Things I know about Harrow Lake:
1.It's where my father shot his most disturbing slasher film.
2.There's something not right about this town.
Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker--she thinks nothing can scare her.
But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's quickly packed off to live with a grandmother she's never met in Harrow Lake, the eerie town where her father's most iconic horror movie was shot. The locals are weirdly obsessed with the film that put their town on the map--and there are strange disappearances, which the police seem determined to explain away.
And there's someone--or something--stalking her every move.
The more Lola discovers about the town, the more terrifying it becomes. Because Lola's got secrets of her own. And if she can't find a way out of Harrow Lake, they might just be the death of her.
Book source ~ Tour
9 July 2020
Horror
320 Pages
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble
Meet Lola Nox. She is
the daughter of famous filmmaker Nolan Nox. Her mother, Lorelei, played the
lead character in Nolan’s most celebrated horror film, Nightjar. Set in Harrow Lake, Indiana, the birthplace of Lorelei, but
she took off when Lola was five so she doesn’t really remember her. Nearly as
long as she can remember it’s just been her and Nolan. And Larry, Nolan’s
right-hand man. When Nolan is near fatally attacked in their New York City
apartment, Larry ships Lola off to her grandmother in Harrow Lake. A
grandmother she has no knowledge of. The moment Lola gets there strange things
begin happening and Lola needs to figure things out before she goes crazy. Or
ends up dead.
Okay. This is one weird
and disturbing tale of a 17-yr-old girl with a strange family set up. Told
entirely from Lola’s POV it’s not always clear what the hell is going on in
this creepy town. She’s never been to her mother’s birthplace so she doesn’t know
anyone, not even her grandmother. Odd things keep happening, the town is
disturbingly obsessed with the slasher movie that put it on the map, and women
disappear from it with no explanation. On top of all that, there are signs that
the town will once again slide into a sinkhole like it did before but was
rebuilt. And the cherry on top? There’s a scary story about a guy named Mr.
Jitters who turned cannibal when he was caught in the first sinkhole and he’s
still around after nearly 100 years. Creepy much? The story is twisty and turny
and has a great ending, but I feel the execution is lacking. At times, the
story just stops then jumps ahead without any transition. Maybe that’s just the
style of this author, but it feels incomplete to me. However, don’t let that stop you
from reading this tale straight out of your nightmares.
Great review! I love how you gave this a 3 bites and a nibble rating aha! That's what I gave it too
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