Between 3.5 and 4 stars ⭐️ I feel a little bit uncertain about my feelings for this book, but I am going to do my best to put them into words.
The Hiding Place follows Nell who has to return to her hometown with her Husband and stepdaughter. However, the house they are staying in seems strange, with unusual markings and objects dotted around. Are they safe?
I am going to start with what I loved. I loved the inspection of different types of motherhood in this novel. But as a warning, this book may be triggering for anyone struggling with fertility. I’ve also been saying for a while that I wanted a book that actually scared me, and this did exactly that. I made a mistake of reading it in the dead of night (I do not recommend this!). I found the story and the real life aspects it was based on really interesting, I didn’t want to put the book down…even when my heart was racing!
However, I really struggled with how this book was written. I personally loved the plot (although it won’t be for everyone) but the writing felt disjointed and was extremely hard to follow. Perspectives would change within the same chapter without any clear indication that this was happening or whose perspective it had changed to. I had to keep going back over what I had read to try and follow who it was. I love books with multiple points of view, but they MUST give some indication of whose perspective is being used for me to enjoy them. The way this was written just made the book harder to read than it needed to be. That being said, I am looking forward to delving into more of this authors work because I did enjoy this novel overall.
I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys a horror novel, it would be a great October read! However, please be aware that the writing style may not suit everyone.
The Hiding Place follows Nell who has to return to her hometown with her Husband and stepdaughter. However, the house they are staying in seems strange, with unusual markings and objects dotted around. Are they safe?
I am going to start with what I loved. I loved the inspection of different types of motherhood in this novel. But as a warning, this book may be triggering for anyone struggling with fertility. I’ve also been saying for a while that I wanted a book that actually scared me, and this did exactly that. I made a mistake of reading it in the dead of night (I do not recommend this!). I found the story and the real life aspects it was based on really interesting, I didn’t want to put the book down…even when my heart was racing!
However, I really struggled with how this book was written. I personally loved the plot (although it won’t be for everyone) but the writing felt disjointed and was extremely hard to follow. Perspectives would change within the same chapter without any clear indication that this was happening or whose perspective it had changed to. I had to keep going back over what I had read to try and follow who it was. I love books with multiple points of view, but they MUST give some indication of whose perspective is being used for me to enjoy them. The way this was written just made the book harder to read than it needed to be. That being said, I am looking forward to delving into more of this authors work because I did enjoy this novel overall.
I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys a horror novel, it would be a great October read! However, please be aware that the writing style may not suit everyone.