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Is her family in danger? When Allie moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it's their dream home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven in which to raise their two children. But Pluckley has a reputation. It's known as England's most haunted village. And not long after the birth of their new son, Allie begins to notice strange things... What's the flash of white she sees moving quickly through the woods to the back of their house? And what's the strange scratching noise coming from the chimney? As Allie discovers more about the history of their new home, she uncovers a story of witchcraft and superstition, which casts a long shadow into the present day. And not everything is as it seems. Her family might well be in danger, but it's a danger none of them could have foreseen...
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I've read all of Lisa Hall's previous books and enjoyed them for the most part but this one absolutely did not work for me.
The blurb makes it sound like it will be a creepy, chilling thriller but really the blurb should read:
“Woman has baby and is tired. Woman is reminded daily by friends and family that she is tired. Slightly odd things start happening in her supposedly haunted house, but she's tired so they must be in her head. Also, she's tired.” Get the point?
It just felt too predictable, too repetitive, not quite chilling enough to warrant that label and I really don't like the tired trope of someone not being believed due to mental health/illness.