They are deliriously happy, but then things start to go wrong…badly wrong. They have recently moved into an industrial loft space they plan to make their own. The writing is spare and taut and the beauty of it lies in its narrative structure.Ĭome Closer centres on Amanda, an accomplished architect, newly married to Ed. This is a book that has lost none of its grip none of its power. I’m old enough to have read this first time around, but my memory of it is so good that I could not resist revisiting Sarah Gran’s Come Closer. There must be a reasonable explanation for all this. It wasn’t like everything went wrong all at once. There was no reason to assume anything out of the ordinary was going on.
Book Review | The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.Publication: 1 ST July 2021 from Faber and Faber. Book Review | The Disappearing Act by Catherine St. Book Review | Five Minds by Guy Morpuss | prettyli. Book Review | Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. Book Review | Come Closer by Sara Gran | prettylit. Watch out for Come Closer, being published on 1st July 2021. I will be sharing with my family and friends and encouraging them all to read! A brilliant, absolutely chilling horror novel. Without spoiling anything further, I would seriously recommend this novel. The way Gran described some of the appearances of other demons that Amanda met along the way were ridiculously creepy I could picture them quite vividly and it was not a pretty vision. The small things that Amanda started doing, such as the shoplifting, was something I hadn't really seen with Demon possession before with Amanda not realising what she was doing until afterwards, or the blacking out it was really interesting to read. I really felt for Amanda even before the Demon had started altering her life in a big way, her husband Ed, seemed to be quite selfish in my opinion, so he was never going to realise that something was seriously wrong with her. This was in no way a negative however it created more intrigue and an incredibly tense atmosphere. However, it was more of a slow burn, with the steady progression of the demon taking over Amanda's life. This blends together elements of traditional horror with psychological suspense as we experience first-hand, what Amanda is going through.Īs it is such a small novel (less than 200 pages) I was expecting it to be fast paced and to pack a punch. 
Told in the first person perspective, most of the horror within this book takes place within the mind of protagonist.
' If everything in Amanda's life is so perfect, then why the mood swings, the obscene thoughts, the urge to harm the people she loves? What are those tapping sounds in the walls? And who's that woman following her?'Ĭome Closer by Sara Gran is a thrilling, horrifyingly brilliant story about a slow progression demon possession. I was very kindly gifted this ARC by Faber books.
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