CREEPY BOOK! Melanie Golding's debut novel is a hit! She covers all the best aspect of a horror novel, gives you unexpected frights around every corner, keeps you guessing, you never really know who the monster is, nice people turn out to be uncaring jerks and you get a surprise twist you aren't expecting at the end. I really thought this might be out of the headlines post partum but there are far worse things that go bump in the night. Is she crazy? Is she not?" Are the events real? Are those creepy tales from that awful ancient Irish fairy tale book actually happening? Do the fairy folk still steal human children? Can Lauren do what she must to get her children back even if she must drown the Changelings to do it? Can she be sure the impostors are changlings and not her mind going? What game is her husband playing at with the dark haired woman who has tried to steal her children over and over until she succeeded. The police detective finds the tracks of the pram headed into the water omgosh! Where are the babies? IF she follows the folklore will she find out? Or will she be charged with killing her twins? Oh yes, dear reader, it is that kind of a book. It leaves you feeling off-balance, uncomfortable, your heart racing along with Lauren's wondering is she doing it all? And the babies, omgosh, where are the babies? . A mentally visual tour de force and I just found out they are making it into a film. Don't know if I will be able to stand the creepy darkness of this feature.. Yikes! My complaint is the father becomes blasphemous midway through and the offensive dialogue was not required - the story was brilliant without it and it in no way improved or added to what was transpiring and could very well have been edited out and the story would continue to flow. I had to walk away from the book over that.but kudos to Melanie Golding's excellent story telling skills other than that, Girl Power! for making every character 3-Dimensional. For the Grimm's Fairytale dark quality and total creepiness you won't forget I would recommend this author but lose the blasphemy. Haunting story more for the hard core goth fan and adults. Not for children. Too many hard themes to deal with. Many adults will sleep with the lights on atter reading this one.
- Shirley J.
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