Rhiannon
weeping silently
You would think I'd know better by now to not trust Dan Franklin with my heart. He's always managed to destroy it just a little bit with each novel he writes by disguising them as horror stories with real people and true humanity at their core, and that makes the horror all that more impactful.
This is no exception. Once again, an intriguing premise drew me in... An updated take on the golem folktale, set in Prague (my favourite city) in 1945, with a little boy as its focus as he clings to survival after witnessing the most horrific and traumatic event, silently existing with terrifying ghosts and a constant fear of discovery.
The ending was brutal, bloody and beautiful and ultimately surprising and stunningly heartrending.
(Also, this was giving me Maus vibes and I would really love to see this as a gorgeous graphic novel!)
Many thanks to Dan Franklin and BookSirens for the advance review copy.
Originally posted at www.amazon.ca.
weeping silently
You would think I'd know better by now to not trust Dan Franklin with my heart. He's always managed to destroy it just a little bit with each novel he writes by disguising them as horror stories with real people and true humanity at their core, and that makes the horror all that more impactful.
This is no exception. Once again, an intriguing premise drew me in... An updated take on the golem folktale, set in Prague (my favourite city) in 1945, with a little boy as its focus as he clings to survival after witnessing the most horrific and traumatic event, silently existing with terrifying ghosts and a constant fear of discovery.
The ending was brutal, bloody and beautiful and ultimately surprising and stunningly heartrending.
(Also, this was giving me Maus vibes and I would really love to see this as a gorgeous graphic novel!)
Many thanks to Dan Franklin and BookSirens for the advance review copy.
Originally posted at www.amazon.ca.