Published by Gallery Books, Scout Press Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
My darling Jennifer Mcmahon as long as you keep writing it, I will keep reading it -every single creepy, chilling, eerie, captivating page!
WOWZA!
I had no idea where this book was heading but I enjoyed the ride McMahon took me on! As we grow older, many of us become caregivers for our parents. But what if your mother was not the mother of the year? What if she wasn’t even close? Alison and her brother grew up with their mother’s alcoholism, her bouts of violent abuse. Both were happy to leave home and not look back.
But Mavis, Alison’s estranged mother, is dying of cancer and has very little time left. Reluctantly she agrees to bring her mother into her home where she and her husband, Marc and two daughters will care for her. Alison is hoping that this time will allow for closure……..
Not so fast, Alison!
Disturbing and bizarre things begin to happen with no explanation. A sense of unease begins to creep in. Alison has always had a tense and uneasy relationship with her mother but can’t help but shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right with her mother…. that maybe there is something more sinister happening.
This book is eerie, chilling and has a nice amount of tension and unease flowing throughout. With McMahon’s other books, this book was well written, gripping, well thought out and took me by surprise. What a great book for the fall season! This book would make a fantastic movie. Hint hint… just putting it out there.
Fans of McMahon’s previous books will enjoy this one immensely. It is so well done and perfectly paced. Nothing is rushed or drawn out. As the plot unfolded, I was enveloped in a sense of dread, unease, and tension. Just how I enjoy fall horror(ish) books.
Chilling, tense, gripping and well written.
Thank you to Gallery/Scout Press and Edelweiss who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.