This was my first introduction to Darcy Coates. Coming fresh off the heels of reading Adam Nevill it took me a few chapters to get accustomed to Coats' writing style but I quickly found myself enjoying this book. Her character development and pacing are really good here. I enjoyed the rapid chapter-to-chapter transitions between the different characters in the story.
I will say Hunted rode the line somewhere between light horror and young adult fiction. The horror elements weren't overly creepy, but the situations the characters found themselves in were pretty gut-wrenching at times. There was a lot going on but I didn't feel that exasperated hopelessness that I felt reading The Ritual, for example.
I was not really a fan of the ending on this one, but at the same time I didn't see it coming. It caught me by total surprise, and it was a good ending, but not the one I personally expected or wanted from the book.
That being said, the novel was so well written I couldn't possibly dock a star for really anything. Despite my comments on the ending, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would absolutely recommend it. I'll be reading more Coates in the future.
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There’s something in the woods…
When a young woman on holiday ventures into the forest for a day of hiking, she soon finds herself turned around, lost in the dense growth and shadows. Night creeps in, bringing with the darkness subtle sounds of movement around her, the pulsing terror of unseen eyes on her.There’s something in the woods…A desperate young man who hopes to be more than just a friend to the woman vows to find her. The situation goes from bad to worse when the officer in charge of the missing woman’s case insists there is a logical explanation for what may be a crucial piece of evidence. Left with no choice, family and friends take to the hostile woods on their own in a hunt for answers. They have no idea of the depth of horrors waiting for them.As a writer, I’m all too familiar with the insistent voices racing around in an author’s head when a story is in play, and appreciate the long hours of thought, the plotting it takes to spin those voices into a gripping journey. The avid reader in me loves the worlds created by those special talents.Hunted is storytelling at its finest, written in the earlier style of Stephen King, where events spiral out of control and emotional states deepen so intensely, readers are held hostage long after the last page is turned. Well done, Ms. Coates!
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