

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this book.

Wylding Hall

Elizabeth Hand

4.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Man Who Died Twice

Richard Osman

4.75

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Narrow Door

Joanne Harris

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a great way to start the new year. This is the third in a series, but I didn't know that before I was kindly given the #alc from #netgalley (a thousand thanks - it was brilliant!) and honestly it didn't detract from my enjoyment at all.

The narrators of this audiobook are sublime, they brought the characters to life - a bumbling yet loveable old professor stuck in his ways, and a feisty, fiercely intelligent trailblazer of an antiheroine that you will love despite yourself.

This is a mystery spanning two timelines about the disappearance of a boy back in 1971 and the discovery of a body in 2006 at a prodigious private school. It was riveting, haunting (sometimes down right spooky) beguiling and beautifully written. Highly recommend. I'm going to find the first two in the series now and savour them like a fine wine.