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A review by chronicreader96
Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
4.0
This is one of the strangest books I’ve ever read, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing!
Echo follows the lives of Sam and Nick after Nick is injured during a mountain climbing expedition. But Nick doesn’t just bring physical scars with him. Something is wrong the with the Maudit, and it seems to have changed something in Nick, triggering something dangerous.
I want to start by praising the structure of this book. Each chapter is linked to a book that the author loves, and starts with a quote from that book. The book uses various styles of writing in the different chapters, such as diary entries, emails and letters. It follows the points of view of Sam and Nick, with some input from other characters too. Each chapter made it very clear whose point of view was being used which I loved! I never struggled to keep up and really enjoyed this format, despite it jumping around in time a little.
This may be one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read. It takes a lot to scare me, but this book managed to make the hairs on my arms stand on end! I’m still not completely sure what I read, I feel you do have to suspend reality a little for this one. You just have to accept what is happening instead of trying to question it too much. My biggest complaint was that I struggled to follow some of the mountain climbing lingo sometimes. I ended up skimming it because I had no idea what was happening! I also felt the book dragged a little it times, it could have been slightly shorter. But I really enjoyed the last paragraph or two of the book. I found it really moving! This is a story of possession and horror, but it’s also a story of love!
I would recommend this to any thriller/horror fans but be prepared for a bit of an unusual and long ride at times! I want to thank NetGalley, Hodder & Stoughton and Thomas Olde Heuvelt for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.
Echo follows the lives of Sam and Nick after Nick is injured during a mountain climbing expedition. But Nick doesn’t just bring physical scars with him. Something is wrong the with the Maudit, and it seems to have changed something in Nick, triggering something dangerous.
I want to start by praising the structure of this book. Each chapter is linked to a book that the author loves, and starts with a quote from that book. The book uses various styles of writing in the different chapters, such as diary entries, emails and letters. It follows the points of view of Sam and Nick, with some input from other characters too. Each chapter made it very clear whose point of view was being used which I loved! I never struggled to keep up and really enjoyed this format, despite it jumping around in time a little.
This may be one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read. It takes a lot to scare me, but this book managed to make the hairs on my arms stand on end! I’m still not completely sure what I read, I feel you do have to suspend reality a little for this one. You just have to accept what is happening instead of trying to question it too much. My biggest complaint was that I struggled to follow some of the mountain climbing lingo sometimes. I ended up skimming it because I had no idea what was happening! I also felt the book dragged a little it times, it could have been slightly shorter. But I really enjoyed the last paragraph or two of the book. I found it really moving! This is a story of possession and horror, but it’s also a story of love!
I would recommend this to any thriller/horror fans but be prepared for a bit of an unusual and long ride at times! I want to thank NetGalley, Hodder & Stoughton and Thomas Olde Heuvelt for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.