In this book we are following Pete he is Catholic married to Karen and they have two children Depp and Michael. They seem a very typical family, Pete has problems in his past and his mind doesn't seem very stable. The News is following the story of Father John Thomas who has been taken in for questioning in relation to 3 murdered children. Strange things start happening when Pete buys a book from E-bay, which seems to have been sent from the same church of Father John Thomas.
I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this book, his relationship with his wife felt very real but it wasn't the main focus of the book. Pete himself I'm not even sure, his mind is very twisted I had no idea what was going on sometimes, so it really throws you around. You can feel his torment which is great I think it really suited the book.
The problem I had was to feel the torment to understand what was going through his mind the book went to his past a lot, and it seemed to drag on. In parts it felt like he was trying to build tension which is fine, but I was getting bored and frustrated as the story wasn't being moved along. Which is why I'm tormented, as it added to the book and to the eerie feeling but it was also annoying.
The first half I found confusing, the second half I found I was skimming part towards the end of the book. The ending I'm unsure of, I find it hard to believe how the person was able to give there account on what happened, due to the state they were in.
I think an open ending would of suited better, would of kept me with the weird confused feeling I had through-out the book.
I would say its worth a read, 2 1/2 stars.
The book has some brutal parts, just thought I would warn anyone wanting to read this.
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