Hiding from the world in her little white cottage on the shores of a loch, Annie Jackson is fighting to come to terms with the world of the murmurs, a curse that has haunted female members of her family for centuries.
While she is within the ancient, heavy stone of the old dwelling, the voices merely buzz, but the moment she steps outside the door they clamour to torment her all over again, bringing with them shocking visions of imminent deaths.
Into this oasis comes her adoptive mother, Mandy McEvoy, begging for Annie's help. Mandy's nephew Damien has gone missing, after dropping off his four-year old son at his mother's home.
Unable to refuse, but terrified to leave her sanctuary, Annie, with the help of her brother Lewis, is drawn in to a secretive, seductive world that will have her question everything she holds dear, while Lewis' life may be changed forever…
The second book in the critically acclaimed Annie Jackson Mysteries series, The Torments is both a contemporary gothic thriller and a spellbinding mystery that deeps deep into a past that should, perhaps, remain undisturbed…
I really enjoyed this book. I haven’t read book one in the Annie Jackson series but I don’t feel that it mattered that I hadn’t read it. (I’m absolutely going back to read it though as it sounds very interesting and if this one is anything to go by it’ll be fabulous too!)
I really like Annie from the start, and you know that she has this ‘gift’ / curse and I just really felt for her as she knows that something is going to happen but can’t say anything and you can tell that she feels absolutely awful about it. She has been hiding away at her home as much as possible as her gift is very loud when she’s around other people which must be very hard for her.
Annie is very caring though and I loved her relationship with her twin Lewis. I love how they understand each other and really know when to not pressure the other for information. I loved the storyline and thought it was very unique, it had me intrigued pretty quickly and I loved how it was pieced together.
The book was written part scenes in past years and the rest in today’s time, I thought it was very interesting and really well done as it all added pieces to the puzzle. I loved the build up to the ending and I honestly wasn’t sure what was going to happen, I definitely didn’t expect what did!!
I loved the writing style and seemed to fly through the chapters as it was so intriguing. You can grab a copy here #Aff (If you buy a copy through this link I get a teeny commission of the sale from Amazon)
Huge Thanks to Random Things Tours and Michael J Malone for my place on the blog tour.
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