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A review by kba76
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A haunting story, where the horror is tangible, and Blood Like Mine will, I’m sure, be a hit. Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and review it before publication.
The book opens with Rebecca Carter having a near miss with an elk. For reasons we’re not told, she needs to get away from the scene and hope that nobody remembers her, her daughter or their van. My brain was picturing a number of scenarios here, but it came nowhere near what was actually happening.
We then quickly switch our attention to FBI agent Marc Donner, an agent on the trail of what he believes to be a prolific serial killer. He is going on little other than gut instinct, but there have been a number of male bodies found with their throats slit and their spinal cords removed. Donner is convinced that this woman and her daughter may be the key to solving this crime.
Quite early on we’re given the insight into what’s happening. In some ways this made what followed even more chilling. Nobody wins in this, and that final scene suggests an unstoppable horror has been unleashed.
The book opens with Rebecca Carter having a near miss with an elk. For reasons we’re not told, she needs to get away from the scene and hope that nobody remembers her, her daughter or their van. My brain was picturing a number of scenarios here, but it came nowhere near what was actually happening.
We then quickly switch our attention to FBI agent Marc Donner, an agent on the trail of what he believes to be a prolific serial killer. He is going on little other than gut instinct, but there have been a number of male bodies found with their throats slit and their spinal cords removed. Donner is convinced that this woman and her daughter may be the key to solving this crime.
Quite early on we’re given the insight into what’s happening. In some ways this made what followed even more chilling. Nobody wins in this, and that final scene suggests an unstoppable horror has been unleashed.