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leonareads's review
4.0
Witnessing a horrible accident can change something within you and that's what happens with Alice. On her way home from work one day, she sees a horrific car accident which ends up killing the two in the car. The passenger is thrown through the windshield. She thinks he's dead. But then he gets up and mutters a single word to her and collapses.
It awakens memories within her. Her childhood is a jumble of foster homes after the death of her mother. But she starts to remember a clinic, somewhere in the Surrey Hills. Determined to know what happened to her there, she decides to investigate.
Certain Danger is a slow build read which packs a punch in its conclusion. There's plenty of twists to keep you guessing. The ending was a rollercoaster of violence and revenge. I enjoyed every second of it!
It awakens memories within her. Her childhood is a jumble of foster homes after the death of her mother. But she starts to remember a clinic, somewhere in the Surrey Hills. Determined to know what happened to her there, she decides to investigate.
Certain Danger is a slow build read which packs a punch in its conclusion. There's plenty of twists to keep you guessing. The ending was a rollercoaster of violence and revenge. I enjoyed every second of it!
jugglingpup's review
4.0
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I got an ARC of this book.
I will admit, I did not read the description blurb fully. I saw certain key words and that was all I needed. Thankfully my wonderful habit of grabbing books based on covers or based off a few key words did not bite me this time.
This is one of those horror books that would clearly make a wonderful horror movie. It would make a movie so well that it reminds a lot of The Hatred (the last horror movie I watched actually), but better. While the movie took forever to warm up and was often just jump scares with no resolution at the end, the book was filed with intrigue and mystery. The book follows through to a conclusion that has more of an ending that felt like things were resolved, while also being horrifyingly open ended. The main other similarity between the two was the idea of a being/totem of pure hatred existing and what that would cause is the main plot. How everything was handled and how things played out were so drastically different. I would like to think that they both exist in the same universe. Much more horrifying that way.
The fact that this book lined up so well with the last horror movie I watched, but I was still turning the pages as quickly as I can shows just how much mastery Jameson has over language and horror. It just made this book more impressive to me. So if you weren’t a fan of The Hatred, this book is significantly better. If you were a fan, imagine what this book could do for you. If you have never seen it, I would recommend this book over the movie. I think that covers all the groups.
If you are looking for a book that can give vivid images that haunt and disturb, then this book might just be for you. The depictions of the violence and the gore were so well done. My stomach was turning from reading. I was really impressed with Jameson’s ability to convey such horror.
There was a big flaw in the book for me. Relying on rape as a form of horror for a woman is both aggravating and played out. There were no graphic rapes on the page, but they were referenced in a graphic enough way that they could be triggering. This book could have easily been a five star read for me, but that is a huge pet peeve when it comes to horror.
I got an ARC of this book.
I will admit, I did not read the description blurb fully. I saw certain key words and that was all I needed. Thankfully my wonderful habit of grabbing books based on covers or based off a few key words did not bite me this time.
This is one of those horror books that would clearly make a wonderful horror movie. It would make a movie so well that it reminds a lot of The Hatred (the last horror movie I watched actually), but better. While the movie took forever to warm up and was often just jump scares with no resolution at the end, the book was filed with intrigue and mystery. The book follows through to a conclusion that has more of an ending that felt like things were resolved, while also being horrifyingly open ended. The main other similarity between the two was the idea of a being/totem of pure hatred existing and what that would cause is the main plot. How everything was handled and how things played out were so drastically different. I would like to think that they both exist in the same universe. Much more horrifying that way.
The fact that this book lined up so well with the last horror movie I watched, but I was still turning the pages as quickly as I can shows just how much mastery Jameson has over language and horror. It just made this book more impressive to me. So if you weren’t a fan of The Hatred, this book is significantly better. If you were a fan, imagine what this book could do for you. If you have never seen it, I would recommend this book over the movie. I think that covers all the groups.
If you are looking for a book that can give vivid images that haunt and disturb, then this book might just be for you. The depictions of the violence and the gore were so well done. My stomach was turning from reading. I was really impressed with Jameson’s ability to convey such horror.
There was a big flaw in the book for me. Relying on rape as a form of horror for a woman is both aggravating and played out. There were no graphic rapes on the page, but they were referenced in a graphic enough way that they could be triggering. This book could have easily been a five star read for me, but that is a huge pet peeve when it comes to horror.
barnsey's review
4.0
Certain Danger by F.R. Jameson is an intriguing little novella. Quick and easy to read, it immediately grabs your attention and keeps you gripped.
The second story in an anthology entitled Ghostly Shadows, it begins with an horrific car crash that tragically claims the lives of two young people. Witness to the accident, Alice begins to recall deeply buried childhood memories which lead her to the mysterious Butterfly Clinic, in the Surrey Hills, in search of answers. Why can she remember a dead boy in the woods and a strange presence encompassing her? What has she been running from for all her life?
Weirdly enjoyable and just about long enough to get my teeth into, I was pleasantly surprised by this excellent novella. I've made no bones of the fact that I'm not a big fan of anything less than a full-length book, but once in a while you come across a little gem and this is exactly what happened here.
I felt the story got a bit too bizarre (even for me!) when the walls started moving. I don't want to give away spoilers so I wont say any more. Overall it was a solid read and worthy of a place on anyone's bookshelf or e-reader.
Book Source: Review copy from the author.
Read my review on my blog: https://bit.ly/2mfibGZ
The second story in an anthology entitled Ghostly Shadows, it begins with an horrific car crash that tragically claims the lives of two young people. Witness to the accident, Alice begins to recall deeply buried childhood memories which lead her to the mysterious Butterfly Clinic, in the Surrey Hills, in search of answers. Why can she remember a dead boy in the woods and a strange presence encompassing her? What has she been running from for all her life?
Weirdly enjoyable and just about long enough to get my teeth into, I was pleasantly surprised by this excellent novella. I've made no bones of the fact that I'm not a big fan of anything less than a full-length book, but once in a while you come across a little gem and this is exactly what happened here.
I felt the story got a bit too bizarre (even for me!) when the walls started moving. I don't want to give away spoilers so I wont say any more. Overall it was a solid read and worthy of a place on anyone's bookshelf or e-reader.
Book Source: Review copy from the author.
Read my review on my blog: https://bit.ly/2mfibGZ
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