Book Synopsis:
He’s been watching and waiting. And now he’s found her.
Rosie is homeless and winter is closing in. So she can’t believe her luck when a total stranger, Mr. Adams, invites her to stay.
What she doesn’t realise is that Mr. Adams has a secret agenda. He has chosen Rosie for a very special purpose.
But Rosie isn’t as innocent as she seems. She has a secret too, a secret that will have horrifying consequences for them both.
As they each fight to get what they want, they find themselves locked in a struggle which will lead them ever downwards – into a terrifying spiral of horror and violence.
The Girl Downstairs – the stunning psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, K. L. Slater, Miranda Rijks.
The Girl Downstairs is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
The Girl Downstairs is an atmospheric, creepy and unsettling read that I thoroughly enjoyed!
Firstly the thing that most stood out for me in this book was the characters. The author has a fantastic way of writing them so I felt I could easily picture them in my mind. I felt like I actually knew them and could guess what they were thinking or would do next. They were both pretty unreliable characters which made for very interesting reading and I found myself liking them one moment and hating them the next. I kept changing my mind about who I believed and who I wanted to support as I read which I thought was cleverly done.
The situation the characters find themselves in was a very intriguing one which I liked exploring as the story continued. It’s definitely a weird situation and one that I’d have hoped would have alarm bells going off for most people. The small cottage with two strangers is creepy enough but add in the snow and the atmosphere soon felt very claustrophobic. The author has a clever way of lulling the reader into a false sense of security by describing mundane, everyday activities like making lunch and then suddenly throwing a twist into the plot which makes it seem much more dramatic then it might otherwise. This definitely kept me on my toes and I enjoyed trying to decipher the subtle clues the author drops into the story to try and figure out what would happen next.
Overall I thought this was a fantastic read which I’ll definitely be recommending to others. The atmosphere slowly increases as the story goes on until it becomes almost unbearable and I soon found myself torn between wanting to find out what would happen next and stopping as I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’d definitely be interested in reading more in the future.
Huge thanks to Zoë at Zooloo blog tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Iain Maitland is the author of three previous psych thrillers, The Scribbler (2020), Mr Todd’s Reckoning (2019) and Sweet William (2017), all published by Contraband, an imprint of Saraband. Mr Todd’s Reckoning is coming to the big screen in 2023.Iain is also the author of two memoirs, Dear Michael, Love Dad (Hodder, 2016), a book of letters written to his eldest son who experienced depression and anorexia, and (co-authored with Michael) Out Of The Madhouse (Jessica Kingsley, 2018).He is also an Ambassador for Stem4, the teenage mental health charity. He talks regularly about mental health issues in schools and colleges and workplaces.
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