Finally a paranormal horror thriller tethered logically to reality I can get on board with. Disappearances of people every nine years sends a string of conspiracy theorists in search of the mysterious Slade House. However, the malevolent spirits stationed there are cunning and resourceful until time catches up with them in 2015.
I find paranormal and fantasy hard to read and for this reason found the opening of the books premise difficult to get into, but once I had adjusted to this new environment, which is thankfully logical to follow I found this book just got better and better. The chilling phenomenon on which the existence of the Greyer twins is based was addictive and I found the pages fly by with no thought given to the time I spent immersed in this story.
A truly magical read and a world I hope to revisit soon.
Links To Book:
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Goodreads
Ajoobacats Blog 
Check out my blog for reviews on pretty much all of Mitchell’s books – the last especially – Bone Clocks – has lots of similarities with Slade House, which has just been broadcast on Radio 4.
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I was just browsing his books unsure of what to read next as Slade House is my first book by him. Thank you will definitely read your reviews.
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If you like the horror fantasy element try The Bone Clocks. For realism go for Black Swan Green – my favourite – though I read it before I started the blog so no review available.
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Thank you, I will probably try Black Swan Green first.
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Ok Actually no fantasy in that one though!!
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I’m a very very infrequent fantasy reader.
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Wow! What a book cover!
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It is very attractive and appropriately seasonal with our even trying.
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“The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson–try that one.
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I have read that one this Halloween and as atmospheric as The Haunting of Hill House is, this one charmed me on a fantasy level that Hill House didn’t have.
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Will be adding this to my “To-Read List”. I’m not one to enjoy books that dwell to far into fantasy land so this sounds like its right up my alley.
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I’m not one that easily immerses myself in fantasy either but I really loved this one.
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