Follow You Home by Mark Edwards

"After a perfect start, Daniel and Laura's travels end abruptly when they are thrown off a night train in the middle of nowhere. To find their way back to civilisation, they must hike along the tracks through a forest. It's a haunting journey that ends in unimaginable terror. Back in London, Daniel and Laura vow never to talk about what they saw that night. But as they try to fit back into their old lives, it becomes clear that their nightmare is just beginning ..."--Page 4 of cover.

I gave this book 5 Stars even though it has a very slow start. I felt the author was “stringing the reader along” unnecessarily - when he wouldn't reveal what transpired “in the forest” right away. However, when the TRUE plot unfolded, it was worth the wait...I was hooked! Mark Edwards has a masterful technique which enables the reader to visualize exactly what he is communicating through his characters. He is a superb writer, with an articulate style, a perceptive eye, and an exceptional gift for articulating human fallibility. Simply put: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters, the scenery, the plot and the multiple surprise endings were riveting and surprising. The book is basically about a couple's train ride through the Romanian countryside and the perils they encounter during and after their journey. If you enjoy mystery and thrilling tales of the dark side of humanity, you will certainly enjoy this book. Excellent job Mark Edwards!

This book is a diva, and it wants to be a lot of things. It wants to be horror, but it also wants to be a thriller, but then it wants to be a mystery and also a cop story. Huh? Aside from that annoying issue, I love how the author uses simplistic prose and yet still manage to conjure genuine feelings of horror to the readers (at least this reader). I can honestly say that I was truly scared during the first few chapters of the book which in my opinion was creepy, but then (kaput! over) on the second half, the story shifted its gear towards a more crime/thriller territory (to my annoyance) which then continued till the end. Upon reaching the final chapter, I came to the conclusion that this was a decent thriller novel, nothing special, just your old regular page turner for those sun-tanning beach reads, but the saving grace came at the epilogue, which changed the novel into a different type of beast (again). It was one of those ‘OK what did I just read?' moments. Because of the 360 turn, this little gem earned itself a three star rating. If you like creepy, fast paced book that just can't make its mind on what it wants to be, I'd say read this. It went from OK to Meh pretty past, but I did enjoyed it for what it was, which was a lot of things.