I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagichon September 6th 2016
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult
Source: Publisher
Goodreads
A stunning, terrifying novel about a house the color of blood and the two sisters who are trapped there, by The Dead House author Dawn Kurtagich
When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear that the "blood manor" is cursed. The creaking of the house and the stillness of the woods surrounding them would be enough of a sign, but there are secrets too--the questions that Silla can't ignore: Who is the beautiful boy that's appeared from the woods? Who is the man that her little sister sees, but no one else? And why does it seem that, ever since they arrived, the trees have been creeping closer?
Filled with just as many twists and turns as The Dead House, and with achingly beautiful, chilling language that delivers haunting scenes, AND THE TREES CREPT IN is the perfect follow-up novel for master horror writer Dawn Kurtagich.
0/10 recommend.
I learned that lesson for you.
I know.
You’re welcome. So this book is like…
Ummm…
*tries to wrap mind around it*
*tries to describe without spoilers*
Ok. Nevermind. Read the official description and get back to me.
…….
Okay. Now that we know what we’re discussing. Let’s go.
Alright, so for the most part I was…not blown away. It felt like a whole lotta nothing happened and that nothing happened in very strange and often gross ways. For the first 75% percent of this book my thoughts were pretty consistently,
“wtf am I reading?”
(I know. I am an extremely deep and thought provoking thinker, thank you for noticing.)
And then the last 25% of the book started happening and I was all,
“WTF AM I READING?!”
So what I’m trying to round up to is this: If you want a slow burn novel (like The Dead House…) that mindf*cks you up in the end (…but with a better ending), this is your story.
But if you want Action! Action! Action! This is not your story. But I would definitely like to read that story, so leave all recommendations below, k thanks.
This review was provided by the lovely Chelsea, best known as @MissyPrissy12 on twitter.
Thank you so much darling.
About Dawn Kurtagich
Dawn Kurtagich is a writer of creepy, spooky and psychologically sinister YA fiction, where girls may descend into madness, boys may see monsters in men, and grown-ups may have something to hide. Her debut YA novel, The Dead House, is forthcoming from Hachette in 2015.
By the time she was eighteen, she had been to fifteen schools across two continents. The daughter of a British globe-trotter and single mother, she grew up all over the place, but her formative years were spent in Africa—on a mission, in the bush, in the city and in the desert.
She has been lucky enough to see an elephant stampede at close range, a giraffe tongue at very close range, and she once witnessed the stealing of her (and her friends’) underwear by very large, angry baboons. (This will most definitely end up in a book . . . ) While she has quite a few tales to tell about the jumping African baboon spider, she tends to save these for Halloween!
She writes over at the YA Scream Queens, a young adult blog for all things horror and thriller, and she is a member of the YA League and Author Allsorts.
Her life reads like a YA novel.
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