Title: Rosie Shadow (Black Tongue 1) by Louise Worthington
Date Published: 1st March 2021
Genre: Horror
Description:
A child with a morbid gift. A demon father. An ancient prison where Clare makes a horrible mistake.
Destruction follows Rosie, and now Clare wonders if there is more to Lennie's death than she sees. On the surface, everything appears normal, but there's a creepy underworld thriving in Ward D of the Medieval prison and down its ancient steps to the dungeon where a demon feeds on the dead. Worryingly, his store is almost empty.
Who decorates the branches of the ancient yew tree where Clare's boyfriend crashed his car? Will Clare listen to the murmurs within the prison walls in time to rescue her best friend from the clutches of evil? And why is someone else hanging around Ward D?
Rosie Shadow is a dark and twisty Gothic horror, perfect for fans of Gemma Amor, Laurel Hightower and Ania Ahlborn
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Review:
I was provided with a copy of Rosie Shadow as part of the blog tour. All opinions are my own.
Rosie Shadow is told from multiple points of view. However, the main focus was on the characters of Elly and Clare. Elly is struggling to cope with her daughter. Social services think it's just a case of single motherhood being too much for her, but there's something very off about Rosie. Clare's boyfriend dies in a car crash. She's convinced it was no accident and her life rapidly falls apart. She leans on her boss, Archie, who is a bit of a mystery, but he's hiding a dark secret.
Rosie absolutely made my skin crawl! Imagine carrying what you think is a perfectly normal baby, and it ends up basically sucking the life out of you. A metaphor for how motherhood feels sometimes if there ever was one!
The description was wonderfully vivid, if a little stomach churning at times. There was also this menacing atmosphere throughout that gave me a genuine sense of dread for the characters.
I'll be honest, the pacing felt a little slow at certain times in the book and I felt it was a little drawn out as I got nearer to the end, but of course, that's just my opinion.
Rosie Shadow is a creepy horror, with plenty of dark and disturbing scenes to make you shudder.
About The Author:
Louise writes about the complexity and the darker side of the human heart in the genres of horror and psychological thrillers. She is the author of six novels. Many of her novels explore motherhood, mental health disorders, revenge and family. Her tales are imbued with strong emotional themes and atmospheric settings. She has a degree in literature and a postgraduate diploma in psychology. Louise lives on a farm in Shropshire, in the UK.
Her latest novel is Doctor Glass, and her poetry and shorts are brought together in the collection Stained Glass Lives. Rosie Shadow is book one in the Black Tongue Series. Louise is currently writing a psychological horror. Watch this space!
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