Book Synopsis:
When her identical twin Laurel dies, seventeen-year-old Willow s life falls apart. With her parents marriage faltering, she finds escape at her uncle Joe s cottage. But even as they begin to know each other, Willow is plagued with memories of her sister. Then, Lucas arrives in her life troubled, angry and with a dangerous past.
Joe s cottage is idyllic, but the forest is filled with secrets. What is Joe hiding from her? What events have brought Lucas to her door? And who is the Slaughter Man who steals through Willow s sleep?
As the lines between dreams and reality become blurred, Willow s torment deepens. It seems as if her only escape lies with the Slaughter Man.
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My Review:
The Slaughter Man is a beautifully written, fascinating book which is very different to her previous books but just as brilliant!
The story follows Willow as she tries to cope after the death of her twin sister. When we meet her she has completely shut herself off from everyone and doesn’t talk. The reader is therefore given access to her innermost thoughts and feelings which makes for a very emotional read. Despite her not talking I warmed to her and felt very sorry for her. I found myself hoping that she would speak out and tell someone how she was feeling.
The Slaughter Man was a very intriguing character who I actually found quite fascinating to read about. I was never sure whether he was real or not which ensured I was firmly gripped to the page which gave the book a creepy, supernatural feel at times as I tried to work out what was going on.
Overall I found this quite an emotional book which deals with some quite big subjects, especially how grief can have an affect on someone. There are some wonderful, well drawn characters who I loved to read about and I thought the story was a well plotted beautiful one which will stay with me for a long time. I’m very excited to read more from this author in the future.
Huge thanks to Legend Press for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Cassandra Parkin grew up in Hull, and now lives in East Yorkshire. Her short story collection, New World Fairy Tales (Salt Publishing, 2011), won the 2011 Scott Prize for Short Stories. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies.
The Summer We All Ran Away (Legend Press, 2013) was Cassandra’s debut novel and nominated for the Amazon Rising Stars 2014.
Legend Press have also published The Beach Hut (2015), Lily’s House (2016) and The Winter’s Child (2017. Cassandra’s fifth novel is due to be published in 2018.
Visit Cassandra at cassandraparkin.wordpress.com or on Twitter @cassandrajaneuk
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The cover of this book doesn’t quite appeal to me but your review has caught my attention.
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She’s an American writer, I really recommend her x
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