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She is never knowingly over-dressed. She has never owned a handbag and the last time she wore heels (twelve years ago) she broke a tooth. There are no two ways around it - C.J. Tudor is a storyteller extraordinaire. She can write a terrifying tale, one that will burrow into the deepest recesses of your mind and have you frightened without being entirely sure why. It’s the creation of an overall atmosphere of fright and terror, and she excels at this. Every town, village and city has a history. There's the official history. The bone-dry version collated in textbooks and census reports, related verbatim in the classroom. Then there's the history that is passed down through generations... The secret history." Yeah, we'd . . .' vandalize angels . . .'drink, smoke, other stuff. I probably shouldn't be telling you this.'
You’ll like some of the characters in this book and hate others. I always love complicated characters in a book and The Hiding Place has this in spades.I know that is something we readers often say, but this time I mean it on a whole different level. I really want to watch this movie, and I can’t even imagine the world without it. I mean, I wouldn’t mind getting some answers (or epilogue no 2) but the end itself was pretty awesome.
I have to stress out here that I have never read a book written by Mr. King, but I’ve watched movies based on his stories. Kudos, Madam Tudor, for another winner. I quite enjoyed this piece and hope others will find as many chills as I did throughout. I must read The Chalk Man which has been on my TBR pile for too long. I have no doubt that I have been firmly made a fan of Tudor's writing. Bring on the creepy and horrific - I excitedly welcome it. I'll simply be sure to read all her books with the lights on. C. J. Tudor's love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Dark and twisty; and as with THE CHALK MAN, somewhat reminiscent of a Stephen King read, but with her own skittering chittering flair.It’s not that C.J. Tudor’s writing is bad, it’s that she’s not coming up with any original plots. Both The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place have plots that are so close to Stephen King books and characters, that I just can’t rate this any higher. Oh, well. Title and cover changes aside, this is one freakin’ fun and twisted spooky tale! The tone is very similar to THE CHALK MAN, but I liked this one a bit more. The novel starts with a grisly bang and your attention is immediately hooked. I found this book super-addictive. I could not wait to see what had happened to Annie Thorne!! There's not one baby or young person buried here.' He stares at me triumphantly. 'Where are all the children?'
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