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| Now I've read it the cover gives me the heeby-jeebies |
January 2016, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers, 4 hours and 58 minutes (208 pages for Ebook), Review copy
Content: major and near constant peril, crazed lunatic,
Summary from Pegasus
Zade,
Tina, Pip and Meadow are four teenagers enjoying an end-of-summer bike
ride – that is until a mist descends, leaving them stranded at a picnic
area in the middle of the countryside.
What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them.
They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help.
Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next.
Welcome to House of Darke – enjoy your stay!
- See more at: http://pegasuspublishers.com/shop&book=ebhouse-of-darke#sthash.TO2qUJCr.dpuf
What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them.
They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help.
Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next.
Welcome to House of Darke – enjoy your stay!
- See more at: http://pegasuspublishers.com/shop&book=ebhouse-of-darke#sthash.TO2qUJCr.dpuf
Zade, Tina, Pip
and Meadow are four teenagers enjoying an end-of-summer bike ride
– that is until a mist descends, leaving them stranded at a
picnic area in the middle of the countryside.
What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them.
They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help.
Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next.
Welcome to House of Darke – enjoy your stay!
Zade,
Tina, Pip and Meadow are four teenagers enjoying an end-of-summer bike
ride – that is until a mist descends, leaving them stranded at a picnic
area in the middle of the countryside.
What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them.
They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help.
Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next.
Welcome to House of Darke – enjoy your stay!
- See more at: http://pegasuspublishers.com/shop&book=ebhouse-of-darke#sthash.TO2qUJCr.dpuf
What can they do? The grey fog is dense and they can't see a metre in front of them.
They abandon their bikes and set off to seek help.
Finding shelter by way of the secluded country house owned by the wealthy and charming Lord Epacseon Darke, they had no idea what would happen next.
Welcome to House of Darke – enjoy your stay!
- See more at: http://pegasuspublishers.com/shop&book=ebhouse-of-darke#sthash.TO2qUJCr.dpuf
Nayu's thoughts
I hated
Pip at the start but by the end found him bearable. What the 4 teens
go through at the crazy man's mansion/castle is hideous. The
lead up to everything going wrong held elements that I see as typical
for vaguely horror-ish stories (only now do I realise there were
horror elements, which I'm not usually keen on but can bear in small
doses). There was bad weather, mysterious fog, a stranger, and, like
the title, lots of dark. And clocks. They become a major part of the
plot, a part which was a mad scientist element.
Back to the
characters, there were times when they split up in pairs plus other
number combinations. Trust me when I say that each separation was
high drama, although I sensed it should all work out in the end. It
does, but not without some heartwrenching moments which tugged my
heartstrings and added more to Colin's Evil Author status. The girls
did rely on the boys' physical strength but they have their own hidden talents
which helped them overcome the increasingly tougher challenges that
the mystery guy set them. They learn valuable life lessons along the
way. To think it all began with an innocent bike ride...
It's a read I had to
stick with in daylight only. I say read, but this time I had the
privilege of listening to as an audiobook direct from the publisher
for review! They are branching out their book mediums and asked me if
I'd like to listen rather than read myself. As you can see I said yes
please! It meant I could work on my crochet and read review books,
win-win all round! It did take me a good while to get used to the
narration because I've only really had female narrators. Initially
the voices used for the girls annoyed me, but I was soon lost in the
terror of repeating staircases and things with cogs to mind.
Oh, one last thing. The
style of the book reminded me of the Point Horror series I read when
I was a teen. Most freaked me out heaps, which House of Darke did but
not too much. I hope you enjoy this thrilling read, whichever format
you use!
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