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Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward Unpacking creepy thriller Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

This twisted tale of ghosts and murderers, derailed lives and childhood traumas is a vertical labyrinth that will take you straight down into the heart of darkness. Enthralling and heartbreaking - M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS That could be fun,’ I say, hesitant. The ocean sounds like a good place to fall in love. Plus, if we take a vacation maybe my mom and dad might stop fighting. They think I don’t hear but I do. In the night a certain kind of whisper sounds louder than yelling.

Devastatingly beautiful, bone-chilling and enchanting. Looking Glass Sound is further proof that no one writes like Ward. No one conjures such heartbreak from such raw fear. An alchemist of storytelling." I loved the mystery element of the Dagger Man, and the horrifying events which unfolded when Wilder, Nat and Harper were teenagers.

Looking Glass Sound | Catriona Ward | 9781250860026 | NetGalley Looking Glass Sound | Catriona Ward | 9781250860026 | NetGalley

Looking Glass Sound is one part coming-of-age saga, one part true crime drama, and one part meditation on the meaning of truth and memory, with a little bit of metaphysical horror thrown on top. It’s a complicated story with many moving pieces and a seemingly endless array of twists, that still manages to delve deep into complex emotional issues. A feeling of powerlessness is core to the horror genre. The main characters here share a deep sense of vulnerability. This is very much a coming-of-age novel. Adolescence is a prime vulnerable state, a transition between childhood and the mystery of adulthood. Not knowing who you are. Trying on different roles, names, behaviors, hoping for love, of whatever sort, always susceptible to rejection and/or betrayal, and/or disappointment. There is added vulnerability with their families. Any teen going through changes would benefit from a solid base of parental constancy. Wilder’s parents are going through more than just a rough patch. Nat does not seem particularly close to his only parent. Harper refers to a pet dog that protects her from her father. There are enough secrets in the world. Bad families, bad fathers. Pearl’s mother, like Nat’s, is long gone. In addition to whatever else assails them, there is self-harm.

With prose of poetic clarity, Looking Glass Sound reveals secret after secret in a structure as intricate and insidiously enmeshing as a cobweb. Haunting, disturbing and beautiful, it's a truly extraordinary book. I think it may well be a masterpiece.” Sub-Genre/Themes: Coming-of-age, friendships, coastal small towns, serial killers, college life, witchcraft, reads like a thriller, human monsters, mind-bender Adding to that, scattered throughout are brief, word-game-like poems — “Hello. Hell. Help” — that materialize without explanation and lend a rather menacing feel.