Atmospheric, gothic, spine-chilling... The new thriller from C.J Cooke will haunt you long after you turn the last page... It was like something out of a fairytale...
The grieving widower.
The motherless daughters.
A beautiful house in the woods.
Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his two young daughters. With snow underfoot and the sound of the nearby fjord in her ears, it's as if Lexi has stepped into a fairy tale
But this family has a history - and this place has a past. Something was destroyed to build their beautiful new house. And those ancient, whispering woods have a long memory.
Lexi begins to hear things, see things that don't make sense. She used to think this place heavenly, but in the dark, dark woods, a menacing presence lurks.
With darkness creeping in from the outside, Lexi knows she needs to protect the children in her care.
But protect them from what?
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Aurelia sprints through the dark forest, her white nightdress billowing like a cloud, her strides long and swift across the carpet of black bark and brambles. PROLOGUE
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(@HarperCollinsUK, 15 October 2020, 416 pages, ebook, #ARC from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 16 October via @RandomTTours)
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I'd never heard of the author before but the book has been on my radar for ages since I stumbled across it while browsing NetGalley. It sounded right up my street and I was delighted to take part in the blog tour. The Nesting has elements of Scandi crime / noir and gothic horror, perfectly blended to make a dark, unsettling and utterly compelling read. This offers a chilling glimpse at the price paid tampering with nature in the name of human progress. Tom diverts an ancient river to build his dream home and when an ancient body is discovered on site, his business partner destroys it unaware of the high price there will be to pay. The Nesting has touches of gothic horror with strange dreams, noises in the night and sinister figures wandering the site. I loved everything about this.
