Horrorscape by Nenia Campbell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Suspensful
Another satisfying turnout from Nenia Campbell! As with the previous book in the series it would benefit from further editing, but the bones are good. It is different and refreshing (in an insane way).
I love me a crazy antagonist, and this book sure brings it with the crazy.
I do think the author missed an opportunity to weave more intrigue and mystery into the story with the new secondary characters. Who are they? Where did they come from? How did the person running the game connect with them?
I love this story idea, and I think with a little more work it could fall over the edge to a five-star read. It just isn’t quite there as-is. But, still excellent and entertaining.
Recommended!
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Three years ago, Valerian Kimble got herself entangled with a burgeoning sociopath intent on adding her to his own columns of wins and losses. She managed to escape him, but at a terrible cost…
This time it’s personal.
Now a high school senior, Val is a pale shadow of the girl she once was and still recovering from the terrible trauma she suffered at his hands. She is understandably reluctant when her friends receive mysterious invitations to a theme party being held in one of the old manor homes on the edge of town.
Right away, something about the party seems off. The other guests are secretive, and strangely hostile. Cell phones don’t work. Doors lock and unlock, seemingly at will. And the festivities start to take a turn for the sinister as the evening progresses. Because their host loves games. Loves them so much that he’s decided to make a little wager. The deadline is sunrise. The stakes? Their lives.
Let the games begin.
