I am one of the very lucky ones who was able to ARC read this. I am telling you this because I went into it with only the blurb and no reviews to compare it to and I am so glad that I did. I am a ‘lean all the way in’ reader and I could not have predicted how much I enjoyed this book. I have marked and tabbed and talked about this book BOTH times I read it. I could give you a play by play and my version of a blurb or I can try and convince your next must read!
Matthew Reed Williams has ripped the canvas between the material world and the immaterial world. He has flawlessly joined horror and paranormal together to make a book that needs to be read twice. See the second time, you will see all the easter eggs and the clues that were dropped along the way and it will be even more cohesive. This man is talented.
Lee knows from the beginning that something is amiss in this picture (IYKYK) perfect town. The house he is living in seems to be coming to life at the same time every night. The descriptions of the things and people that Lee sees are so vibrant and full of depth that the reader can see, smell and taste them. I love that the author uses common place words that connect it and make it that much more personal.
“Bones and intestines beneath, like white chop sticks poking out of a bowl of red soaked oozing noodles.”
“The sound was not reverberating through the woods, but rather spilling out of the woman’s mouth, trickling out like a noxious gas.”
”The shadow was rhythmic, almost like a metronome appearing and disappearing...”
The pacing is perfect. There is no down time in the middle, only a need to figure out what is going on in Somewhere. There is no doubt that you, dear reader, will want to know what ‘is true’. Our author integrates Biblical references throughout the book that just seals the horror vibe for me. Prepare to be scared, breathless and turn the pages at mach speed and hope to goodness you never find Somewhere.
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