Thursday, April 12, 2018

Sheníe's Book Review: And The Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich

And the Trees Crept In by [Kurtagich, Dawn]


Description: 

A stunning, terrifying novel about a house the color of blood and the two sisters who are trapped there, by The Dead House author Dawn Kurtagich



When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear that the "blood manor" is cursed. The creaking of the house and the stillness of the woods surrounding them would be enough of a sign, but there are secrets too--the questions that Silla can't ignore: Who is the beautiful boy that's appeared from the woods? Who is the man that her little sister sees, but no one else? And why does it seem that, ever since they arrived, the trees have been creeping closer?

Filled with just as many twists and turns as The Dead House, and with achingly beautiful, chilling language that delivers haunting scenes, AND THE TREES CREPT IN is the perfect follow-up novel for master horror writer Dawn Kurtagich.

Sheníe's Review:

AND THE TREES CREPT IN is a shocking tale told in a unique style of writing. When I first started reading the book I admit I was deeply confused and thought that the poetry and flashbacks of Silla's memory were completely random. It was not until halfway through the book that I began to realize it was a pattern containing hidden clues hinting about the end. At the very end of the book everything became crystal clear and I was amazed at how intricately placed and spaced out everything was to create a wonderful mystery. This is one book that I believe that anyone who reads this will definitely want to read it again.

Verdict: ☕ ☕ ☕ ☕ 

About the Author: 

Dawn Kurtagich is a writer of creepy, spooky and psychologically sinister YA fiction, where girls may descend into madness, boys may see monsters in men, and grown-ups may have something to hide. 

By the time she was eighteen, she had been to fifteen schools across two continents. The daughter of a British globe-trotter and single mother, she grew up all over the place, but her formative years were spent in Africa—on a mission, in the bush, in the city and in the desert.


She has been lucky enough to see an elephant stampede at close range, a giraffe tongue at very close range, and she once witnessed the stealing of her (and her friends’) underwear by very large, angry baboons. (This will most definitely end up in a book . . . ) While she has quite a few tales to tell about the jumping African baboon spider, she tends to save these for Halloween! 


When she was sixteen, she thought she'd be an astronomer and writer at the same time, and did a month-long internship at Cambridge's prestigious Cavendish Laboratories. 


She writes over at the YA Scream Queens, a young adult blog for all things horror and thriller, and she is a member of the YA League.


Her life reads like a YA novel.

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