3.5 

Heart-Shaped Box

By Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill digital book - Fable

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“Wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty….A Valentine from hell.”
 —Janet Maslin, New York Times

The publication of Joe Hill’s beautifully textured, deliciously scary debut novel Heart-Shaped Box was greeted with the sort of overwhelming critical acclaim that is rare for a work of skin-crawling supernatural terror. It was cited as a Best Book of the Year by Atlanta magazine, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the Village Voice, to name but a few. Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Neil Gaiman of The Sandman, The Graveyard Book, and Anansi Boys fame calls Joe Hill’s story of a jaded rock star haunted by a ghost he purchased on the internet, “relentless, gripping, powerful.” Open this Heart-Shaped Box from two-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Hill if you dare and see what all the well-deserved hoopla is about.

Aging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase in this chilling gothic horror novel: a one-of-a-kind curiosity bought off the Internet that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box...a musty dead man's suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.

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Heart-Shaped Box Reviews

3.5
“I loved this! A new take on a ghost story with so many details and plot lines. I really enjoyed the element of music and how Jude wasn’t just a rock star but someone who is deeply connected to making music. I loved how his relationship with Georgia progressed throughout the book. I loved the bit about the dogs’ souls and Jude’s father and everyone’s past lives down south. Everything really came together in the end, making all of these little details feel so necessary and connected. Hill was not afraid to shock his readers and that allowed him to create something amazing and gripping.”
“4 stars! Wonderfully scary book. The characters have lots of depth to them and you legitimately care for them. The audio narrator does a great job, however the musical interludes at random spots breaks up the flow of the story. I highly recommend reading the physical copy of this book instead of doing audio.”
“Incredible read and really quite unnerving at times. A decent amount of gore. Very original storyline. Massively unlikeable characters but they do get fleshed out and you warm to them. A FAIR few triggers aswell, animal abuse, child sexual abuse etc but contextual to the story, not there for a shock factor. Made me a little emotional at times too! Really liked it 👌”

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