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Dark Isle by David Longhorn

suezeewit's review

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4.0

Dark and interesting

This is a fairly quick read but the story is solid and easy to follow. I liked the main characters, and the evil made sense. Set the atmosphere well. I liked it.

outsmartyourshelf's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Mark Stine is an American academic enjoying a year in Cambridge, England as a visiting professor at the university. Struggling to find a suitable research subject for publication, he is grateful when a fellow academic points him in the direction of long-dead English writer, Monty Summerskill. Mark soon finds that truth is stranger than fiction as the ghosts from Summerskill's stories take corporeal shape, but the worst is The Follower - an invisible entity which stalks its victims. 

I wasn't expecting too much from this fairly short read, however, it grabbed my attention from the start. Due to the length of the book, the characters were fairly shallowly developed, & it wasn't as scary as I hoped though, & for that reason I have rated it 3 stars.  
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