ARC Review
Thank you to the author for a copy of Embermere in exchange for an honest review. These are my thoughts....
This is a no spoilers review.
Ok, so first things first... sometimes I go months just reading books on my list and other times I'm flooded with ARC review requests. When Embermere hit my inbox, I was 4 other ARCs deep and was like what the heck is happening here?! If I'm being honest, I don't even remember requesting Embermere. I probably did or maybe the author found me. Either way.... I sure am happy this book fell into my inbox.
I love just about any genre despite pure romance. Romance between humans- ick. Romance between faeries or other supernatural creatures- fantastic. Don't ask me to explain, I don't understand it myself. However, horror.... true horror, will always be my favorite. It's where I started my reading journey and I think it's one of the hardest genres to pull off. So when it's done well... I'm all in.
This story follows Ruby and Paul, a young couple that moves into a new neighborhood where the neighbors are overly friendly. The neighbors are like that creepy Stepford village creepy where they all have the fake plastic smiles plastered on their faces and they seem almost robotic. Ruby and Paul hear humors of supposed cannibalism and their creepy neighbor Helen in always trying to feed them. Ruby starts to discover that the food turns to black goop if it's not eaten quickly and the couple realizes that this place and the neighbors are up to something.
The events of the story take place at the factory where Paul works, the diner where Ruby waitresses and the street of Embermere where the characters live. There is gore, suspense and creepy ick scenes to round out the book. I'm going to keep the plot summary short because I don't want to ruin a second of this story for anyone.
The feel of this book gave me vibes like Question Not My Salt, another one of my favorite horror reads. I don't think there's anything creepier than dolls or a Stepford neighborhood. Well, other than E.T. He's a creepy little jerkface and nothing will ever scare me more than E.T. but, that's a story for another day.
I devoured this book in one sitting and it's one that I'll definitely think about and suggest to horror readers. This is a 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮 read!
I couldn't find the release date on this one but, Mikayla has two other books on Kindle Unlimited or available on Amazon. I suspect these would be great reads for our quick approaching Friday the 13th day coming up this month!
Go check her out and when Embermere releases, grab yourself a copy!
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