"Misadventure. It was a good way to describe the whole weekend at Longcross. An adventure gone wrong."
This book has solidified the fact that the thing I am frightened of the most is privileged white boys with bucketloads of old money. I genuinely found it haunting and uncomfortable at times, and I am not often affected by thrillers in that way. Yeah I was scared and I'm not even gonna pretend I wasn't, bloodsports are no joke, and that's coming from someone in the animal industry.
The atmosphere was really quite astounding, the complex contrast between the beauty and alluring nature of this beautiful house, its grounds, and its simplistic lifestyle, alongside the sinister themes you are told from the very beginning that is so present really take you on a wild ride. You know these people are villains but just like our main character, you cannot seem to get past the beautiful image on the surface to see what's rotting underneath. It is what makes it so unnerving by the end.
Whilst the characters are not the main focus of this book I can definitely see their motives and emotions as being truly believable, even if some of the other characters are more caricatures than others. However once again I don't think they are meant to be the focus of the story.
The intrigue and overwhelming thrilling nature are rooted in facts which is what makes you continue reading. These events do happen, and whilst this is taken to the extreme, it really does feel totally plausible which makes it even grimmer. I would say that this book is not for the faint of heart, I knew a reasonable amount of information about bloodsports and hunting, shooting, and fishing going into this book (I do not partake in any but they frequently make appearances in my field of study) but I even gagged and gasped out loud at certain parts of this..
The writing is fast-paced and easy to get through, and although nothing particularly groundbreaking, does definitely set up some clues and things early on only to be noticed later which I did appreciate.
I also appreciated the additional discussions in the book, particularly those around new vs old money, race, background, and even those sprinkled in about conservation. I was not particularly expecting these but they did flow in the narrative quite well in my opinion.
Overall it definitely gripped me, the fact that I got it for approximately £1.70 too (All my UK babes get down to the Works website and bag yourself a steal of a deal) is an added bonus, and I will be keeping my eye out for the second and third books which I imagine will be making their way into my collection at some point too.
Rated: 4.5 Stars
This book has solidified the fact that the thing I am frightened of the most is privileged white boys with bucketloads of old money. I genuinely found it haunting and uncomfortable at times, and I am not often affected by thrillers in that way. Yeah I was scared and I'm not even gonna pretend I wasn't, bloodsports are no joke, and that's coming from someone in the animal industry.
The atmosphere was really quite astounding, the complex contrast between the beauty and alluring nature of this beautiful house, its grounds, and its simplistic lifestyle, alongside the sinister themes you are told from the very beginning that is so present really take you on a wild ride. You know these people are villains but just like our main character, you cannot seem to get past the beautiful image on the surface to see what's rotting underneath. It is what makes it so unnerving by the end.
Whilst the characters are not the main focus of this book I can definitely see their motives and emotions as being truly believable, even if some of the other characters are more caricatures than others. However once again I don't think they are meant to be the focus of the story.
The intrigue and overwhelming thrilling nature are rooted in facts which is what makes you continue reading. These events do happen, and whilst this is taken to the extreme, it really does feel totally plausible which makes it even grimmer. I would say that this book is not for the faint of heart, I knew a reasonable amount of information about bloodsports and hunting, shooting, and fishing going into this book (I do not partake in any but they frequently make appearances in my field of study) but I even gagged and gasped out loud at certain parts of this..
The writing is fast-paced and easy to get through, and although nothing particularly groundbreaking, does definitely set up some clues and things early on only to be noticed later which I did appreciate.
I also appreciated the additional discussions in the book, particularly those around new vs old money, race, background, and even those sprinkled in about conservation. I was not particularly expecting these but they did flow in the narrative quite well in my opinion.
Overall it definitely gripped me, the fact that I got it for approximately £1.70 too (All my UK babes get down to the Works website and bag yourself a steal of a deal) is an added bonus, and I will be keeping my eye out for the second and third books which I imagine will be making their way into my collection at some point too.
Rated: 4.5 Stars