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Bezig met laden... Tidepooldoor Nicole Willson
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |  "Tidepool looked like the kind of place where people went to die, not to live. " Tidepool is a small village that some rich people wanted to turn into a resort. We follow Sorrow; a woman came to this town to find her brother, Henry, who vanished after a business trip to this town. While Sorrow was searching for Henry, she felt something weird. The locals kept assuring her that they had no idea what happened to her brother. Creepy! Even when she tried to leave town, she couldn't! I loved the author's voice. The writing was beautiful. The book was easy to read, and the plot was engaging. A bit predictable but fun to read. I loved Sorrow; she is a strong, independent woman who chose a different path than what her father drew for her. She didn't want to get married. Instead, she wanted to be a journalist. And I loved her for that! I enjoyed the unexpected twist at the end, and it tied all the loose ends up very well. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, and I recommend it to everyone who likes horror stories. (  ) Asiellavie | Sep 9, 2021 | Thoughts: This was a well done historical thriller/mystery with heavy Lovecraft influence. It was an easy enough read and kept me engaged the whole time. I did think that it went on just a bit too long at the end, but it did tie all the loose ends up well. The story focuses on Sorrow Hamilton who goes to the town of Tidepool searching for her missing brother. What she finds there stretches the bounds of sanity and what she knows of the world. The story itself ends up being fairly predictable if you have read Lovecraft types of horror before. It's all about what dwells in the deep and the effect on sanity it has on the humans around it. I did enjoy the idea of a priesthood that protects humanity and loved that this priesthood had to constantly commit evil deeds for a greater good (it made for an ironic moral balance). This was well written and easy to read. I never had any issue with staying engaged in the story. I do feel like it could have taken things a bit deeper and further and that would have made it more intriguing and less predictable. My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this and would recommend it if you enjoy these dark types of “eldritch horrors of the deep” types of stories. This was well written and engaging. I do think it was a bit predictable and that the ending went on for too long. However, I really enjoyed some of the ideas presented in this story as well. I definitely plan on checking out Willson’s future books. (  ) krau0098 | Aug 5, 2021 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:"Wilson's plot hits all the right beats...Devotees of cosmic horror will enjoy this woman-centered take on familiar tropes." -Publisher's Weekly If ye give not willingly, the Lords will rise... In 1913, Henry Hamilton disappears while on a business trip, and his sister, Sorrow, won't rest until she finds him. Defying her father's orders to remain at home, she travels to Tidepool, the last place Henry visited. Residents of the small, shabby oceanside town can't quite meet Sorrow's eyes when she questions them about Henry. When corpses wash up on shore looking as if they've been torn apart by something not quite human, Sorrow is ready to return to Baltimore and let her father send in the professional detectives. Then, she meets Mrs. Ada Oliver, a widow whose black silk dresses and elegant manners set her apart from other Tidepool residents. After a terrifying encounter involving Mrs. Oliver, Sorrow discovers Tidepool's dark, deadly secret, and the town's denizens??human and otherwise??are hell bent on making sure she never leaves. Atmospheric, riveting, and frightening, Tidepool is a must read Lovecraftian dark fantasy for those who pursue the truth no matter the personal cost. "Richly dark and enthralling!" ??Verified Reviewer "The creeping dread of Lovecraftian horror by way of American Horror Story - Tidepool will ensure you never look at the ocean the same way again!" ??Peter McLean, author of War for the Rose Throne Series "Part Thomas Ligotti, part Penny Dreadful, Tidepool, is a novel about the gravitational forces of fate, pulling characters in against their will, with readers only able to sit and watch the catastrophe unfold. This is the compelling force of all great horror, to hope for rescue even when we know it will not come, to want to escape even as we turn the next page. Willson wields a deft hand of darkness and humanity in this compelling debut." ?? Jaye Viner, author of Jane o Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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