In my opinion "can't you just get over it" is one of the most stupid and insensitive questions in the English language. I'm pretty certain there are many many people who have suffered terrible traumas or struggle to get through ever day who would love to be able to get over it but unfortunately in reality it's just not that simple.
Night after night Emily's dreams are haunted by an expressionless figure who pursues her and stabs her just before she wakes up.
Her fear escalates when she starts seeing the figure at work and hearing voices,can your nightmares become reality or is someone or something playing with her? As Halloween gets closer and her nightmares get worse,Emily starts to worry about her sanity.
Desperate for answers,Emily struggles to overcome her fear and the disbelief of people around her as she searches for ways to reclaim her life from her nightmares.
I,unfortunately know only too well how debilitating fear and anxiety can be and how much of an impact it can have on your life. Therefore I could fully understand and empathise with poor Emily as she struggled to get through each day and get the people in her life to take her fears seriously. But were her fears grounded in reality or were they all in her head? Was she being pursued by a real person or suffering from a mental illness? Emily was a complex character who despite feeling some empathy towards,I also found quite unlikable at times due to her hot and cold attitude towards her long suffering boyfriend/fiance Mason. But could understand her attitude towards some other characters who appeared in the story.
This is a very well written debut that is intense,thought provoking and has a realistic conclusion as in just like in reality it doesn't have a nice happy ending that arrives wrapped in a ribbon and is finished off with a pretty little bow. This was a enthralling story that held my attention throughout and had me frantically turning the pages. A very enjoyable debut and I look forward to reading more books that are written by this author in the future.
AUTHOR BIO
I've always loved to write but when I lost my way, I started a degree in English and Creative Writing. Hoping this would help with my writing. I had an idea for a story but tried to put it at the back of my mind. However, taking this degree has opened the characters in my head and now the ideas just keep on coming.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 28th February 2019
PRINT LENGTH: 306 pages
PUBLISHER: RowanVale Books Ltd
GENRE: psychological Thriller
PURCHASE LINK....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1912655144?pf_rd_p=3730611c-1654-405c-a45c-eec586a43cc7&pf_rd_r=9YCDRG0HAG1VQX0ZQ52N
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