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sarahs_bookish_life's review
5.0
Well, yet again the authors have come up with a gripping story line that had me hooked throughout.
The authors start as they mean to go on with a dark and disturbing prologue and they kept it up all the way through. You can’t help but get more emotional when children are involved. The angst that the parents go through when their child doesn’t return home, really doesn’t bear thinking of and I pitied Helena having to deal with the parents as got to be one of the hardest parts of the job.
The scenes with the abductor were very eerie and scary and I really felt for the boys and what they are going through. It certainly made for a tense and at times, heart wrenching read.
The Child In The Tree is an enthralling and at times terrifying read. The authors throw in some very unexpected turns in the story adding to the thrill factor. Am really enjoying Helena and her team and how they work. A crime series definitely not to be missed.
My thanks to the authors for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
The authors start as they mean to go on with a dark and disturbing prologue and they kept it up all the way through. You can’t help but get more emotional when children are involved. The angst that the parents go through when their child doesn’t return home, really doesn’t bear thinking of and I pitied Helena having to deal with the parents as got to be one of the hardest parts of the job.
The scenes with the abductor were very eerie and scary and I really felt for the boys and what they are going through. It certainly made for a tense and at times, heart wrenching read.
The Child In The Tree is an enthralling and at times terrifying read. The authors throw in some very unexpected turns in the story adding to the thrill factor. Am really enjoying Helena and her team and how they work. A crime series definitely not to be missed.
My thanks to the authors for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
kaz_loves_books's review
5.0
This is the third book in the DI Helena Stratton series to be released. Its a collaboration between Emmy Ellis and Mel Comley which seems to be working brilliantly.
Jayden is sitting under the slide in the dark, going through instagram on his phone when he hears footsteps near him. The man, who is wearing something on his face so Jayden can only see his eyes and mouth, called him the 'The child in the tree'. The man got hold of Jayden, one hand tighly round round his neck and hauled him to his feet. He held him close to his body and carried him to off to where he was going to hold him.
There is a poison pen letter delivered to the police station, in the old fashioned style of each letter cut out of a newspaper. The date was yesterday and it had a poem. Louise rang DI Helena Stratton and told her about the note she had found. Helena asked for the poem especially after hearing about Jayden. The poem goes: 'In the hollow, you'll find there. If he dies, I do not care. As I suffered, then so shall he. It will bring justice flying to me. He'll be kept for forty eight hours, then returned from whence he came.'
This freaked Helena out a bit and she asked Louise to check miss pers. They found the report for Jayden Rook, so she took details, headed into the incident room and told the others.......the ball started rolling. Little did they know what was in store.
Wow, I was blown away reading this book, it was dark and creepy, just how I love my books to be!
This series is just getting better.
Jayden is sitting under the slide in the dark, going through instagram on his phone when he hears footsteps near him. The man, who is wearing something on his face so Jayden can only see his eyes and mouth, called him the 'The child in the tree'. The man got hold of Jayden, one hand tighly round round his neck and hauled him to his feet. He held him close to his body and carried him to off to where he was going to hold him.
There is a poison pen letter delivered to the police station, in the old fashioned style of each letter cut out of a newspaper. The date was yesterday and it had a poem. Louise rang DI Helena Stratton and told her about the note she had found. Helena asked for the poem especially after hearing about Jayden. The poem goes: 'In the hollow, you'll find there. If he dies, I do not care. As I suffered, then so shall he. It will bring justice flying to me. He'll be kept for forty eight hours, then returned from whence he came.'
This freaked Helena out a bit and she asked Louise to check miss pers. They found the report for Jayden Rook, so she took details, headed into the incident room and told the others.......the ball started rolling. Little did they know what was in store.
Wow, I was blown away reading this book, it was dark and creepy, just how I love my books to be!
This series is just getting better.
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