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A review by snugglesandpages
In The Clearing by J.P. Pomare
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Guys... Seriously.. This book!!! 🤯
I was 100% hooked from the very first page!
Told from a dual POV, In The Clearing is a cult based psychological thriller set in Melbourne Australia with all the trimmings of a kickass 5 star read.
Amy is a teenage girl living in The Clearing with Her "Mother" and all her brothers and sisters. Life here is all she has ever known but when her new sister arrives, Amy finds herself questioning whether life on the outside is really as bad as she has been led to believe.
Freya is a single mum who is good at pretending to be normal. Terrified by her ex and haunted by the memories of the child she lost, Freya lives in her fortress by the river and is fiercely protective of her son, Billy. When news breaks of a little girl's abduction, Freya's paranoia goes into overdrive and she becomes convinced something bad is about to happen.
Thoughts:
Now, if the culty vibes alone aren't enough to draw you in, the unnerving suspense will certainly have you turning those pages luckity split. It is such a well written and easy read that while you may pick some of the twists ahead of time, the final reveals are sure to blow your mind.
Had I started reading earlier in the day, I would have absolutely devoured In The Clearing in one day. It wasn't until later that I realised it is based on a true story.
I highly recommend you give this one a read, & I'm really looking fw to getting stuck into Pomare's recent release, The Last Guests.
I was 100% hooked from the very first page!
Told from a dual POV, In The Clearing is a cult based psychological thriller set in Melbourne Australia with all the trimmings of a kickass 5 star read.
Amy is a teenage girl living in The Clearing with Her "Mother" and all her brothers and sisters. Life here is all she has ever known but when her new sister arrives, Amy finds herself questioning whether life on the outside is really as bad as she has been led to believe.
Freya is a single mum who is good at pretending to be normal. Terrified by her ex and haunted by the memories of the child she lost, Freya lives in her fortress by the river and is fiercely protective of her son, Billy. When news breaks of a little girl's abduction, Freya's paranoia goes into overdrive and she becomes convinced something bad is about to happen.
Thoughts:
Now, if the culty vibes alone aren't enough to draw you in, the unnerving suspense will certainly have you turning those pages luckity split. It is such a well written and easy read that while you may pick some of the twists ahead of time, the final reveals are sure to blow your mind.
Had I started reading earlier in the day, I would have absolutely devoured In The Clearing in one day. It wasn't until later that I realised it is based on a true story.
I highly recommend you give this one a read, & I'm really looking fw to getting stuck into Pomare's recent release, The Last Guests.