Also included are pertinent links for those in the UK, as well as a call to action to others.
The author’s note is amazing…sharing the inspiration for the book in the #MeToo era. It’s an important topic, and should be discussed and dissected.
The author delves unflinchingly into sexual assault.Įven though I didn’t love it, I appreciate what the author Laure Van Rensburg was writing about. The writing is exquisite, and the atmosphere is vibrant. I really struggled with my rating because of the above. The book was too long, with an annoying but inevitable denouement. I couldn’t root for either character because I didn’t like them. There’s only two people in it, and I knew EXACTLY where it was heading at all times, so no mystery there. This is described as a locked room mystery. Neither of them will not come out unscathed. Three days of rest, relaxation, and lovemaking.Īt least, that’s what one of them thinks the trip is about. They meet and fall in love quickly, and embark on a trip to a secluded house in the winter. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency.Steven is a professor. This deliciously creepy haunted house tale skillfully explores the psyches of two people who carry their own ghosts with them. When a snowstorm strands them, their wariness about the other intensifies. But each is suspicious of the other, especially Steven, who's keen to know what Ellie carries in her heavy handbag. They both want their relationship to work despite different backgrounds Ellie is an NYU grad student 17 years younger than wealthy Steven, who's a Barnard College professor about to move to Columbia. Arriving at night, they can barely see out the windows, but Ellie is sure she has seen someone among the trees. An unease immediately settles over them on their drive from Manhattan to Chesapeake Bay, where the remote house they've rented all "glass and steel" butts up against dark woods that lead to the ocean. 'I literally could not put this book down' 5* READER REVIEWĪt the start of Van Rensburg's exceptional debut, a highly entertaining psychological thriller, Ellie Masterson and Steve Harding are looking forward to celebrating their six months as a couple with a romantic getaway weekend. Filled with moments that will make your heart pound' 5* READER REVIEW
'This is definitely one f**ked up couple. deliciously dark and oh so satisfying' 5* READER REVIEW What are you waiting for? Read this book' 5* READER REVIEW 'Characters, dialogues, plot, narration and execution of the story is brilliant. Definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year' 5* READER REVIEW Gripping, intense, thought provoking, addictive. 'COMPELLING AND PERFECTLY PLOTTED' CATHERINE COOPER She thinks he'll get exactly what he needs.īUT WHO IS THE HUNTER? AND WHO IS THE PREY? She's a young and eager-to-please student. 'ADDICTIVE AND INTOXICATING' 5* READER REVIEW THE DARKLY GRIPPING AND UNPUTDOWNABLE REVENGE THRILLER
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