by Gary McMahon
Unfortunately, this one is a “nope”. I’m far enough in to know that the writing style will not work for me, but not far enough in to be able give it any kind of a rating. Ordinarily, I’d persist until at least 50 pages before making a decision about the book one way or another, and to feel comfortab...
Creepy sexual attraction to a teenager and a fairly depressing setting. Probably not a bad read, but I am not in the mood for this.
An interesting tale of what I'll call "urban decay horror". The Grove is a tainted place that contaminates not only those that dwell there, but anyone who dares enter it's environs. An atmospheric story, where the bleak shadow of despair hangs like a fog, mysterious and chilling.
If this novel were a movie the filmmakers would have used the same bleach bypass film processing technique used for 1984. The action of this novel almost exclusively takes place in murky, gray interiors, and in dusty, crumbling city streets under overcast skies. On film, the one scene that takes pla...
*******************Possible Spoilers******************Hailey and her mother, Lana, are living in the Grove projects after Hailey's father runs them into the poor-house, bails, and leaves them in serious debt, fending for themselves. Their relationship is strained and it doesn't help that the loan sh...
Very powerful and enticing imagery that was stronger than the story itself. Will keep reading, though.
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