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A review by katykelly
Wild Spaces by S.L. Coney
3.0
Didn't click for me, not sure how I felt about it.
I didn't feel the tension in this the way others have seemed to. It just maybe isn't a genre I really enjoy very much but I was interested in the idea of horror for young people (and one that wasn't over-the-top and obvious like Goosebumps/the Point series of my own teen years).
It's about an 11 year old boy living with his parents in a rather idyllic wetland area, with his dog. His grandfather comes to visit. You're aware there's unspoken feelings, you see the strain between his dad and grandfather.
Then there's some scenes clearly denoting the boy changing physically and his grandfather encouraging this... with some horrific results. But I just didn't like it, feel it was well enough explained, and that it ended before we really become invested and can see what's going to be the likely result of all this.
Maybe just not for me.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.
I didn't feel the tension in this the way others have seemed to. It just maybe isn't a genre I really enjoy very much but I was interested in the idea of horror for young people (and one that wasn't over-the-top and obvious like Goosebumps/the Point series of my own teen years).
It's about an 11 year old boy living with his parents in a rather idyllic wetland area, with his dog. His grandfather comes to visit. You're aware there's unspoken feelings, you see the strain between his dad and grandfather.
Then there's some scenes clearly denoting the boy changing physically and his grandfather encouraging this... with some horrific results. But I just didn't like it, feel it was well enough explained, and that it ended before we really become invested and can see what's going to be the likely result of all this.
Maybe just not for me.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.