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amesjo's review
5.0
It's been a while since I've read a horror book. Loved this book! I loved the characters and story. Had just enough creepiness to it.
When I had a question on something in the book and messaged the author he took the time to answer my question.
I'm for sure going to read more of this author!
When I had a question on something in the book and messaged the author he took the time to answer my question.
I'm for sure going to read more of this author!
lucylovesreading's review
5.0
Mitch and Sophie are all they have, since Mitch’s sister took off to follow her drummer boyfriend. He hasn’t put himself first since Sophie became his ward, but with the little girl’s help he has learned how to re-enter society after a stint in prison for attacking Sophie’s father and nearly killing him over a misunderstanding. But when he finally decides to do something for himself by going on a date with a beautiful girl he met at the grocery store everything changes. He comes home to find his baby-sitter MIA and her “mother” drunk in his living room. Sophie appears to be fine when he check on her but after a night spent with his date he wakes up to find Sophie dead. This spirals him into a police investigation and mourning the loss of his niece. Until weeks later he gets a call from his now girlfriend frantically telling him to turn on the news, but he doesn’t understand what she’s trying to tell him until they show up at the morgue to find his dead niece sitting on a chair, seemingly alive..
Is this a sign of the second coming or as some of the religious zealots think they were ghouls that should be shot in the head. Mitch knows that he must do everything to protect Sophie from those that wish her harm and protect them from Sophie. What he doesn’t plan on is his sister showing up with Sophie’s father, and that they both are now members of the religious cult that is calling for people to shoot these children in the head.
Full of action, suspense and zombie goodness. This was a quick read and did not disappoint. @nocturnal does it again, this was from their July box! A freakishly good zombie fiction.
5⭐️’s
Is this a sign of the second coming or as some of the religious zealots think they were ghouls that should be shot in the head. Mitch knows that he must do everything to protect Sophie from those that wish her harm and protect them from Sophie. What he doesn’t plan on is his sister showing up with Sophie’s father, and that they both are now members of the religious cult that is calling for people to shoot these children in the head.
Full of action, suspense and zombie goodness. This was a quick read and did not disappoint. @nocturnal does it again, this was from their July box! A freakishly good zombie fiction.
5⭐️’s
pestocks's review
2.0
The first quarter of this book was great as the author was establishing the characters. Unfortunately, he lost me once the little girl came back from the dead. Why? How? It was all left open ended. Hoped for better.
romireads's review
5.0
After reading the prologue I thought this book was going to be a heart-wrecking one – an emotional rollercoaster. Everything was so very lovely at the start of Mitch’s and Sophie’s story, that the total destruction of my heart could be the only possible outcome of it all. I was right, but not in the way I had hoped. Yes, the start – Sophie’s dying – was very sad and it broke my heart, but the rest of the story was just so-so. Thrilling, but not super thrilling. Sad, but not super sad. I had hoped to shed at least one tear or to almost fall off my seat because it was so exciting to read, but alas, that didn’t happen.
Anyhow – I loved MacLeod’s writing style. I can’t pinpoint what it was exactly, but I think it was the lack of dialogue. Most of the writing was descriptions of events or surroundings. I’m not one to love endless descriptions of surroundings, which was sometimes the case in Come to Dust. These only take me out of the actual story, while I try to visualise what’s being described. But despite these elaborate descriptions MacLeod’s writing style was very calm and mysterious. At the start he describes Mitch in a way that I thought to know exactly who he was. I thought him to be a timid and shy person, which he is, but only because of his past. Another thing that had me hooked to the story was the way Sophie dies (the blurb already says that Sophie will die, so no spoilers there). She doesn’t only die, which was SO sad, but the way she dies was also highly suspicious!
All in all, the short chapters make Come to Dust a thrilling and fast read! If you like supernatural stories that involve walking dead, I’d highly recommend you read this!
* This book was included in The Nocturnal Reader’s Box of July 2017 *
Anyhow – I loved MacLeod’s writing style. I can’t pinpoint what it was exactly, but I think it was the lack of dialogue. Most of the writing was descriptions of events or surroundings. I’m not one to love endless descriptions of surroundings, which was sometimes the case in Come to Dust. These only take me out of the actual story, while I try to visualise what’s being described. But despite these elaborate descriptions MacLeod’s writing style was very calm and mysterious. At the start he describes Mitch in a way that I thought to know exactly who he was. I thought him to be a timid and shy person, which he is, but only because of his past. Another thing that had me hooked to the story was the way Sophie dies (the blurb already says that Sophie will die, so no spoilers there). She doesn’t only die, which was SO sad, but the way she dies was also highly suspicious!
All in all, the short chapters make Come to Dust a thrilling and fast read! If you like supernatural stories that involve walking dead, I’d highly recommend you read this!
* This book was included in The Nocturnal Reader’s Box of July 2017 *
jobis89's review
3.0
"He knew from experience, it only takes a single night for the whole world to change."
After Sophie is abandoned by her mother, Mitch takes on the role of looking after his niece. After Sophie tragically dies, his life is flipped upside down. But then across the world, scores of children inexplicably rise from the dead, and Sophie is one of them...
Come to Dust was a bit of a mixed bag, the start was really promising and had a few chilling scenes that would unsettle even the most hardened horror veteran. However, around the middle it becomes a tad stale and drags on for longer than necessary. It also becomes more action heavy, which is not to my personal taste. Towards the end it became more of a crawl to the finish line, than a race, which is always a letdown.
Horror set against a backdrop of grief and loss can be bookish heaven if executed correctly, but this one just fell short of the mark. He does a great job of tapping into every parent's worst fear, the loss of a child. The author has a note towards the back where he explains his inspiration for the story and although it's particularly poignant, it isn't enough to save it. One redeeming factor is McLeod's writing - it's polished, heart-wrenching and effective - however, (fully aware that every good thing is followed by a negative, oops) there was quite a lot of description, too much at times. But at least it was written well!
Another complaint is the use of character names that are too similar - why do authors insist on doing this? (Also looking at you, King). A Mitch and a Mike? Half my time is spent clarifying which character is being referred to and that just takes me out of the story. So to all budding authors: don't do this.
Overall it's a unique take on the "zombie" genre and does have a lot of positives, so it's worth trying to see if it's more to your taste. I'm also very open to reading more of MacLeod's work, as some of his writing was truly breathtaking.
3 stars.
After Sophie is abandoned by her mother, Mitch takes on the role of looking after his niece. After Sophie tragically dies, his life is flipped upside down. But then across the world, scores of children inexplicably rise from the dead, and Sophie is one of them...
Come to Dust was a bit of a mixed bag, the start was really promising and had a few chilling scenes that would unsettle even the most hardened horror veteran. However, around the middle it becomes a tad stale and drags on for longer than necessary. It also becomes more action heavy, which is not to my personal taste. Towards the end it became more of a crawl to the finish line, than a race, which is always a letdown.
Horror set against a backdrop of grief and loss can be bookish heaven if executed correctly, but this one just fell short of the mark. He does a great job of tapping into every parent's worst fear, the loss of a child. The author has a note towards the back where he explains his inspiration for the story and although it's particularly poignant, it isn't enough to save it. One redeeming factor is McLeod's writing - it's polished, heart-wrenching and effective - however, (fully aware that every good thing is followed by a negative, oops) there was quite a lot of description, too much at times. But at least it was written well!
Another complaint is the use of character names that are too similar - why do authors insist on doing this? (Also looking at you, King). A Mitch and a Mike? Half my time is spent clarifying which character is being referred to and that just takes me out of the story. So to all budding authors: don't do this.
Overall it's a unique take on the "zombie" genre and does have a lot of positives, so it's worth trying to see if it's more to your taste. I'm also very open to reading more of MacLeod's work, as some of his writing was truly breathtaking.
3 stars.
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