“Little Darlings”
Written by Melanie Golding
Review written by Diana
Iozzia / Bookworm Banter
I received a free advanced
reader’s copy in exchange for reviewing purposes.
“Little Darlings” is a
fun psychological thriller that blends in dark fairy tales, like that of the Grimm
Brothers. We meet Lauren, who believes that her twin boys were almost kidnapped
at the hospital on the day of their birth. Her paranoia increases until one
day, she shuts her eyes at the park, and the boys are taken.
We are enraptured in a
horrific way as we see the eerie fairy tale elements. The dark shadows, the
witch-like woman, the singing twins, and more build to a creepy atmosphere,
that makes this book reminiscent of “The Babadook” and “The Changeling”. This is
an absolutely fun and entertaining psychological thriller. As fun as it is, it’s
still written very well with great suspense and well-written characters.
Everyone is suspicious,
of someone else or in their own way. We are not sure who to trust. Are the
creepy apparitions real or are they imagined by Lauren? Is she crazy? Or is she
seeing something that no one else does? Our other main protagonist is police
officer Jo who is unraveling the mystery and finding out the truth, as Lauren
struggles to keep her head above water and her wits about her.
No big twist ending,
but this is a really fun ride! I highly recommend this for those readers who
are looking for a little bit of fantasy and supernatural, mixed in with their
psychological thrillers. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I imagine others will
too!
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