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The Blackhouse
By Carole JohnstonePublisher Description
From the author of the “dark and devious...beautifully written” (Stephen King) Mirrorland comes an “atmospheric, thrilling, and utterly captivating” (Booklist) gothic tale set on a remote Scottish island where the locals are hiding a deadly secret.
Maggie Mackay has been haunted her entire life. No matter what she does, she can’t shake the sense that something is wrong with her. And maybe something is…
When she was five years old, Maggie announced that a man on the remote island of Kilmeray in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides—a place she’d never visited—was murdered. Her unfounded claim drew media attention and turned the locals against each other, creating rifts that never mended.
Now, nearly twenty years later, Maggie is determined to discover what really happened, and what the villagers are hiding. But everyone has secrets, and some are deadly. As she gets closer to the horrifying truth, the island’s legendary and violent storms begin to rage again and Maggie’s own life is in danger…
Unnerving, enthralling, and filled with gothic suspense, The Blackhouse is a spectacularly sinister tale readers won’t soon forget.
Maggie Mackay has been haunted her entire life. No matter what she does, she can’t shake the sense that something is wrong with her. And maybe something is…
When she was five years old, Maggie announced that a man on the remote island of Kilmeray in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides—a place she’d never visited—was murdered. Her unfounded claim drew media attention and turned the locals against each other, creating rifts that never mended.
Now, nearly twenty years later, Maggie is determined to discover what really happened, and what the villagers are hiding. But everyone has secrets, and some are deadly. As she gets closer to the horrifying truth, the island’s legendary and violent storms begin to rage again and Maggie’s own life is in danger…
Unnerving, enthralling, and filled with gothic suspense, The Blackhouse is a spectacularly sinister tale readers won’t soon forget.
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“i’ll be honest, i was so excited for this book. and the beginning, started off strong and got right into it like it didn’t lag getting to the point of the book or the thrilling stuff. however, i felt it was longer than it needed to be. there were some chapters that just felt like filler chapters and it didn’t do anything for the main plot. it felt like the book took a lot of side quests that didn’t really lead anywhere. the writing style was very descriptive and at some points i felt too descriptive, like i was reading 8 adjectives to describe the word “ocean”. and ik it seems like im just hating here but i felt sadly disappointed. there were some parts that were thrilling and dark, but i feel like the book as a whole actually wasn’t really thrilling or dark. i think the ending made up for the book and def throws you for a little unpredictable plot twist which was good. but the rest of the book was meh. ✨2.5/5✨”Multi-layered charactersDescriptive writingSuspensefulDark settingRealistic settingDarkSelf-harmViolenceUnsatisfying plot
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