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C.J. Tudor‘s writing prowess shines through in her ability to craft a dark and suspenseful horror story. This was a slow-burn experience that demanded patience as the puzzle pieces gradually came together. The wait was absolutely worth it, as the story delivered a series of chilling twists and turns at the end. The conclusion was perfectly suited for such a dark and eerie horror tale.

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I really wished the creep factor was more prominent in the story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book 147🎧 3.4⭐️

Academia meets old secrets. Tudor is amazing at creating a truly eerie setting, which is pungent through out.

Is he back for the job? Or to check on something he thought was gone…

Went a bit overboard at a book sale. Since it's Tokyo and all import it wasn't cheap either, but felt like treating myself! Had some of these on my wishlist for a while. Stack 1!
#bookhaul #booksale

The supernatural crime story treads a very fine line between convincing and absurd but c j tudor does it very well and after chalk men I was glad that my 2nd of her books had me equally on the edge of my seat. Here a teacher returns to his home village where terrible crimes haunt the very fractured community. The author also captures small village midlan England really well although I don't think local tourism will thank her.

When I thought I knew where this story was going, I quickly found out I was totally wrong! 🤣 A great thriller with a touch of the supernatural. This have Pet Sematary vibes with unlikable, unreliable characters!

Mindless busy work at the office today so I snagged this one to listen to. I absolutely loved The Chalk Man & so far, this is gripping me in the same way!

My September #BookSpinBingo didn't go entirely as planned... I only finished 3 books (including my #BookSpin book) and had to DNF one (my #DoubleSpin book).

But that's 4 books off my TBR, so that's a win.

@TheAromaofBooks

I desperately need to start reading....
I haven't picked up a book this entire month 😭 (I blame work)

So I'm starting the #SuperSeptember #ReadAThon with these 3 books.
Listening to Bridget Jonen's Dairy
Reading The other 2

I'll see how this goes and add more books once I'm back in the swing of things
@Andrew65

Finished this last week while being stalked by my squirrel friend ?️
A teacher goes back to his home town after receiving an anonymous email saying "It's happening again" When he was young his sister had disappeared. It was the worst thing that had happened to him, until she came back!
This is a fantastic creepy mystery. Would be a perfect add for the upcoming spooky season.

We've been away for the weekend, and had no coverage, it was blissful. Especially with my crazy work schedule. So here is my September #BookSpinBingo board.

#BookSpin - The Taking of Annie Thorne (C.J Tudor)
#DoubleSpin - The Visitation (Frank Peretti)

@TheAromaofBooks

C. J. Tudor is an author that I will be keeping an eye on. I enjoyed her first book, The Chalk Men, and found this one to be another creepy thriller. This one, I think, has more of an inexplicable paranormal element, which I love! I also like the alternating viewpoints of the protagonist, going back and forth between his years growing up in the town and his current situation, having returned in a rather bad time in his life. Highly recommended!

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Amazing like always

Hopefully I can finish tonight

Getting some reading in before work

Next book

Def got the pet cemetery vibes from this one. Quick book, easy listen. Guess I‘m having a CJ Tudor kind of day!

My third CJ Tudor… The Chalk Man is still my fav, but this was pretty good. The supernatural hits were a little more seamless than The Other People.

Listening to this #audio kept my mind occupied during a few long drives for house hunting trips so I‘m grateful for that!

Finished my last round #LMPBC group read. Thanks for the reading @rjsthumbelina @Alfrazier21 @magyklyXdelish ! This was fun. I will admit I did not like this one as much as the rest of you. My second C.J. Tudor and I think I‘m just not a fan. I appreciated the twists and turns but often it felt like random balls being thrown into the juggling act....

🎧 WHAT A RIDE!

A psychological thriller with supernatural horror elements and a creep factor that‘s off the charts. I was on the edge of my seat until the last page!

The story has a mystery at its center but it twists.

Two timelines.

A little sister that disappears for 48 hours & returns changed ??

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2/3 👇🏻

Sometimes it really doesn‘t get any better than a good book and kitten in your lap. ❤️

Forgot to mention this arrived last week @Alfrazier21 ! Looking forward to this final #LMPBC read. Will mail it back to you by end of the month @rjsthumbelina @magyklyXdelish This was a great group. My other #LMPBC had a broken link sadly.

Oooo another great pick for #LMPBC 📖 I couldn‘t put this one down! I really enjoyed the supernatural aspect to this thriller. It was just the right amount of creepiness! @SamAnne I‘ll get this one in the mail for you some time this week 📬

@rjsthumbelina @suvata @magyklyXdelish

I had fun reading this for #LMPBC. The story and plot were so interesting and I always enjoy a thriller with at least one twist that I DONT guess so that was also nice. My biggest complaint I think is that the lore was so interesting that I feel like if it was expanded upon and gone into details with things that may have happened centuries ago it could have added to the creep factor. Overall I liked it and it was a really quick read.

Hot chocolate and #LMPBC at work tonight while enjoying the snow fall ❄️⛄️

Anyone that knows me, knows I love winter. Nights like tonight are why ♥️

Hope everyone is enjoying their night and has a good start to their weekend ☃️

About to dig in to my next #LMPBC book 😁 I really enjoyed “The Other People” by this same author so I‘m excited for this one!!

I've had this book since before it was released in 2019, and I am so grateful that I finally read it! There's a LOT of plot elements to digest here: why has Joe come back to his hometown despite having no loved ones and having left on bad terms? What really happened when Joe's sister came back different after her disappearance all those years ago? Who is threatening Joe, and who knows what happened with his sister? 🔽 Cont. Below

@magyklyXdelish This is on its way to you! It should arrive Wednesday via UPS. I will be posting a review today sometime, but I LOVED it! #LMPBC #groupI

@suvata @SamAnne @Alfrazier21

Book delivery!

When your sister in law is a fellow book worm 🤩

Love her ❤️ She keeps my TBR pile well and truly stocked
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It's been 4 months since I last visited the bookshop 😳
So today I dressed up, donned my mask and spoiled myself 😁

It is our local bookshop's mid winter sale - who could resist?

Interesting

#DayOne📚

This book was dark and very creepy. The storyline wrapped up a bit too conveniently for me.

Another book I saw in the airport while traveling. And looked interesting. I didn‘t realize this was author‘s second book. I enjoyed it. Interesting characters and chilling plot. I wasn‘t sure she could wrap it all up but she did and cool ending.

I wasn't too sure about this book at first, the beginning started with two violent deaths. But slowly, slowly the story comes together and I was totally surprised with the reveal at the end. #crimenovel

Happy International Women's Day! I am a bit late but just returned from my weekend in London. I have many books written by women. These are some and I haven't read them yet. Hopefully some point in the year I will get to them! #writtenbywomen

Currently listening to this. Richard Armitage‘s voice is definitely part of the reason I‘m getting through it so quickly. 😍🤓😆

Obviously inspired and influenced by Stephen King, but finding own voice nevertheless; kudos for that. Set in colliery pit village in the UK, a school teacher commits murder suicide. Joe returns to take up a teaching position at the school, haunted by the disappearance of his sister years ago. Nicely done horror mystery, great as an airplane/train read.

"Porque o que volta nem sempre é o que se foi"

#WinterGames #JingleBallers #TheHidingPlace #CJTudor
#TBRRead - 16 points

This is a book about betrayal, suicide and murder. Joe Thorne's sister, Annie, went missing. She was 8 years old. Joe has returned to his hometown as he got an email that said that things were happening again. Joe seems to know who did it. This book fell short. a psychological suspense thriller with supernatural. I was let down by the ending. The Chalk Man was better!

Read by the delicious Richard Armitage, this is a horror-tinged psychological suspense novel that has some fantastically creepy moments.

#booked2019 #newin2019 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

C. J. Tudor‘s second novel is a tightly plotted horror tale that gives more than a nod to Stephen King‘s PET SEMETARY but which nevertheless has a distinctly British feel. The amoral and desperate Joe makes for an interesting protagonist and I liked Tudor‘s depiction of a broken pit village while the supernatural elements are generally creepy. All in all, this is a great Halloween chiller and I will definitely check out THE CHALK MAN.

It's been a long time since I started and finished a book in the same day. Very easy to read and enjoyed the paranormal elements added to the thriller main story. The end seemed too rushed and easy but I did like the how it ended. Would have been nice to have a bit more back story of the protagonist and Gloria. Other than that I really enjoyed this.

Just starting

I loved Tudor‘s first book, so I was very excited to read this one. I think I over anticipated this book and ultimately walk away not as impressed with her second book.

Just finished this last night and it was EXCELLENT. A little different than my normal genre, but it pays to try new things every once in a while. ;) It‘s pretty Steven King-esque, so if you like him, give it a try!