A charity shop pickup, from the blurb I expected a middling horror novel. A poor man's The Shining. Actually, although it started slow, it turned into a surprisingly taut thriiler.
Heaven's Needle - Liane Mercial
This one caused a bit of a ruckus apparently among fans of the first book, who objected to its abrupt shift from fantasy to horror. As a fan of both genres, I didn't expect it would be an issue for me. I did greatly enjoy the first half, but as the book progressed, the unremitting gore, despair and pages of boring exposition began to wear on me. It was a long, wearisome slog to the end.
LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
