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[No Spoilers]
Imagine for a moment that you have a dark secret and it riddles you with guilt. What if someone knew your deepest darkest trepidation, extorted it and took pleasure exhuming your guilt!? Now imagine how that would look portrayed on a papered invitation?
That is what Ava and her nine teenage acquaintances receive, luring them all to meet at the derelict carnival on Portgrave Pier at the same time! How did you ask? Well, I'm no magician, but each received an invitation personable to them containing the same message, “Eight o’clock, Portgrave Pier. Can you keep a secret?”
All ten so-called “friends” know each other. Some are a distant memory. Some are more welcomed than others. Some are out for themselves. Some are rich. Some are poor. But regardless of their disparities, each has been brought together, but by whom?
From the very first page, you get that instant feeling of dread, an Alcatrazesque setting. For instance, a mile-long pier, tar-dark waters, an abandoned carnival and stories of ghosts, already the scene is set, and it isn’t going to end well!
I must admit, throughout this book and like I do with most films of this genre, I put on my Columbo jacket, play Detective Enzo and try to identify who the killer is before I finish it! Then the Author, Kathryn Foxfield turns around, smiles at me and Whispers, “Look in the mirror”, before fading away!... Kathryn?? This book made my jaw drop!!! It was so dark I needed a torch, there were so many twists I nearly fell and the extra elements the teens go through are, well..out of this world!!!!!
This is a well-executed dark thriller that captures each of the characters personalities excellently. You will end up routing for people, shouting at people, gasping at what they do and perhaps shed a tear or two. The level of detail in this book is also out of this world. For instance, the carnival is so vivid, you can smell the popcorn and candy hanging off of the stalls whilst hearing the echoes of the rides fade like a distant memory.
If you like a dark thriller full of twists that will keep you guessing until the very end then this is the book for you! I could happily read this again right now.
I have photographic evidence below, that this book in no way shape or form had any supernatural elements between the pages and that the read was a pleasant one where no harm came to me in my daily routine!
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Available to buy on Amazon.co.uk. Click here to buy your Kindle version or Paperback
Also available at Waterstones in Paperback
Say hello to Kathryn Foxfield on Twitter @iloveweirdbooks
Visit Kathryns website to learn more about the Young Adult Author at Kathryn Foxfield
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