Reviews

Stiefkind by S.K. Tremayne

assis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

elenaaaaa's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sometimes it doesn't make sense...
it is well written but it seems as if the author tried to make the book more interesting with more things to explain, but it was just confusing. but i liked the overall storyline:)

katieeliza's review against another edition

4.0

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book - it has a well paced plot and interesting characters. A good read.

thelibraryofmills's review against another edition

2.0

This book confused me. I had high expectations going in & I think it failed to live up to them.

The premise of the book was strange, and I thought the storyline would follow more of the crime aspect of it rather than the paranormal side. I think had this book followed the death, it would have been much more my style.

I found some of the text hard to follow because it sounded like it was being written from different perspectives.

I like the author’s writing style, I just don’t think this particular book was for me.

aralizca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

rocio_voncina's review against another edition

4.0

Titulo: El chico de fuego
Autor: S.K. Tremayne
Año publicado: 2016
Motivo de lectura: #NavidadInfernal
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion: -
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 4/5


Es un libro bien escrito, entretenido, pero por alguna extraña razon, se me hizo eterna la lectura. El problema no fue el libro, el problema fue mio, no lograba concentrarme para leer, estaba dispersa, desde que arranco la pandemia muchas veces me cuestra concentrarme.
Es un gran libro, ojala la gente le de una oportunidad.

laurenlethbridge's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

therowhedgereader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

niinjah's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked the ice twins, but this book just didn't do it for me. There was one twist that I did not see coming, but the rest of the book gave me the same feeling as when I watched the last season of lost: I felt that it didn't quite add up, and like the author tried very hard to find some explanations that would make sense to the reader.

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

5.0

Finished reading: July 26th 2016

“Maybe nothing could extinguish the yearning of human love; maybe it travelled on for ever, through the darkness. Like the light from dead stars.”

*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and HarperCollins UK in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***

Spoiler

The Ice Twins was on my list of most-anticipated 2015 releases, so as soon as I found out S.K. Tremayne was publishing a new psychological thriller I just knew I had to read it as well. And I have to say, The Fire Child didn't disappoint. In fact, this story turned out to be even better than her first novel! There is no doubt S.K. Tremayne is excellent at setting a spooky atmosphere for her chilling and dark psychological thrillers. The descriptions of both the Cornish setting, the house and the events themselves really make it seem like as if you were right there with the main characters. And those months/days before Christmas definitely become spookier by the minute! The main characters are all well developed and I especially liked Jamie and Rachel. They are not perfect and not reliable either, but their stories are without doubt intriguing and work perfectly for many surprising plot twists. The plot itself is quite simple, but it's the characters, excellent descriptions and spooky atmosphere that make The Fire Child into such a great psychological thriller. Trust me, you won't see the ending coming! If you enjoy reading the genre, make sure to consider both S.K. Tremayne's thrillers. They're worth it!



It's easy to say Rachel has had a difficult childhood, but everything seems to be falling into place when she marries dark, handsome and rich David. She went from a small flat in London to living in a huge and beautiful house in Cornwall... A house that has been in David's family for a thousand years and even has its own name: Carnhallow. David still works in London, and only travels to Cornwall during the weekends to be with his new wife and his son Jamie. Rachel seemed to be getting along well enough with her new stepson in London, but things changed when she moved into the big Carnhallow house. Jamie's behavior changes and Rachel's perfect life slowly begins to unravel. He doesn't seem to be over the death of his mother Nina (and David's first wife) and both claims to see her ghost and makes disturbing predictions. Is it Jamie's way of punishing Rachel for taking his mother's place, or is he more traumatized that she thought? When Rachel starts digging into the past, she starts to suspect her new husband wasn't telling the whole truth about what happened to his first wife...



Now I've read both thrillers, I can easily say S.K. Tremayne is one of my favorite newly discovered authors. She is without doubt excellent at setting a spooking atmosphere, creating characters that are both intriguing and unreliable and describing the setting in such detail that it almost feels like you are right there in Cornwall. The Fire Child is well written, has well developed characters and is filled with many surprising plot twists. If you enjoy reading psychological thrillers, I can definitely recommed this one!

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