In the hot summer of 1976 the Corvino family start to experience weird things inside their remote farm. Although they are a family of seven the phenomena seems to be centred around sisters Bee and Loo, so their mother Kathy calls the police in fear for them. As news of the haunting spreads, a team of paranormal investigators descends on the house to try to get to the bottom of it all.. Fast forward to the present and Lucy is grown, having moved far away, vowing never to return. That is until she finds out her elderly mum has been contacted by another group looking to reopen the investigation. Will she go back to the farm and face up to what happened all those years ago? And will she survive a second time?
I’ve had this on my shelf to read for a while but now wish I’d read this sooner - The Wayward Girls is brilliant! It’s a gripping, fast-paced story of a haunting and that is my absolutely favourite type of book. I always worry that novels like this won’t be wrapped up properly and that I’ll have wasted my time but I think Mason pulls it off here. I do still have unanswered questions but on the whole I really liked the way it all came to a head and was rounded off.
The characters are all suspicious in their own ways and none are particularly likeable, though you do feel for young Loo at times. The 1976 half of the story put me in mind of The Conjuring 2 and I love that 70s vibe; when kids weren’t watched so closely and could get up to all sorts in dark and dreary houses. The present day storyline mixes it up a little though, so I loved the fact that the chapters jumped back and forth in time. It really added to the tension and each time I finished one I couldn’t put the book down as I wanted to read on and find out what happened!
Overall I really enjoyed it and am so glad I gave it a chance! It’s a great horror/thriller that I’d definitely recommend, it’s gripping!
I’ve had this on my shelf to read for a while but now wish I’d read this sooner - The Wayward Girls is brilliant! It’s a gripping, fast-paced story of a haunting and that is my absolutely favourite type of book. I always worry that novels like this won’t be wrapped up properly and that I’ll have wasted my time but I think Mason pulls it off here. I do still have unanswered questions but on the whole I really liked the way it all came to a head and was rounded off.
The characters are all suspicious in their own ways and none are particularly likeable, though you do feel for young Loo at times. The 1976 half of the story put me in mind of The Conjuring 2 and I love that 70s vibe; when kids weren’t watched so closely and could get up to all sorts in dark and dreary houses. The present day storyline mixes it up a little though, so I loved the fact that the chapters jumped back and forth in time. It really added to the tension and each time I finished one I couldn’t put the book down as I wanted to read on and find out what happened!
Overall I really enjoyed it and am so glad I gave it a chance! It’s a great horror/thriller that I’d definitely recommend, it’s gripping!