Member Reviews
Hazel H, Reviewer
I am a fan of Mr Masterton's books and have been for many, many years and I have always found his books gripping but, alas, this book just didn't do it for me at all and I am quite upset about that!
The premise of the book is interesting and the action starts almost immediately and there are plenty of moments that make you hold your breath or make you feel squeamish but, for some reason, I quickly lost interest. This may have been because I found it hard to get attached to the characters and I wasn't really that bothered what happened to them or maybe it's because the mystery element of what was behind the door was revealed early on ... I don't know but it just didn't grab me like his other books have done and this makes me feel quite sad.
This book has however received a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews so my suggestion is you don't take my word for it and give it a go ... let's face it, if we all liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place indeed.
Thank you to Bloomsbury Publishing via NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.
Sharon H, Reviewer
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing this review copy in exchange for an honest review.
I wanted to read this as I have read other books in the Katie McGuire series which I have really enjoyed. I didn’t really read the synopsis for this book as the author had already swayed me towards reading it. I probably should have done as it really wasn’t like the series which I had previously read!
I was anticipating more of a ‘crime/thriller’ than anything else, but it seemed to be, to me, more of a horror/supernatural type book. I’ve never read any of his ‘horror’ themed books, and wasn’t really aware that he wrote in that genre, so was a bit surprised with this one. I would normally read this genre as a rule, so I have to admit I didn’t really enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. It was quite scary and gruesome in parts, and if you love the type of books that I would more associate with authors such as Stephen King and James Herbert, then you will probably love this one. Unfortunately, it wasn’t really for me.
