I’d start to root for the wrong person and then be reminded when the story perspective shifted – “oh yeah, some super crazy messed up shit is happening on the farm and they are responsible!”
Suron
Summary
[The 1st book in a 3-part series.]
The story follows 5 work colleagues that find themselves lost on the way to a work retreat in the countryside. At a desolate pub, they are seduced into a change of plans by 3 mysterious, beautiful hippies who invite them back to a party at their mansion with the promise of sex, drugs and good times. The next morning Prue wakes to find herself alone with Faith, the leader of the strange group living within the mansion’s walls. She’s told that her friends are at the family farm and will be back soon. It’s not a complete lie – they are there, but they are the animals, and they won’t be back – cause well, you are what you eat.
Review
Part 1 is told through multiple viewpoints which I often find appealing. The first half from Prue and Abdul (co-workers), and Sundance (Faith’s brother). Part 2 from Faith and Arlo (family), and Hollie (co-worker). Part 3 from a combination of all.
The story summary comes with a disclaimer that the read is not for the faint of heart. I’ll mention that while I agree, the words themselves were not that over the top.
Suron
As you read through the story are introduced to several characters who from the start are clearly terrible people, or flawed and end up doing terrible things, and yet I found myself starting to forget that and almost taking pity on a few of them as I learned about their pasts. I’d start to root for the wrong person and then be reminded when the story perspective shifted – “oh yeah, some super crazy messed up shit is happening on the farm and they are responsible!”
The story summary comes with a disclaimer that the read is not for the faint of heart. I’ll mention that while I agree, the words themselves were not that over the top.
The author paints a descriptively graphic picture of what has happened versus describing it in too gory a manner as it happens live. I read this after another book that dragged out and it was exactly what I needed.
Straightforward horror without complex mystery or fussiness. I will be reading the next book in the series to see what happens to the family…
