Published by DarkLit Press on 22nd September 2022
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
Amazon UK
This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau, author of Palimpsest: A Collection of Contemporary Horror, follows the gut-wrenching journey of Miller and her estranged mother, Sylvie, who have always had a tense relationship. After Miller's father dies, she agrees to a girls' vacation away from the city to reconnect with the only family she has left. Although she’s eager to make things work, Miller can’t help but worry that her mother is seeing their countryside retreat as a fun weekend getaway instead of what it really is: a last-ditch effort to repair their relationship. Unfortunately, that quickly becomes the least of Miller’s problems. Sylvie's trapped in the past and if Miller's not careful, she will be too. A cross between Stephen King's Misery and Stephanie Wrobel's Darling Rose Gold, This Is Where We Talk Things Out explores the horror of familial trauma, mother-daughter relationships, and what happens when we don't let go.
Ooosh! Well, that was an intense few pages. I didn’t read the blurb as the publisher sent me a copy to read and it’s horror. I’m going to go for it. Eek! I didn’t expect that terrifying end to the book.
Despite so few pages I was attached to Miller and terrified of Sylvie! I need to know what happened after the end. It can’t be the end, it just can’t.
Rocking up to a cabin which is the exact carbon copy of your house you grew up in, yeah I would be freaked too. Every last detail. Something is off and that smell. I had a feeling I knew what the smell was but still doesn’t make it any easier.
This kinda has Misery vibes but is so much more twisted. I just keep coming back to the ending. Jesus sweet Christ! It was a clanger and I need more pages!!!
I devoured it in just over an hour and it wasn’t going to let go of me that quickly. The temperature dropped like a snowstorm, the fear amplified with no phone signal and torment raged on. This book has no happy ending but I would love for there to be one!!
Until the next time xxx
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