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What a brilliant follow-up to "The Chalk Man"! My thanks to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for my ARC. Average rating from 307 members. Please note there may be some spoilers! So he lies and cajoles his way into a teaching job at his old school. I apologise that this review is rather vague on the whole but the nature of a mystery is, well, just that, and it wouldn't be very mysterious if I start dishing out the spoilers. The Taking of Annie Thorne is the follow-up to C. J. Tudor's stunning debut novel The Chalk Man, which I reviewed on this blog last year.
Her demeanor, her actions, were all creeping Joe out and he was convinced that something really bad had happened to his Annie. All of the characters in the book were stongly developed and the story slowly unravels as you read on but twists away from where you thought it was taking you. Absolutely excellent from start to finish I devoured this book in a matter of hours. Added by 192 members. Her characters were developed with multiple layers to them, and they were never, at face value, what they seemed, which is what the reader loved about them. We will send you an email as soon as this title is available. From the shocking opening to the explosive finale, The Taking of Annie Thorne is a chilling page-turner that will leave you checking the locks at night. " Add to this the troubles that followed him to Arnhill and it makes for a very good read.
It's full of atmosphere and mystery, and with the creepy Arnhill pit at the centre of the story, and the cottage, it was hard to read late at night. It reminded me a little of Pet Sematary and the idea that death is not something to be tampered with. C. J. Tudor was born in Salisbury and grew up in Nottingham, and has recently moved to Kent with her partner and young daughter. But The Taking of Annie Thorne is way better than Tudor's debut. Like with the rest of the book, the horror is (mostly) understated but it is a nightmare's nightmare and leaves you with a lingering sense of disquiet that ends The Taking of Annie Throne on an unsettling and unforgettable note. Until that fateful day when she went missing whilst they were exploring the old mine. Wham bars - nice touch.
The Taking of Annie Thorne more than delivers on the promise of The Chalk Man and cements C. Tudor's reputation as one of the finest young genre writers of her generation. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy or this ebook in exchange for my honest review. Something is absolutely creepy about this town. Arnhill is a grim bleak pit town where the coal mine is now shut and the whole place screams of deprivation and you get a sense quickly that something bad happened here and is happening again. Out February 21st 2019. Although, he doesn't get much of a welcome as old friends and enemies don't want him there bringing up old histories that could effect their lives. There are a few surprising twist and turns along the way and in Joe with his chequered past and outstanding gambling debts we have a character that is far removed from the normal teacher and now he faces the prospect of deep buried secrets resurfacing putting him in grave danger. Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here. I read the book in two sittings as I could not put it down, it's one of those books you think just one more chapter and one turns into ten. Sometimes I find writing book reviews challenging.
Sender: Subject: Annie 'I know what happened to your sister. Joe has been receiving worrying messages that history seems to be repeating itself, and is returning home to face his demons, and to make sure that no-one else has to face whatever it is that came back disguised as his sister. I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley and publisher in exchange for an honest review. Hardcover: 352 pages. Characters that are so well written. Finally, I have the "OH I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! " So, which are you? "
The Chalk Man is her first novel. More than that, the mine has been eradicated. But even the rules of reality can't be relied upon. If you have read The Chalk Man (and if not then you definitely should, immediately! ) But the hardest part of all will be returning to that abandoned mine where it all went wrong and his life changed forever, and finally confronting the shocking, horrifying truth about Arnhill, his sister, and himself. It's gory at times (the author does body-horror unnervingly well) but still remains clever. The dialogue volleys and character depictions are delivered with an extra-special kick to give an immediate impression of a person's outlook.
Dolls, creepy kids and horror, equals heebie jeebies!! Praise for this book. An excellent read, and I'd very much like the author to keep writing more please! I got the narrative style and characterisation of a calibre I was expecting, with a plot twist that I couldn't anticipate; this was one of my better reads of last year when you consider the five-star rating I gave it, and how quickly I read it! For the latter imagine Myron Bolitar dropped into the disused coalfields of Nottinghamshire. If I haven't already emphasised enough to you, this is a must read and I can see this book winning awards, it is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy. Very enjoyable read, made even better by the narrator. Is that a problem – not for me personally but I can't speak for others. There just wasn't one character in this book that I actually really loved, and cared about which was a little bit of an odd experience especially when it came to the emotional parts of the story. His gambling addiction led him into depts. It is a horror story alongside early Stephen King and I can easily visualize it as a film. I liked him from the first page.
This one is just as good! As Annie's brother, he is close to the event when she goes missing, and in the subsequent action. Click here for step-by-step instructions. Twenty five years later Joe is back in the small ex-mining village of Arnhill. What ties these people to this unhappy place?
The story has a dark and eerie atmosphere. Tudor also demonstrates an enviable ability to blend nostalgia and horror together in a toxic soup, haunting her protagonists with the actions of their youth. Two days later she turned up again but she wasn't the same. The events at Arnhill give him a chance to run away from his gambling debts, and hide while he tries to sort out his life. CJ Tudor is a brilliant storyteller. I received a copy through Netgalley, courtesy of the publisher, for which my thanks. I enjoyed myself immensely and this book is a 5 star read.
She is definitely well on her way to being a British literary superstar. His CV is a little creative to say the least but he's quite charming and manages to secure the post. This was a fabulous read.