Another magnificent example of Northern Gothic, with all the winning elements of her previous novel RAWBLOOD: the fille fatale; the mysterious cult, the ritualistic lifestyle, the isolated house, the creeping menace. El que se cría en ella sin lazos familiares sin más sentimiento de pertenencia que a la secta en sí. But then again, there's nothing powerful enough to match the most striking scenes from Rawblood, and I guessed every twist way ahead of its reveal. I've also read The Last House on Needless Street and I am looking forward to Catriona Ward's next book. CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco.

Ese día el joven Jamie MacRaith tiene un pedido que acercar a Altnaharra, esa fortaleza apartada en una isla escocesa donde viven los "niños" con su "tío".

It’s a bloody fast pacing Northern Gothic for the horror fans and truly dedicated fans of the author like me! The group is led by ‘Uncle’ who speaks through and sees visions from the great ‘addler’ who will save this clan from the demise of the world. Comps: Sound weird but this is like the anti-version (the total opposite mood) of I Capture the Castle. Así como distintas voces narrativas que nos harán conocer la historia desde otros puntos de vista, tal y como hizo en su anterior novela.

In this story, Tarzan was taken prisoner and enslaved by a race of tiny people who put him to work in the mines. Ultimately, this is material that many other novels have explored, and I can't help but feel a little let down by the lack of originality. Andrew Cowan, author of PIG and WORTHLESS MEN Little Eve is brilliantly plotted, wonderfully well written and full of surprises. When local butcher Jamie MacRaith arrives at the half-ruined keep in January 1921 to deliver a slab of beef for Hogmanay, he discovers almost half a dozen dead bodies laid out in a disturbing formation around a group of standing stones, each missing an eye.It was said in Loyal that the residents of Altnaharra opened the gate at night under the autumn moon and ran wild over the moor, painted blue, looking for souls to take. Yet, she also takes time to show us an Eve wrestling with the things she’s been told to believe in, as she meets a variety of locals, including a young girl named Rose who works for a traveling circus and Chief Inspector Christopher Black, a man of science who seems determined to convince Eve that the things she’s been taught are not only wrong but dangerous. Her fourth novel, the gothic thriller Sundial (2022 - Viper, Tor Nightfire) was Observer Thriller of the Month and a USA Today, CNN and Apple Books selection for best new fiction. This horror-lite, gothic-heavy novel from Catriona Ward made me wonder if I was reading a book from an entirely different author. A small group consisting of 8 people live in a castle on Altnaharra and they are preparing for what they believe is the end of the world.

Any story dealing with cults turns out to be horribly fascinating, and this one sounds no different: I believe I will need a special frame of mind to sit down with this one, but I’m also sure it will prove an engrossing read. Los personajes están muy bien llevados y el hecho de estar narrado en primera persona le da un plus. I can understand why these books have been used as reference points, since most people will be at least vaguely familiar with what they're about, but Little Eve is nothing at all like The Loney, and not much like The Girls either since that book was barely about life within a cult. the book opens with a man stumbling upon a series of brutal, ritualistic murders that have taken place on altnaharra, a desolate isle off the coast of scotland that served as home for a ragtag "family" (read: cult). If you've read any of Ward's previous books, you know what to expect- confusion and unease almost throughout the entire novel.

The spikes on the portcullis were sharp and Jamie “did not want to put himself under, as it looked as if it might go all the way down at any time, and into me.

Now that I’m finished all I have to say is if I were a DNF’er I would definitely have DNF’d this one.When things reach a bloody climax, Eve and Dinah’s accounts of that night contradict but only one woman can be telling the truth. If you have enjoyed Ward's other books, if you like feeling uncomfortable while reading your horror, and if you like books about dark cults, I would definitely recommend picking up this book!