Published by Flame Tree Press on 11th July 2023
Format: eARC
Source: Net Galley
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Also by this author: The Haunting of Henderson Close, In Darkness, Shadows Breathe
A chilling, dark fantasy, in the slipstream of Tarantino’s .Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.'
At a weekend house-party at ancient Canonbury Manor, Alli is caught between fantasy and reality, past and present, in the life of Charmian Rand, a famous singer from the late Sixties, who reportedly killed herself in that house. Alli soon learns that evil infests the once-holy building. A sinister cabal controls it, as it has for centuries. Before long, her fate will be sealed, and she will learn about her role in the after-death of Charmian Rand.
It begins with a chilling greeting: "Welcome to The Columbine, Miss Sinclair. You are expected."
I have no idea how to feel about this book, it’s a complete side step to what I am used to with Catherine. It wasn’t spooky, in my opinion, but a bit of the mystical and cult. it was intriguing and I couldn’t get my head around what the heck was going on. It was also worrying how far the deception and the cult went, but isn’t that what we are led to believe in reality with cults?
It is most definitely a mind-bending book! I still don’t think I have fully appreciated the intricate details of this book. The threat is palpable at all times, and at the end, well I still feel that threat! It’s not over!
I loved the twists and turns in this book, and even though I had an inkling about one, which still shocked me, especially the parent’s reaction!!!! The other twists made my jaw drop because I didn’t see it happening, but I guess now on reflection, I was completely played like a fiddle!!
I do love the way Catherine tells her stories, and it’s no different here. She had me enraptured, all the while trying to figure out what the heck would happen!
Until the next time xxx
My thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours for the tour invite and the author and publisher for a copy of the book in return for my honest and unbiased review
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annecater says
Thanks for the blog tour support x