Thursday, September 27, 2018

Two Bloggers One Book - With a Twist!


So this month Stormi and I decided to shake up our buddy read a tad.  Instead of reading the same book, we both picked a book the other has been wanting us to read for a long time.  It was really fun and encouraged us both to read a book from our backlist.  Overall I'd say it was a success.  So once you read the review of the book Stormi picked up for me, make sure to stop by her blog HERE and check out what I chose for her!

TITLE: The Moor
AUTHOR: Sam Haysom
PUBLISHER: Unbound Digital
PUBLISHING DATE: May 8, 2018

FROM GOODREADS: It begins with a ghost story around a campfire. Teenagers out on a walking trip, trying to act brave in front of each other. 

But as the walk gets underway and the boys begin to fall out, odd things start to happen. 

Noises in the night. A severed rabbit’s foot outside someone’s tent. 

Soon, the boys begin to disappear. 

As panic sets in and a storm approaches, the remaining boys must band together to face a darkness not even the local ghost stories could help them predict.

MY THOUGHTS:  I've been wanting to read this for quite some time but as the cover reminds me of a certain book I didn't like that everyone else loves (AKA: Katsu's The Hunger) I kind of put it off. However, with some encouragement from my blogging BFF, I finally picked it up, and she was right, I really did like it.

"The Moor" has dual timelines, something I really tend to enjoy, and tells the story of a group of boys who go on a camping trip with a coach and his son in the moor, an area wrapped up in urban legend and ghost stories. Over the course of several days, some of boys disappear, and it's up to those remaining to escape from an indescribable entity (and really, it is indescribable but I'll get to that in a moment). Because of the way the novel is arranged, the reader knows right away some of the campers have survived, and as the tale weaves on, we are clued in to what really happened on that camping trip.

As I mentioned, I liked the dual timelines and I also enjoyed reading the book from the boys' POV.  The setting was very atmospheric and spooky with just a hint of monsters and the supernatural.  That being said, I was a tad disappointed in the ending because I felt the the author never did let the reader know what was really happening.  I love reading about monsters but I do prefer to know what they are!

That being said, "The Moor" was a engrossing read and I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for any future works from this author.  I also think this would be a great book to pick up with Halloween and the spooky season right around the corner.  

MY RATING: 4 PAWS


16 comments:

  1. that's what the cover of this book reminded me of too! I like the sound of this but a somewhat unresolved ending is a bit of a worry!

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    1. Yea, I mean there is a resolution at the end but it still left me with some questions regarding what "it" really was.

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  2. Glad you enjoyed this and I like how you two changed up your buddy read. I started this one but had to set it aside to do some review books. I hope to get back to it soon.

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  3. My first reaction was, why is Barb reading this because of the cover? Lol. But glad it turned out to be good, even though it sounds a bit vague when it comes to the monster.

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    1. I know. You were probably prepared for another "The Hunger" bash huh?

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  4. glad you enjoyed it! another spooky book to add to my TBR pile for Halloween.

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  5. I am glad you enjoyed it! :) I do agree the author should have elaborated more on the supernatural aspects and I am curious about what he might write next.

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    1. I know. Wonder if he has another planned anytime soon.

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  6. You just reminded me that my review for this book is way overdue, yikes. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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  7. I tried to read this, and wanted to finish, but I couldn't. (I thought that maybe the horror part would be okay, but yeah, that would be a no from this wuss)

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    1. Sorry it was too much for you. But hey, you get an "A" for effort!

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  8. Shame that you didn't get to find out what was going on but you still seem to have enjoyed that. And that cover - OMG the first thing that sprang to my mind was a certain book that shall not be mentioned.
    Lynn :D

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    1. The covers are just so darn similar. This was a solid read but I would have liked to know just a tad bit more!

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